AT-KABUL: United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Sunday while granting the first lady “Bibigul Literacy Prize Award” insisted that all illiterate Afghans must be covered through literacy program across the country. Illiteracy program must be run in better manner to ensure that all illiterate Afghan including men …
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AT-KABUL: Marking the University Students’ Day, the Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) promised to strive hard to address lack of dormitory challenges, in the varsities, soon. “Ministry will exert utmost efforts to solve accommodation challenges of the students in the country,” said Head of University Students at the ministry, Sayed …
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AT-KABUL: At least 36 Taliban fighters were killed and 36 others were wounded in different crackdowns within past 24 hours. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense, (MoD) said that Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan NationalPolice (ANP) and the National Directorate of Security (NDS) has …
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AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Sunday said that a Taliban weapons and ammunition supplier was arrested in Kabul. The intelligence operatives arrested two insurgents who were supplying weapons and ammunition for Taliban fighters in Kabul, said NDS in a statement. The captured insurgents identified as Ikram and …
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Deputy speaker warns against interference in parliamentary affairs By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The first deputy speaker of the Wolesi Jirga (Lower House) of the parliament on Sunday said that the interpellation and voting against ministers is the legal right of members of the Wolesi Jirga and no organ has the right …
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AT-KABUL: The Daesh terrorists have killed a religious scholar in the Rodat district of the eastern Nangarhar province, local officials said on Saturday. “The victim was identified as Maulawi Abdul Samed who was Imam of a mosque in Qala Akhond area of Rodat district,” provincial governor spokesman Attaullah Khogyani said. …
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By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Legislators and political analysts have continued to lambaste members of the Wolesi Jirga for what they call the dual standard on disqualification of ministers who failed to spend the target (70 percent) development budget. Expressing surprise and anger over decision of the MPs to give immunity to …
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Karzai expresses condolence AT-KABUL: Senior leader of the Awami National Party (ANP) Haji Mohammad Adeel passed away on Friday in Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Born on October 25, 1944, the former senator died due to heart attack. His funeral prayer was offered at 4:00 pm in Peshawar. …
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AT-KABUL: The US Agency for International Development (USAID) on Wednesday announced a three-year extension to its (2010-2016) Commercial Horticulture and Agricultural Marketing Program (CHAMP) to widen its geographic coverage in Afghanistan and reach more international markets. The extension added nearly $16 million to the project’s previous budget of $46 million. …
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AT-KABUL: Unidentified gunmen shot dead three women in western Herat province, local officials said on Wednesday. The provincial governor spokesman Jilani Farhad confirmed the incident, saying that the gunmen riding a motorcycle opened fire on the women late Tuesday in the city. Farhad said the main motive behind murder of …
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