AT-KABUL: The Presidential Palace (Arg) on Friday said that the Afghan government would neither allow any foreign country in any circumstances to carry out operations on Afghan soil, nor the Afghan security forces have conducted any joint operation with Pakistan’s security forces inside Afghanistan. The Presidential Palace in a statement …
Read More »Sovereignty matters: Karzai’s office hits back at Pakistan’s interior minister
KABUL: Pakistan’s interior minister, Chaudhry Nisar Ali in an interview with Fars News Agency (FNA) said that their security forces in coordination with NATO and Afghan government have conducted military operations inside Afghanistan. His remarks have upped concerns of the people of Afghanistan and they look curious to know how …
Read More »Karzai lauded for leadership traits
AT-KABUL: The chairman and members of National Welfare Party called on ex-President Hamid Karzai here on Wednesday. They hailed Hamid Karzai for his constructive services over the past 13 years. Muhammad Hassan Jafari, the chairman of the party, termed Karzia as a symbol of pride and a great leader for …
Read More »China pledges to build hydropower dam, improve Afghanistan-Pakistan connectivity
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: China has pledged to build a hydropower dam in eastern Kunar province as well as highways and railways to improve connectivity between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Hua Chunying, spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, told media-men that his country stands committed to construct a 1,500-megawatt hydropower dam in …
Read More »Soft targets: Yet another school reduced to rubbles in Kunar
AT-KUNAR: Insurgents blew up yet another school in Dangam district of Kunar province on Tuesday night, an act of cowardice that left hundreds of schoolchildren deprived of education. Abdul Qahar, Deputy of Education Department of Kunar said the primary school was located in the Sawoon area of Dangam district, was …
Read More »MoPH vows to augment healthcare services in remote areas
AT-KABUL: Despite the fact that millions of dollars were spent on improvement of healthcare services in the country in past 14 years, the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) said Wednesday that still 50 percent of Afghans are deprived of healthcare services, most of them in remote areas. “We are trying …
Read More »KM vows to improve capital city sewerage system
AT-KABUL: Pledging to improve the sub-standard canalization system in Kabul city, the Kabul Municipality (KM) on Wednesday kicked off work on construction of a drainage system in 10th jurisdiction of the city. “The sanitation system is 1,700 meters in length, and has the capacity of draining huge amount of sewages. …
Read More »Afghan delegation leaves for Pakistan to attend TAPI steering committee meeting
AT-KABUL: An Afghan delegation led by the minister of mines and petroleum left for Islamabad to attend the 19th steering committee meeting on Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) pipeline project. Delegates from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Turkmenistan and India are expected to discuss operational phase of the pipeline project in the meeting on February 11. …
Read More »Choose qualified cabinet picks, bring electoral reforms: Civil society to govt
KABUL: Afghanistan Civil Society Federation (ACSF) urged the government to bring about electoral reforms and choose qualified people as cabinet picks. Members of the ACSF in a press conference on Tuesday called on the national unity government (NUG) to bring electoral reforms and chose qualified people as cabinet members. They …
Read More »ADB, EU donate $ 130m for transport network development
KABUL: The Asia Development Band (ADB) and the European Union donated $130 million for construction of 108 kilometer road and tertiary infrastructure along route. The agreement of the grant was signed by the Minister of Finance, Aklil Hakimi, and country director of the ADB, Thomas Panell here on Tuesday. Hakimi …
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