By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Terming China’s One Belt One-Road (OBOR) initiative as an important economic and infrastructure development program for the region, political analysts and economists urged Afghan government to take full advantage of the mega regional project. In a monthly gathering of the Rana Think Tank, the analysts said that …
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AT-Kabul: Around 9.9 million children under the age of 5 will be vaccinated this week during the fourth round of polio National Immunization Days of this year. Around 5.9 million children aged 2-5 years will also be given Albendazole deworming tablets. Supported by WHO and UNICEF, the campaign will run from September 25 …
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AT-KABUL: The work of biggest ever solar electricity project inaugurated in southern Kandahar province on Sunday. Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS), the electricity supply plant has started the work on a project to produce 10mw solar power in order to solve electricity shortage in Kandahar industrial parks, said DABS in …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dr. Abdullah Abdullah has said free, fair and credible electoral process in the country would result in strengthening the security situations across the country. The CEO said this during a meeting with representatives and experts of South Asian electoral bodies here in …
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AT-KABUL: Three civilians were injured Sunday in a car bombing targeting a convoy of the NATO troops in Kabul city, Afghan and NATO officials said. “The incident took place in Police District 5, Char Rahi Qambar Kabul city at 11:3am,” said Najeeb Danish, deputy spokesman for the ministry of interior. …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Iranian Supreme leader, Ali Khamenei said on his twitter account on Saturday evening that from now onward no Afghan children should be deprived of education in Iran—a country that barred Afghan children from going to school. Iran’s second and current Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei said all …
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AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Sunday said that 66 insurgents were killed and 52 others wounded during a series of operations its operatives conducted across the country in the past 24 hours. Afghan intelligence forces conducted seven special operations, seven airstrike and 12 joint operations in different …
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AT-KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai “strongly” condemned the US special forces’ operation in which three people in Nangarhar province. An employee for the presidential guard unit, an agent of the intelligence agency and a provincial custom office employee were killed in an operation launched by the US special forces in …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: At least 31 Taliban militants were killed during overnight airstrikes carried out by the Afghan Air Force in Nawa and Awghaz districts of southern Ghazni province, an official said on Saturday. Mohammad Hanif Rezaee, spokesperson for the 203rd Thunder Military Corps, told Pajhwok Afghan News the Afghan …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: An Indiana-based US firm has received a $45.9 million contract for the procurement of 6,576 high mobility multipurpose-wheeled vehicles to hand over to the Afghan national defense and security forces. The contract was announced on Thursday by the Department of Defense. A news item on the manufacturer’s …
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