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AT-KABUL: The British government on Monday unveiled a new aid package of £10 million to provide food for over 1.4 million drought-hit people across Afghanistan. The package will provide immediate food and nutrition aid for 441,000 people who are already in a critical situation, including by distributing fortified wheat flour, …

AT-KABUL: The Ministry of Agriculture Irrigation and Livestock said on Monday it has allocated 1,000 tons of donated wheat to be distributed among internally displaced people in the western provinces of Farah, Badghis and Ghor. According to a statement, the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock during his three-day visit from …

AT-KABUL: The President-led National Procurement Commission has approved four contracts worth a sum of Afs 1 billion, which will be funneled in technology and medical sectors. After assessing a total of nine projects, the NPC under the chairmanship of President Ghani approved four projects amounting to Afs 1 billion, said …

AT-KABUL: The World Bank has committed $350 million to support reforms, curb poverty, and create jobs and foster public sector Afghanistan, said government authorities on Monday. Afghanistan’s acting Minister of Finance signed the package of grant agreements on Monday with the WB Country Director for Afghanistan Shubham Chaudhuri. According to …

AT-BAMYAN: Women’s participation in development planning and political processes is crucial for advancing Afghanistan toward a more stable and prosperous country, said panelists during a UN-backed radio programme in the central highlands province of Bamyan. During the discussion, broadcast by local media outlet Radio Bamyan, panellists strategized on measures to …

AT-KABUL: A number of civil society activists and some political experts on Sunday made public their concerns for the upcoming elections, and called upon the government, and to the masses as a mentor, to ensure a credible election that is inclusive, free and fair. They also expressed their deepest concern …

AT-KABUL: Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Martyrs and Disabled (MoLSAMD) and UNICEF on Sunday launched the first ever comprehensive study on child marriage in Afghanistan, acknowledging the child marriage is declined by 10 percent over a span of five years in Afghanistan. Though the report show a slight decrease in …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Two armed terrorists stormed a midwife training center in Jalalabad, the capital city of eastern Nangarhar province, fighting security forces for several hours and killing three staffers, official told Afghanistan Times. In addition to that seven others were received injures in the attack that took place on …

AT News Report-KABUL: Officials at the Transparent Election Foundation of Afghanistan (TEFA) said Saturday that election crisis is getting deeper by passing each day, warning that fraudulently elections is in the looming. TEFA termed government’s meddling in elections, and its recent problem with political parties as a key dilemma in …

AT News Report-KABUL: At least 14 militants have been killed and six others receive injuries in multiple extensive military crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces in the past 24 hours, security official said Saturday. A press statement from Ministry of Defense (MoD), said that Afghan National Army (ANA) …