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Teachers’ Seek Govt. Assurance to End Strike
June 15, 2015
KABUL - Protesting teachers warned on Sunday to keep on their strike until they were given a written statement regarding acceptance of their legitimate....
Unconstitutional Decisions Unacceptable: Ghani
June 14, 2015
KABUL - President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Saturday warned unconstitutional steps were unacceptable and stressed every institution should avoid decisions contrary to the ...
‘Talk Peace if You’re Afghan and Recognise Afghanistan’
June 14, 2015
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Friday urged religious scholars to highlight the importance of peace and play a proactive role in advancing the peace...
Dozens of Female Students, Teachers Poisoned
June 14, 2015
FAIZABAD - More than 40 female students and a number of teachers have been fell unconscious in Shaki district of northeastern Badakhshan province, an official said....
Minister of Interior Presents His 100-Day Plan
June 14, 2015
KABUL - Minister of Interior Noorolhaq Ulomi on Saturday mapped out 100-Day plan and said despite the enormous responsibility on the shoulders of his ministry to help secure ...
WJ Again Asks Govt. to Specify Elections Date
June 14, 2015
KABUL - A number of lawmakers on Saturday stressed that the government should specify a date for parliamentary elections.
Based on article 83 of the constitution, parliamentary polls ...
Illiteracy Rendered Us Deprived
June 13, 2015
we inhabit in a society where the social status render the point of recognition than the rest of attributes. The remotest part of the country goes to the penniless and destitute people ...
Ghani Asks UN Agencies to Shun Ineffective Plans
June 13, 2015
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani said on Thursday UN-affiliated organisations should improve transparency in their activities and avoid repetition of ineffective .,..
Inactive NGOs Being Closed: Minister
June 13, 2015
KABUL - Economy Minister Abdul Sattar Murad said on Thursday licenses of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) involved in covert activities and performed weak would be...
Donors End Funding for Afghan Parliamentary Elections
June 13, 2015
KABUL - Afghanistan's failure to set a date for postponed parliamentary elections or act on promised reforms has prompted foreign aid donors to cut short a multi-million-dollar project to ...
Foreign Hands behind Rise of Daesh in Afghanistan
June 13, 2015
KABUL - Former president Hamid Karzai has once again expressed concerns over the rise of Daesh militants in Afghanistan, blaming their expansion into Afghanistan to foreign ...
Anti-Child Labor Day Draws Attention to Plight of Children
June 13, 2015
KABUL - In Afghanistan, poverty and unemployment remain such systemic problems that children all over the country are forced to abandon their education and begin working to help support ...
WB Estimates 36 % of Afghans Living Under Poverty Line
June 11, 2015
The World Bank estimates the percentage of Afghanistan population falling below the poverty line...
Kandahar Now Free from Parallel Set-Ups: Ghani
June 11, 2015
KANDAHAR CITY - President Ashraf Ghani met with civil society and youth representatives in southern Kandahar province, saying parallel governments no longer existed in the...
Continuation of MPs Work Legal: Ibrahimi
June 11, 2015
KABUL - As debate around the MPs' tenure in Parliament rages, a number of Wolesi Jirga (Lower House of Parliament) members on Wednesday stated that Parliament's continuation after the end of ...
Ghani Urges EU Investment in Afghanistan
June 11, 2015
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani said on Wednesday the government would provide every facility foreign investors needed in Afghanistan.The president was talking to Peter Claes, the new ...
Afghan Sikhs and Hindus 'Being Forced out of the Country'
June 11, 2015
KABUL - Afghanistan's once-thriving Sikh community is dwindling fast as many choose to leave the country of their birth to escape what they say is growing intolerance and ...
USAID to Spend $60m on Afghan Mother-Child Heath
June 11, 2015
KABUL - USAID director for Afghanistan William Hammink on Tuesday said the agency would spend $60 million to help improve mother and child healthcare services in the war-torn ...
President Ashraf Ghani Never Talked to Pakistan on Durand Line
June 10, 2015
KANDAHAR CITY - President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday said he never discussed with Pakistan the Durand Line as such discussions were not his ...
Abdullah Urges Regional Cooperation at High Level Water Conference
June 10, 2015
DUSHANBE - Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, on Tuesday told a high-level delegation attending the International Decade for Action "Water for Life" 2005-2015 ...
Govt. Launches Housing Scheme for Kabul Teachers
June 10, 2015
KABUL - Following nine days of protest action by teachers in Kabul, the Ministries of Education and Urban Development on Tuesday launched a housing scheme in Kabul for ...
Teachers’ Strike Shuts Down at Least 27 Schools
June 10, 2015
KABUL - A teachers strike demanding higher pay has shut down at least 27 schools in Afghanistan's capital, officials said ...
Senate Insists on Date for Parliamentary Vote
June 10, 2015
KABUL - Some Meshrano Jirga or Senate members on Tuesday said decisions from lawmakers would have no legal status beyond June 22, the date when the incumbent parliament term ...
Security Forces Recapture Two Areas in Yamgan District
June 09, 2015
KABUL - Afghan security forces have recaptured two important areas of Yamgan district in north-eastern Badakhshan province which had fallen under the control of the Taliban two days ...
Health Minister Maps out 100-Day Plan
June 09, 2015
KABUL - Minister of Public Health Firozuddin Feroz on Monday mapped out his 100-Day Plan and assured the country that his ministry was committed to improving and standardizing health ...
Ministry of Defense 40 to 50 Districts in Afghanistan Face Threats
June 09, 2015
KABUL - Officials at the Ministry of Defense (MoD) reported ongoing counter-insurgency operations in 14 provinces this week, estimating the total number of districts facing security threats ...
Abdullah, Tajik Leaders Discuss Ties, Regional Projects
June 09, 2015
KABUL - Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah on Monday held talks with Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon on bilateral cooperation, the Tajikistan Presidency...
MPs Urge President to Extend Parliament Term
June 07, 2015
KABUL - Some lawmakers on Saturday renewed their call for announcing a date to hold parliamentary polls, saying the sitting parliament members could continue their work until new ...
Australia Pledges $300m in Aid over Next 3 Years
June 07, 2015
KABUL - Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) official in Kabul Scott Kelleher on Saturday said Afghanistan would remain among the top four aid receivers from ...
SAARC Urged to Develop Afghan Tourism Sector
June 07, 2015
BAMYAN CITY - Second Vice President Mohammad Sarwar Danish on Saturday urged the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) to develop tourism industry in...
MPs to Govt.: Meet Legal Demands of Protesting Teachers
June 07, 2015
KABUL - Some Wolesi Jirga or lower house members on Saturday asked the government to meet legitimate demands of protesting...
With Security on Agenda, Abdullah to Visit Tajikistan
June 07, 2015
KABUL - Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr. Abdullah Abdullah is scheduled to leave for neighbouring Tajikistan on Sunday to discuss with Tajik officials issues concerning security and ...
Taliban Take Control of Yamgan District
June 07, 2015
KABUL - Dozens of Taliban insurgents attacked Yamgan district of north-eastern Badakhshan province early Saturday and have taken control of the district, say...
$1.5b to be Spent on Environment in 5 Years
June 06, 2015
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Friday said he was concerned about environmental hazards in the country, saying his government had programmes in hand to protect the natural
MPs Discuss Legal Status as End of Term Looms, Election Still Uncertain
June 06, 2015
KABUL - With just 17 days until the end of the current term for MPs in Parliament, and still no election scheduled, lawmakers on Thursday said they would have no choice but to ...