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Afghans spent $300m on treatment abroad: Minister By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Commemorating the World Cancer Day, the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Wednesday said that 15,000 Afghans die every year from different types of cancer. Minister for Public Health, Ferozuddin Feroz, told media that estimated 20,000 people are affected by …

AT Monitoring Report-KABUL: The National Security Advisor, Mohammad Hanif Atmar, on Wednesday has left Kabul for Ankara on two-day official visit. Improving bilateral ties, political and economic relations, fight against terrorism and Turkish support to the Afghan security forces were underlined as major reasons behind his visit to Turkey. Atmar …

KABUL: According to the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) officials, Afghanistan’s exports through Karachi port have declined by 40 percent. The officials have cited the political tensions between the two nations as the main reason behind the decline in exports and alleged that Pakistan’s authorities create obstacles for …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: An Iranian official has called Afghanistan as a strategic market for the Iranian businessmen. Deputy Mines, Industries and Trade Minister Mojtaba Khosrotaj on Monday pointed to Iran’s upcoming exclusive exhibition in Kabul, saying that such exhibitions were venues to hold dialogues with other countries and introduce the …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: German interior minister said his country would help Afghanistan financially to reintegrate returned migrants. Thomas de Maiziere’s remarks in a visit to Kabul on Monday were overshadowed by the latest in a series of deadly suicide bomb attacks. “Germany, with some 850 soldiers in Afghanistan as part …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) on Tuesday said that it has drafted a strategy to irrigate dry lands in order to increase wheat production. The strategy would lead the country toward self-sufficiency in wheat production within next four years, the ministry said. To finically support …

AT-KABUL: The “Voice of Caliphate” radio station of the Islamic State (IS) which is also known as Daesh, was destroyed in a US airstrike last night in eastern Nangarhar province. “Daesh radio station was operating since December last year. The radio station was destroyed and its five staffers were killed …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Women’s Affairs Minister on Monday criticized the political parties and social organs for their “symbolic existence”, asking them to take real steps for empowering women in the country. “Despite the existence of dozens of political parties and social societies, there has been no significant changes in the …

AT-KABUL: As many as 300 different projects will be carried out at a cost of five million dollars in southeastern Paktika province in the next solar year which will begin on March 21 this year, a local official said Monday. The rural rehabilitation and development director in the province Najibullah …

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: The Kabul Municipality (KM) on Monday inaugurated a road after reconstruction in the west part of the city. The road has been reconstructed with the 3.35km length and 15.5 meters width with concreted pavement and electricity service in the Pul-e-Sorkh neighborhood at the third police jurisdiction …