KABUL: Around 24 people have been killed and at least 208 people were wounded in a truck bomb on the VIPs protection unit in the capital Kabul on Tuesday morning. A heavy explosion occurred in front of the unit in the 16th police district of the capital at around 9am, …
Read More »EDUCATION AND HEALTHCARE AT RISK FOR CHILDREN IN AFGHANISTAN
KABUL – Children in Afghanistan increasingly struggle to access healthcare and education, the UN said in the report released Monday, ‘Education and Healthcare at Risk – Key trends and incidents affecting children’s access to healthcare and education in Afghanistan’. Jointly produced by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and …
Read More »Afghanistan asks trial for Setayesh’s murderer
By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: The Wolesi Jirga or Lower House of the Parliament as well as civil society activists on Monday called on the Iranian government to prosecute the brutal incident against Setayish Quraishi, a six-year-old Afghan migrant girl, raped and killed one week ago by a teenager Iranian boy. …
Read More »Around 200 militants killed, injured in raids: MoD
AT-KABUL: Some 200 armed insurgents were killed and wounded in separate raids during past 24 hours across the country, Defense Ministry said on Monday. Ministry of Defense (MoD) in a media statement, said that Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National Police (ANP) and National Directorate of Security …
Read More »Polio immunization drive kicks off in low-performing districts
By Akhtar M.Nikzad-KABUL: The Ministry of Public Health along with UNICEF and the World Health Organization kicked off the polio immunization campaign on Monday to vaccinate every childunder age of five years in the low-performing districts. The polio immunization campaign was launched in all districts of southern, eastern, southeastern regions …
Read More »AISA opens first ever business innovation center in Kabul
Due to lack of government support 1024 factory are at the brink of collapse: Hafizi By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Afghanistan Investment Support Agency (AISA) on Monday opened its first ever business innovation center in Kabul to support innovators. “Through opening of business innovation center, a crucial step has been hold to …
Read More »Karzai meets, Russian, Italian and Kazakh ambassadors in Kabul
AT-KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai met Sunday with the ambassadors to Russian Federation, Italy and Kazakhstan to Kabul, his office said. “In the meeting with Ambassador Alexander Mantytskiy, Karzai appreciated Russian government for inviting him at the Moscow security conference, planned to be held late this month,” Karzai’s office said …
Read More »UN demands international community to seek solution for Afghan refugees
By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) asked the international community to seek a sustainable solution for Afghan refugees. The UNHCR High Commissioner Assistant for Protection and Operations, George Okoth-Obbo said on Sunday that the number of refugees returning under the UNHCR assistant repatriation operation …
Read More »Civil society criticize electoral delay
By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The civil society and political parties criticized the delay in the country’s parliamentary elections, saying that further delay meant to play with nation’s destiny. “Killing of time for holding parliamentary election is a kind of playing with nation’s fate,” Naim Ayobzada, head of Transparent Election Foundation of …
Read More »Civil society criticize electoral delay
By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The civil society and political parties criticized the delay in the country’s parliamentary elections, saying that further delay meant to play with nation’s destiny. “Killing of time for holding parliamentary election is a kind of playing with nation’s fate,” Naim Ayobzada, head of Transparent Election Foundation of …
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