AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Warlords and illegal armed groups illegally extract mines in northern Samangan province, said a local official. Spokesman for the Samangan governor office, Seddiq Aziz, told Azadi Radio that illegal armed groups illegally extract coal mines in Dahan-e-Tor and Shabashak areas of Dara-e-Souf. “We are unable to stop …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: John F. Sopko, special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) called on the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Abdullah Abdullah on Saturday. According to a statement by the CEO office, Abdullah termed SIGAR role crucial for uprooting the endemic corruption, and said the organization should join hands with …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: As many as six men held in connection with the suicide bombing in eastern Khost province which left 20 killed and more than 80 others wounded. A statement issued by the National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Saturday said the arrested terror suspects had links to Haqqani …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: At least eight people including three women and as many children were killed in a traffic accident in Kabul-Herat Highway, said official on Saturday. Bokhdi News Agency quoted the district chief of Washir, Ayub Omar, as saying that the incident took place in Talkhak village of Washir …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A cultural center has been built in central Bamiyan province which is expected to boost cultural and artistic activities there. Bamiyan hosts huge number of tourists every year who visit the province to watch the Buddha sculptures, Band-i-Amir and other historical sites. Culture and Arts Center was …
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Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: Expressing serious concerns over uncertain law and order situation in the country, members of the Wolesi Jirga (WJ) termed insecurity as major threat on Saturday. They said that ambiguous security policy of the national unity government (NUG) leaders would bring the country to a dangerous stage. Increasing …
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AT-KABUL: More than 80 students of a private school in Herat province got poisoned on Saturday morning. Provincial officials said the students got poisoned after eating boiled chick peas from a roadside vendor in front of the school. However, there are conflicting reports about number of the poisoned students and …
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Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: Three more nominated ministers on Saturday briefed members of the Wolesi Jirga (WJ) or Lower House of the parliament over their future programs. Ministers-designate for Labor, Social Affairs and Martyrs, Nasrin Oryakhail, for higher education Farida Mohmand, and for counter-narcotics Salamat Azemi were those who explained their …
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AT-KABUL: One policeman was killed and 12 others including seven civilians injured in a bomb blast in Parwan province on Saturday morning. Police Security Chief in Parwan, Ziaur Rahman Fayez, said the incident took place at around 10:00 am in Syagerd district of Parwan when a vehicle of the local …
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(Press Release): NEW DELHI –Indian President Pranab Mukherjee, the other day awarded the Padma Vibhushan one of the country’s highest civilian decorations to Aga Khan, for his contributions to social development in India. The award, which was bestowed at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi as part of the commemoration of …
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