President Ashraf Ghani on Friday directed security organs to thoroughly investigate a deadly overnight bombing in Kabul. At least 36 people were killed and wounded in the suicide attack in the ninth police district near Shinozada private hospital.…
Despite the government commitments for women’s political participation, we observe that the realization of these commitments is facing severe obstacles. This results in weakening of women’s inclusion in leadership and decision making of the government structures For reading the full…
KABUL in Kabul says the family was planning to go for Eid shopping after prayers that day. The coordinated group attack on the Imam and children on August 25. The attack brought unlimited pain and grief to dozens of families…
Mazar-e Sharif, Balkh, 10th August 2017 – Today, a three-day training for 18 mullahs and madrasa lecturers from Balkh province ended in Mazar-e Sharif. The workshop focused on enhancing the participants’ knowledge on how to fight extremism and provided a…
Kabul are working to re-establish morepositive relations, with a visit on 6-8 June 2017 by the interim Administrator of UNDP Under-Secretary-General Tegegnework Gettu. The visit centres on a meeting with H.E. President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani. UNDP has supported the people…
Kabul). On May10, USAID announced a cash contribution of $20 million to the United Nation World Food Programme’s (UNWFP) Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation (PRRO). The PRRO is designed to enhance food and nutrition for 3.4 million vulnerable Afghans in 250 districts…
KABUL has been a widespread and growing problem, according to a recent Transparency International Report; Afghanistan is the eight most corrupt countries in the list of 176 countries ranked in the report 25 January 2017. One of the reasons for continuing…
KABUL (TEFA) on Wednesday said the government was not giving priority to holding of the parliamentary and district council elections. TEFA chief Mohammad Naeem Ayubzada told a press conference here that TEFA findings showed some political groups were interfering in…
KABUL, his office said on Friday. Speaking at a workshop here on Thursday, the president called for creating facilities for males and females to acquire technical and professional education. According to a statement from the Presidential Palace, higher education experts,…
Medium Taxpayers office (MTO) at Afghanistan Revenue Department has developed a new public awareness campaign concept named “Tax Week”, which will be celebrated during the first week of every afghan fiscal year to reach our respected Taxpayers and guide them…
KABUL would not endorse the budget if new ministers replacing the sacked cabinet members are not nominated by the government, the first deputy speaker warned on Friday. At a news conference here, Zahir Qadeer took great pains to establish that…
On the International Day of the Disappeared, Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies and the International Committee of the Red Cross wish to draw attention to the suffering of migrants and their families looking for missing loved ones. For…
KABUL and the source would be blocked soon. The Taliban and other armed groups are earning up to 20 million dollars annually from Afghanistan’s lapis mines, used in jewellery around the world, Global Witness found, demanding the stone should be classified as a conflict…
KABUL and the source would be blocked soon. The Taliban and other armed groups are earning up to 20 million dollars annually from Afghanistan’s lapis mines, used in jewellery around the world, Global Witness found, demanding the stone should be classified as a conflict…
مسوولان در وزارت ارشاد، حج و اوقاف، مبارزه با افراط گرايی را مهمترين اولويت خود خوانده میپذيرند که صدای ترويج افراط گرايی از برخی تريبيون ها در داخل کشور بلند مى شود؛ اما نيروهاى امنيتى در…
Kabul, 12 April 2016 - The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) held the first Respectful Maternity Care National Planning Workshop to foster a shared understanding of the problem of disrespect and abuse in maternity care. Ministry officials engaged partners and…
H.E.Eklil Hakimi, the Minister of Finance met at his office with EU Ambassador H.E. Mellbin, today April 11, 2016. The Minister and the Ambassador discussed a range of issues including the Afghan government preparation for the Warsaw and Brussels conferences,…
April 5th 2016 - The Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF); Roshan, Afghanistan’s leading total communications provider; and MOBY GROUP, Afghanistan’s largest media conglomerate are proud to announce the commencement of the fifth annual Roshan Afghan Premier League (RAPL) Green Field. This…
Kabul, Afghanistan—The 4th Annual TEDxKabul event took place on March 30th and 31st at Kabul University, with the speaker line-up including two participants from USAID’s Promote Women’s Leadership Development (WLD) program For reading the full story, please click here
Kabul, Afghanistan– As part of ongoing celebrations of Women’s History Month, USAID’s Promote Women inthe Economy (WIE) program recognized three women who developed thebestconcepts for a mobile device applicationto help women confront street harassment in Afghanistan. For reading the full…
Kabul, Afghanistan–The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Agricultural Credit Enhancement- II (ACE-II) program in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) is seeking innovative solutions to expand the availability of agricultural credit for Afghan farmers.…
