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KABUL: Members of the parliament and a political coalition say that the electoral commission tries to authenticate ballots without biometrics to help some certain candidates win the parliamentary election. They said Wednesday that the independent election commission under the pressures from government and foreigners has decided to authenticate the ballots …

A first ever HIV diagnostic center was inaugurated Charikar capital city of northern Parwan province on Wednesday, according to officials. According to a statement, Parwan Governor General Fazeludin Ayar termed establishing of the HIV diagnostic a key step toward identifying drug abuser and diagnoses of communicable diseases among them in …

Some migrants who have been deported from Turkey to Kabul are facing critical economic setbacks and suffering mental conditions with no government assistance in sight. These people say they illegally migrated to Turkey due to security situation and joblessness in Afghanistan, but spent months there tolerating dozens of problems and …

An army helicopter with 25 people including provincial officials onboard crashed into the ground in western Farah province after taking off from an army base, officials said. Authorities said all the people on board were dead Spokesman for Farah governor, Naser Mehri,said two military helicopters were en route when one …

Some 20,000 people get infected with cancer every year in Afghanistan, out of whom 15,000 lose their lives, ministry of public health said Wednesday. A ministry official Dr. Sayed Habib Orwal said that women are the most victims of the disease with breast cancer. “One of nine women gets the …

At least six people embraced martyrdom and 10 others were wounded after a suicide bomber blew himself up outside the Pul-e-Charkhi prison in the outskirts of Kabul on Wednesday morning, authorities said, with no immediate claim of responsibility. Basir Mujahid, spokesman for the Kabul police, said that the bomber struck …

The courts of Criminal Justice Task Force on Tuesday said that 23 drug traffickers have been sentenced to short and long term prison over past week. CJTF in a press statement said the primary and appeal court of CJTF have convicted 23 smugglers to six months-18 years prison. Counter Narcotics …

Five members of the Taliban group who had been held by the US in the Guantanamo jail are now in the Taliban’s political office in Doha, Qatar, Taliban confirmed. Mullah Mohammad Fazel Akhond, Mullah Noorullah Noori, Mullah Khairullah Khairkhwah, Mullah Abdul Haq Wasiq and Maulavi Mohammad Nabi Omari were exchanged …

Some political parties are negotiating to form new alliances to compete in the next year’s presidential election. Hashmatullah Arshad, a spokesman of the Hezb-e-Islami, said Tuesday that jihadi and non-jihadi parties were in negotiations to choose a candidate for the presidential election, refusing to say if the Hezb-e-Islami planned to …

The Ministry of Education launched the first ever hygiene management guideline for girls on Tuesday, which also coincides with the Girl Hygiene Day. With the support of UNICEF and other sector ministries, the education ministry launched the first ever Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) Guideline for teachers in Afghanistan. The guideline …