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World Bank OKs $12.5m grant for pension schemes

World Bank OKs $12.5m grant for pension schemes

The World Bank has approved an additional grant of...

A wonderland for tourists

A wonderland for tourists

Now, the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afg...

German consulate in Mazar set to open

German consulate in Mazar set to open

Pledging long-term support to Afghanistan, Germany...

Afghans themselves should end war: Dunford

Afghans themselves should end war: Dunford

The conflict in Afghanistan has to be ended by the...

Hagel Describes Post-ISAF Afghanistan Mission

Hagel Describes Post-ISAF Afghanistan Mission

The United States will be the largest single contr...

Most private firms optimistic about future: poll

Most private firms optimistic about future: poll

A survey conducted by the Afghanistan Chamber of C...

Natural disaster readiness

Natural disaster readiness

Last April, a powerful earthquake jolted eastern A...

Computerised identification

Computerised identification

The Ministry of Interior recently started the proc...

News

Govt, jihadi leaders agree to Taliban Qatar office

Govt, jihadi leaders agree to Taliban Qatar office

Former jihadi leaders and some prominent politicians who held a meeting with Pre...

Karzai congratulates Iran's president-elect

Karzai congratulates Iran's president-elect

Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Sunday congratulated Hassan Rohani on his remar...

11 Armed Taliban Killed

11 Armed Taliban Killed

In past 24 hours, Afghan National Police conducted several joint clearance opera...

15 rebels killed in Logar offensive

15 rebels killed in Logar offensive

Fifteen Taliban insurgents were killed and five others were detained during a jo...

Operations in east leave 6 militants dead

Operations in east leave 6 militants dead

Six   insurgents were killed and one improvised explosive device (IED) cleared d...

Dam water discharges, floods hit crops

Dam water discharges, floods hit crops

Abrupt water discharges from a dam and flooding have washed away crops on hundre...

Drug Smugglers Provide Support to Insurgents in Helmand: Officials

Drug Smugglers Provide Support to Insurgents in Helmand: Officials

Helmand Police Chief Abdul Nabi Alham on Sunday raised his concerns over increas...

Southern Strike Hampers Extermist Activities

Southern Strike Hampers Extermist Activities

Southern Strike, an important joint operation involving Italian soldiers from Re...

Tirin Kot Turns Sewage Into Profit

Tirin Kot Turns Sewage Into Profit

Sewage management is one of Afghanistan’s biggest environmental and health chall...

5 IMU-linked suicide bombers held in Kunduz

5 IMU-linked suicide bombers held in Kunduz

Five would-be suicide bombers affiliated with the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan...

Construction of Mazar-e-Sharif Aqina Railway Project Inaugurated

Construction of Mazar-e-Sharif Aqina Railway Project Inaugurated


The Afghan Ministry of Public Works and the local officials of northern Balkh pr...

German consulate in Mazar-i-Sharif opens

German consulate in Mazar-i-Sharif opens

Germany on Sunday formally opened its consulate in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital o...

In Several Operations Nine Armed Taliban

In Several Operations Nine Armed Taliban

In past 24 hours, Afghan National Police conducted several joint clearance opera...

Eight Armed Taliban Killed

Eight Armed Taliban Killed

In past 24 hours, Afghan National Police conducted several joint clearance opera...

Khalilzad Meets Afghan Leaders For Talks Over Elections

The former US Ambassador to the UN Zalmay Khalilzad on Saturday said that he has...

3 rebels killed in premature blast

3 rebels killed in premature blast Three insurgents were killed in a blast caused by their own explosive in the Ana...

New electricity transformers installed

New electricity transformers installed

The power utility on Thursday said it had installed two new electricity transfor...

Italians, Afghans complete Big Dam Operation

Italians, Afghans complete Big Dam Operation

Italian and Afghan forces have completed a joint operation aimed at boosting sec...

Life and Society

Tonnes of expired food items torched

Expired food items weighing 12 tonnes which had been seized over the past three ...

U-16 girls’ football event begins in Kabul

U-16 girls’ football event begins in Kabul

An under-16 girls’ football tournament began in Kabul on Saturday in connection ...

Football for peace

Football for peace

A 10-day football tournament, aimed at promoting peace, was recently held in Las...

Security through sports

Security through sports

The Afghan National Police in Kunduz recently used an innovative approach to bui...

Singing for harmony

Singing for harmony Be it ta’pe, badala, charbeta or ghazal; folk, classical or pop, Afghans love mu...

Afghan delicatessen

Afghan delicatessen

Hot, fresh, redolent of spices and fresh herbs, chapli kebabs are one of Afghani...

Islamic varsity being set up in Nangarhar

Islamic varsity being set up in Nangarhar

An international Islamic University is being established in eastern Nangarhar pr...

Nurses, midwives complete training

Nurses, midwives complete training

Certificates were issued to 62 nurses and midwives after completing nursing and ...

300 girls complete business training course

300 girls complete business training course

More than 300 girl high school graduates on Sunday completed a business skills t...

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