KUNDUZ: 20 young lawyers receive license
KUNDUZ - After passing a professional legal services exam, 20 young lawyers were introduced to the community in the northeastern Kunduz Province last week. The young lawyers, who make the first such group to have passed the…
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Humanitarian community in Afghanistan seeks US$ 471 million to meet growing challenges in 2013
KABUL - The Government of Afghanistan and the humanitarian community in the country launched an appeal on 26 January to the international community to provide US$ 471 million to meet the growing humanitarian challenges in…
Afghanistan and Iran sign electricity supply agreement
KABUL - Afghanistan and Iran signed an agreement in Kabul today for electricity supply from Iran to three western provinces of Afghanistan – Nimroz, Herat and Farah. Afghanistan’s Minister for Energy and Water, Mohammad…
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Nuristan officials call on donors to step up more assistance to the isolated province
JALALABAD - Government officials from Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nuristan appealed to the international community yesterday to increase their assistance to the secluded province, where very few aid organizations have…
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LAGHMAN: Construction of WFP-supported construction walls completed
LAGHMAN - Construction of two protection walls on Alishang river in Miakhan Kas and Diziarat areas of Laghman Province has been completed at a total cost of US$ 240,000 provided by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP…
KUNAR: The province’s first private TV station begins transmission
KUNAR - The first privately-run television station of Afghanistan’s eastern Kunar province started its regular broadcast earlier this week on Saturday, 26 January, bringing the number of TV channels in the province to two…
Security Council commends role of UN regional body in normalizing situation in Afghanistan
NEW YORK - The United Nations Security Council commended yesterday the role of a regional UN body tasked to advance preventive diplomacy for successfully mobilizing Central Asian States to “normalizing the situation in…
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UNAMA’s new office compound in Bamyan inaugurated
BAMYAN - United Nations and provincial officials inaugurated a new office compound of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) in the country's Central Highlands province of Bamyan today. United Nations flag was…
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Afghanistan’s youth orchestra strikes positive notes
KABUL - The auditorium hall echoed with stormy applauses and the audience gave a standing ovation to the young symphonic orchestra of the Afghanistan National Institute of Music (ANIM) for spreading the love of music during…
BALKH: Sweden-supported resource centre for disabled students opens in Mazar
BALKH - The Rehabilitation of Afghans with Disability (RAD) project of the Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA) opened a resource centre in the office compound of the Department of Education in Mazar-i-Sharif, on Thursday…
HERAT: Floods affect locals
HERAT - There have been recent torrential rains and flooding in some of the districts of Herat Province and the people in these districts have received financial compensation. Officials of the Afghanistan National Disaster…
KHOST: People with physical disabilities run for peace
KHOST - A peace running competition among the people with physical disabilities was held in Khost province, said local officials on Saturday. Main objective of the competition was to express support for the ongoing peace and…