GHAZNI: Local residents urge government to construct dam
GHAZNI - Local officials promised last year to construct Band-i-Sultan dam in Jaghatu district of Ghazni province but the construction is yet to start, according to residents of Ghazni. Hundreds of them visited the irrigation…
PAKTYA: Civil society discusses post-2014 challenges
PAKTYA - In a one day workshop in Khost province attended by community elders, clerics, civil society members, political party agents, reporters and head of the sectorial working groups, participants pointed out post-2014…
FARAH: President Karzai visits family members of 3 April attack
FARAH - Afghan President, Hamid Karzai, visited Farah province today to meet with the family members of the victims of the Taliban group attack on 3 April in the province that killed over 50 people and wounded nearly 100…
United Nations concerned over killing of civilians in Kunar province
KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) expresses its serious concern over the deaths of at least 11 civilians, including 10 children and one woman, and injuries to seven others, in an armed clash…
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UN provides $58 million grant to improve Afghan food security in rural areas
KABUL - The United Nations will provide a grant of US$58 million to Afghanistan for an initiative aimed at improving food security by enhancing the skills, services and income opportunities of rural women and men. The…
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Make ‘honest efforts’ to end conflict, Afghan religious scholars tell warring sides
KABUL - At a conference linked to efforts on how to achieve a sustainable peace in Afghanistan this week, noted religious scholars from across the country called on warring sides to make "honest efforts" to put an end to the…
NANGARHAR: 'Tired' of reporting conflict, journalists demand protection of civilians
NANGARHAR - Tired of filing news reports on civilian casualties and other war reports, a local group of journalists and writers submitted a petition to the local government authorities as well as the United Nations in…
KANDAHAR: Electronic IDs ready for distribution
KANDAHAR - In an exclusive interview with Kandahar RTA, Kandahar Governor, Dr Toryali Wesa, said that the distribution of new electronic identity cards would help determine the actual population size of Kandahar and at the…
HELMAND: Homes for returnees to be constructed soon
HELMAND - In a meeting with Helmand Provincial Council Members, the head of Returnees and Refugees Department, Ghulam Farooq Noorzai, said that around 209 families and other 71 families returned from Iran and Pakistan…
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Ghazni declared Asian Capital of Islamic Culture, highlighting Afghanistan’s rich cultural heritage
KABUL - The ongoing conflict in Afghanistan may have overshadowed its rich cultural heritage and history in recent years, but at a United Nations-backed event today, this heritage was highlighted in a ceremony in which the…
KUNAR: 50 hectares of land cleared of poppy
KUNAR - Poppy crops grown over 50 hectares of land were destroyed during a newly launched anti-poppy campaign in the eastern Kunar province, officials said. The illicit plant has been sowed in Nurgal, Sawkai, Sarkani, Narang…
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UN report predicts rise in opium cultivation in Afghanistan this year
KABUL - A United Nations report released today predicts an increase in opium cultivation in 12 of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces this year. A joint production of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime ( UNODC) and the Afghan Ministry…