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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL:  The Islamic State (IS), known also as Deash, has halted an annual polio vaccination campaign in three districts of eastern Nangarhar province, local officials said. Najibullah Kamawal, Head of Health Department of Nangarhar, said that his workers were not able to launch anti-polio drives in Achin, Haskamina …

By Akhtar M.Nikzad-KABUL: The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) said that Afghanistan needs $1.9 billion to become self-sufficient in food production. Minister of the MAIL, Assadullah Zamir, in an interview with Afghanistan Times said that Afghanistan will become self-sufficient in food production by 2022, if the international donors …

AT-KABUL: Seven people were injured when a suicide bomber targeted convoy of the NATO Resolute Support mission on Sunday morning in Kabul, the capital city of Afghanistan. While confirming the incident, the deputy spokesman for the Ministry of Interior Najeeb Danish told Afghanistan Times that the suicide attack was carried …

“Depression and anxiety disorders have high rate among Afghans.  Around 72 percent of people affected by depression are women,” said Feroz. By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) marked the World Mental Health Day (WMHD) here on Saturday. The MoPH termed mental illness as a nationwide problem. …

Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: The Wolesi Jirga on Saturday asked the government to review its anti-militants operations in northern Kunduz province. The lawmakers criticized clearance operations of Afghan security forces in Kunduz and said that the offensive should be properly managed. They voiced their deep concerns over current security situation in …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Aimed at accelerating the clearance operation, Ministry of Interior said on Saturday that it would offer cash in rewards for information about foreign terrorists and Afghan insurgents hiding in Kunduz city. Spokesman to the interior ministry Seddiq Seddiqi said that in order to speed up clearance operation …

With the Taliban threatening to overrun large parts of Afghanistan, First Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum is seeking help from an old ally — Russia. A graduate of the Soviet Military Academy and a general in the Soviet-backed Afghan army, Dostum is hoping his old links to Moscow will help …

AT-KABUL: Former National Security Advisor (NSA), Rangeen Dadfar Spanta, said that the National Unity Government (NUG) has wasted one year of its term and failed to bring prosperity and give hope to Afghans. “It has been one year since formation of the National Unity Government (NUG). One year is not …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Salahuddin Rabbani, said that Afghans have been mobilized against terrorists. He added that Afghans would not allow any country to interfere in Afghanistan’s affairs and rule their country. The minister has recently paid a visit to Badakhshan, Takhar, Kunduz and Baghlan provinces, …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: At least one person has been killed and three others injured in a series of explosions in Kabul city on Friday, security officials said. The deputy police chief of Kabul, Sayed Gul Aqa Rohani, said that three magnetic bombs went off near a Shiite Muslim’s congregation hall …