Afghanistan Times
AT-KABUL: At least 324 schoolteachers have received residential plots in Istalif district of Kabul province, said officials on Tuesday. The Education Minister, Asadullah Hanif Balkhi, Minister of Urban Development, Sayid Mansur Sadat Nadiri, a number of lawmakers and the governor of Kabul were the attendants of the ceremony where the …
Read More »MoU signed to ensure student healthcare at schools
By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Ministry of Education (MoE) to provide healthcare services to school students in the country. Minister of Public Health, Ferozuddin Feroz, said that the agreement aimed to foster healthcare services along with education for …
Read More »Paying for advanced healthcare; Will enforce new law next year: Minister
By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: Minister of Public Health on Tuesday said that new law binding the rich people to pay for modern healthcare services in the state-run hospitals would be implemented next year. Talking to Afghanistan Times, Ferozuddin Feroz said that a specific mechanism would be carved out to determine …
Read More »31 insurgents killed in raids
AT-KABUL: At least 31 armed Taliban fighters were killed and 18 others were wounded in different crackdowns within past 24 hours. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Interior (MoI) said that Afghan National Police (ANP) in collaboration with Afghan National Army (ANA) and National Directorate of Security (NDS) …
Read More »Islamic States fixed eyes on Afghan mines: Minister
AT-KABUL: Minister of Mines and Petroleum (MoP) Dawood Shah Saba on Monday said that the Islamic State has fixed eyes on the Afghan natural resources. Briefing members of the Wolesi Jirga, the minister said that insecurity was a major problem preventing the government from cashing the country’s natural riches. …
Read More »Politicians misuse youth: MoCI
By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Deputy Minister of Youth Affairs of Ministry of Culture and Information (MoIC) on Monday said that young Afghans are misused in political process in the country and denied leadership role. Speaking at a press conference here, Timor Shah Eshaqzai said that although youth progressed in different fields, …
Read More »Lack of human resources hampers healthcare services: Minister
By Akhtar M.Nikzad-KABUL: Minister of Public Health, Firozuddin Firoz, on Monday said the ministry has failed to spend part of its development budget in past five months due to lack of capacity and human resources, and that this issue has affected healthcare services in the country. Firoz said that they …
Read More »Secret peace talks of no use: MPs
Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: Members of the Wolesi Jirga (WJ) on Monday expressed concerns over secret peace talks with the Taliban, and termed the closed-door-negotiations fruitless. The MPs said that talks between the Taliban and Afghan officials would end nowhere as Afghan security forces were rendering sacrifices without any pause. Monawar …
Read More »Terror suspects held, IEDs recovered in Kandahar
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Three terror suspects were held and dozens of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) were recovered by the National Directorate of Security (NDS) operatives in southern Kandahar province. According to the NDS, the suspects planned to carry out attacks on government compounds in Kandahar city, the central city of …
Read More »HPC welcomes Taliban’s stance on women’s rights
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The High Peace Council (HPC) has praised what it calls change in Taliban’s stance towards women’s rights in Afghanistan, following a meeting between the Taliban’s representatives and Afghan female lawmakers in Norway. The Taliban’s representatives held talks with female lawmakers and civil society members in Oslo earlier …
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