PAKTIKA: Governor Samim calls on insurgents to join peace and reconciliation process
PAKTIKA - The Governor of Paktika province, Mohibullah Samim, urged anti-government elements on Friday to join the ongoing national reconciliation programme and participate in the reconstruction of the country. Governor Samim…
Women stage protest demanding justice and an end to violence against them
GHAZNI - Local women staged a protest yesterday in Ghazni City against growing violence against them and the authorities’ failure to arrest the perpetrators. The protestors marched from the Provincial Council Office to the…
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Afghan journalists form umbrella body to ensure press freedom and defend their rights
KABUL - A meeting of nine Afghan journalist associations and media rights groups announced today in Kabul the formation of an umbrella media body to ensure freedom of expression as enshrined in the Constitution of Afghanistan…
KANDAHAR: Religious scholars and teachers to support polio drive
KANDAHAR - During a meeting organized at the Public Health Department yesterday, the religious scholars and teachers pledged to play their part in raising public awareness about polio vaccination in southern Kandahar province…
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UNAMA-supported television series premiered in Kabul
KABUL - A 15-part television series, Kocha-e-Ma (Our Street), that tells the story of real life in Afghanistan in an imaginary area of old Kabul, was premiered in Kabul yesterday. The private channel, One TV (or “ Yak TV”)…
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1,200 poor families in Afghanistan’s Central Highlands receive UN winter assistance
KABUL - A total of 1,200 poor returnee families in Afghanistan’s Central Highlands Region have received non-food items and “cold packages” from United Nations agencies to keep them warm this winter. The UN Refugee Agency…
UNAMA releases report on treatment of conflict-related detainees in Afghan custody
KABUL - In a report released today, UNAMA found that despite significant efforts by the Government of Afghanistan and international partners to address ill-treatment of conflict-related detainees, torture persists and remains…
KANDAHAR: ‘Significant achievements made in communication sector’
KANDAHAR - The communications director at the Kandahar Governor’s office, Engineer Shah Mohammad Eshaq, said yesterday that there had been “significant progress” in communication, mobile services and Internet services in the…
BAMYAN: Winter assistance to 7,000 poor families
BAMYAN - Officials at the Department of Disaster and Emergency Response in Bamyan province started distribution of winterization packages for 7,000 poor families in the province. Ahmed Reza Rafat of the Disaster and Emergency…
BAMYAN: Governor says national police, not the local police, should be supported
BAMYAN - Habiba Sarabi, the Governor of Bamyan province, said that the Government of Afghanistan and the International Community should support and equip the Afghan security forces prior to the withdrawal of the international…
WB pledges US$ 250 m grant to strengthen village-level governance and rural infrastructure
KABUL - A US$ 250 million grant, to finance the ongoing third phase of the National Solidarity Program (NSP III) of the Government of Afghanistan, was signed today between the Ministry of Finance and the World Bank. The…
JAWZJAN: The province’s first female district governor assumes office
JAWZJAN - For the first time in Jawzjan’s history, a woman has been appointed as the district governor. Sayra Shekib was appointed the governor of Khojadokoh district and was officially introduced to the district authorities…