AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Afghanistan and Turkmenistan have signed a memorandum of understanding on enhancing cooperation further in energy sector. The Turkmen Energy Ministry said that electricity produced in the country is supplied to Afghanistan’s northern provinces on concessional terms. The Turkmen ministry has rehabilitated the power units of Mary state …
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KABUL: A $369 million contract has been awarded to a leading American company to manufacture 2,293 medium tactical vehicles (MTVs) for the Afghan National Security Force’s (ANSF). Under the contract, production would begin immediately, with deliveries beginning next year and concluding in 2019, the Navistar Defense announced on Thursday. Kevin …
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A Dutch aid worker who was abducted by unknown gunmen in Kabul has been freed after being held for almost three months. Details of the release are unclear. The Dutch Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that aid worker Anja de Beer, who was abducted on June 22, had been freed. …
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The Pakistan government has agreed to extend the proof of registration (PoR) cards for Afghan refugees till the end of 2017, the UN refugee agency has said. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) representative Indrika Ratwatte said this at a meeting with Balochistan Governor Muhammad Khan Achakzai on Wednesday. …
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Hundreds of residents on Thursday protested in southeastern Khost province, demanding the words “Afghan” and “Islam” be mentioned in the electronic national identity cards. A test drive for the electronic ID cards distribution was expected to begin on August 19, but it was postponed indefinitely by the Presidential Palace amid …
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KABUL: North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Thursday announced allocating $200 million for the extension of electricity from the capital of northern Balkh province to neighboring Baghlan. Maj. Gen. Todd Semonite, Deputy Chief of Staff-Security Assistance, Commanding General of the Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan, made the announcement during a ceremony …
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“Karzai condemned the young brain-drain and called on youths to use their energies for rebuilding their own homeland” Pakistan wants a weaker and puppet govt in Kabul, says Abdullah AT-KABUL: The 14th death anniversary of Shaheed Ahmad Shah Masoud marked here on Wednesday. The ex-President Hamid Karzai while addressing the …
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“Pakistan presses Afghanistan to recognize the Durand Line as an officially recognized boundary, but Kabul wants it retaken via a peaceful struggle,” former president Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: Ex- president Hamid Karzai said Tuesday that Pakistan has been hell-bent on forcing Kabul to recognize the Durand Line as the officially accepted …
Read More »AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: At least two children were killed and three others were wounded in restive Kunduz province on Wednesday. The chief of Imam Sahib district, Imamuddin Qurishi, told media that the Taliban planted explosive device under a bridge went off around 10:00 am and claimed lives of two children …
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The former Afghan President Hamid Karzai said the Pakistani military has repeatedly forced Afghanistan to recognize Durand Line as the formal border line between the two countries. Speaking during a one-day seminar organized on the issue of Durand Line, Karzai insisted that the people of Afghanistan remains committed regarding their …
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