Afghanistan Times
Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: Employees of the electronic national identity cards (e-NID) department protested prolonged delay in payment of their salaries on Wednesday here. Around 100 employees of the department gathered before the parliament and chanted slogans in favor of their demands. They said that salaries of 1,000 staffers of the …
Read More »Russian business tycoons urged to invest in Afghan housing sector
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Minister of Urban Development Affairs, Sayed Sadat Mansoor Naderi, urged Russian business tycoons to invest in Afghanistan’s real estate sector. Naderi who is on a trip to Moscow, leading a government delegation, said that his visit to Russia is aimed to convince Russian officials to invest in …
Read More »Forced marriages in Daikundi compel girls to flee
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Chief of the Women Affairs Directorate of Daikundi said that cases of girls fleeing forced marriages in the province have increased. Zakia Razai said that forced marriages cause girls to leave homes in order to marry a person of their choice. She furthered that it is hard …
Read More »Crime branch chief among four killed, 41 injured in Paghman blast
AT-KABUL: At least four people, including the chief of district police crime branch, were killed and 41 injured in a suicide car bomb attack in Paghman district of Kabul on Wednesday morning. The Kabul police spokesman Ebadullah Karimi said that a suicide bomber rammed an explosive filled vehicle into the …
Read More »Afghan food expo opened in Kabul
Market for over $4 billion food is available in Afghanistan: Agriculture Minister By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: A 7-day Afghan food product’s exhibition inaugurated in Kabul on Tuesday. The exhibition was organized by Afghanistan Investment Support Agency (AISA) in collaboration with Afghanistan Expo Center in Shahr-e-Naw. Afghan food products and beverages were …
Read More »Taliban’s training center in Logar: Faizi rejects allegations
AT-KABUL: Spokesman to the former President Hamid Karzai, Aimal Faizi, rejected the allegations that Karzai had ordered security officials not to attack a training center of the Taliban militants in central Logar province. Police Chief of Logar province, Daud Ahmadi, had recently told BBC that he has evidence showing that …
Read More »ADB to fund Kamal Khan, Kajaki, Dahla dams
Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: Minister of Water and Energy on Tuesday said the Asian Development Bank (ADB) had shown its interest to provide funds for construction of Kamal Khan, Kajaki and Dahla dams. Addressing a press conference here, Ali Ahmad Osmani said that the three major dams are part of the …
Read More »Afghan teacher wins UN award
AT-KABUL: Afghan refugee teacher Aqeela Asifi, who has dedicated her life to bringing education to refugee girls in Pakistan, has won the 2015 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award. According to a press statement of the UNHCR issued here, AqeelaAsifi, 49-year old, is being recognized for her brave and tireless dedication to …
Read More »AGO summons two former Kabul mayors
AT-KABUL: The Attorney General Office (AGO) has called up two former Kabul mayors in the backdrop of corruption allegation leveled against them. Addressing a press conference, the AGO’s spokesman Abdul Basir Azizi said that Muhammad Younus Nawandish and Rohullah Aman, two former Kabul mayors, were summoned to give explanation over …
Read More »Security beefed up on Kabul-Jalalabad highway
AT-KABUL: After deteriorating security situation on the Kabul-Jalalabad highway, the Afghan security forces has conducted an operation “Khanjar-II” in a bid to secure the busy highway for travelers, an official said. In a media statement issued here on Tuesday, the 201st Selab Military Corps in the eastern zone said that …
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