AT-KABUL: The Ministry of Agriculture Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) on Saturday said that it will distribute 280 tons of saffron bulbs in order to increase saffron cultivation across the country. “Farmers would receive 230 tons of bulbs from MAIL and the rest 50 tons will be given by non-government relevant …
Read More »‘Kunduz-Takhar highway reopened’
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Kunduz-Takhar highway has been reopened for traffic after two weeks of conservative closure, a provincial official said on Saturday. Police chief, Brig. Gen. Mohammad Qasim Jangalbagh, told Pajhwok Afghan News the highway had been cleaned of militants during operations in Dokan Adam, Malarghi and Qushlaq Andarabiha of …
Read More »79 insurgents killed, Taliban commander arrested
AT-KABUL: At least seventy-nine Taliban insurgents were killed and twenty-five others wounded in different operations lunched by the Afghan security forces across the county within past 24 hours, security officials said on Sunday In a press release issued here, the Ministry of Defense, said that the Afghan National Army in …
Read More »‘Badakhshan’s Raghistan gold mine retaken from Taliban’
AT Morning Desk-KABUL: The Afghan security forces has retaken the control of a gold mine in Raghistan district of Badakhshan province, after almost 40 days continued clearance operation against the Taliban insurgents in the area, provincial official said. According to officials, gold mine in Raghistan district was become a significant …
Read More »Over 100 militants killed in different raids
AT-KABUL: At least 100 insurgents were killed and 89 others wounded in different crackdowns conducted by the Afghan security forces across the country within past 24 hours, security officials said on Friday. In a press release issued here, the Ministry of Defense, said that operations carried in several areas of …
Read More »Afghanistan can’t expect continued support: EU envoy
AT-KABUL: Urging the Afghan government to make tough decisions, the European Union (EU) Special Representative and Head of the EU Delegation to Afghanistan said that Kabul should not expect continued support but has to take result-oriented steps during the four-year timeline decided by the EU. Addressing a gathering at the …
Read More »Explosion kills five NDS staffers in Logar
AT-KABUL: Five personnel of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) were killed after their vehicle struck with a roadside bomb in the Charkh district of central Logar province, an official said. The incident took place yesterday (Thursday) before noon on the outskirts of Charkh district, Salim Saleh, the governor’s spokesman, …
Read More »Kabul, Tehran, New Delhi stress on joint anti-terror fight
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Top Foreign Ministry officials of the three regional countries—Afghanistan, Iran and India stressed on regional cooperation on fight against terrorism, Iranian news agency IRNA reported. During a meeting in Tehran, foreign ministry director generals of Iran, India and Afghanistan emphasized the importance of regional cooperation on fighting …
Read More »We will respect Pashtuns’ decision on Pashtunistan: Karzai
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai said that if Pashtuns from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa decide to Pashtunistan, he would respect their decision. In an interview with The Pashtun Times, the ex-president said that in the Durand Line Agreement, the Durand Line was not called a border. “It was not called …
Read More »Paradoxes in govt decision main reason behind hike of fuel price: Oil Union
By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: General Union of Oil and Gas Companies of Afghanistan (GUGCA) on Thursday termed incoherence in government decision main factor behind increasing of fuel price in the market throughout the country. “Number of government organs ban import of fuel 80, but some other say the issue is under …
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