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KABUL (Pajhwok): Diplomats, representatives of inteational organizations, civil society and the private sector on Sunday met at the Presidential Palace with senior govement leaders to review preparations for a major inteational conference on Afghanistan. The meeting, a special session of the Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board, was co-chaired by Minister of Finance Eklil Hakimi and UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Tadamichi Yamamoto about a month ahead of the Brussels Conference on Afghanistan. In his opening remarks, President Ghani said: “Today you will be hearing from our govement about how the reform agenda that we presented in London in December of 2014 ...

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Independent Joint Anti-corruption and Evaluating Committee (MEC) on Sunday released its ‘special report’ on vulnerabilities to corruption in imports and supply of fuel and liquid gas. In a statement the MEC said the special... Let's block ads! بخوانید...

By Naseem Hotak on 04 September 2016 QALAT (Pajhwok): A collision on the Kabul-Kandahar has left 34 passengers dead and 21 others injuredsouthe Zabul province,... read more ...

PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): Seventeen people, including four suicide bombers, were killed and more than 50 others wounded in two separate terrorist attacks in Pakistan’s northweste Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province on Friday. Four suicide bombers and a civilian were killed after an attack on a Christian colony in Peshawar, the provincial capital, Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Asim Bajwa tweeted. "All four suicide bombers were killed." Intense gunfire erupted at 6am, when the terrorists struck the colony. The gunmen were wearing suicide jackets. Two of the attackers detonated their suicide jackets while two others were killed. Hours later, a dozen people were killed and 5...

By Hassan Hakimi on 31 August 2016 FEROZ KOH CITY (Pajhwok): At least four Special Forces’persoel have been killed and five others wounded in the Pasaband district of northweste Ghor... read more ...

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ZARANJ (Pajhwok): A roadside explosion killed three Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers and injured four others on Tuesday in Dilaram district of southweste Nimroz province, an official said. Najibullah Hayat, the district chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News the blast occurred on the Herat-Kandahar highway. The injured soldiers were evacuated to the Dilaram district’s hospital and their health condition was satisfactory. “The landmine has been recently planted by the insurgents on the highway,” he added. Qari Yusuf Ahmadi, a Taliban’s spokesman, claimed responsibility for the explosion that he said killed six ANA soldiers. sns/ma Let's block ads! بخوانید...

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KABUL (Pajhwok): Forty percent of Afghanistan’s population lacks access to healthcare services and medicines imported to the country are of poor quality and most of drugstores are open without pharmacists, officials said on Thursday. Nisar Ahmad Haris, who heads of the Meshrano Jirga or upper house of parliament’s welfare commission, told a conference “Evaluation of Healthcare Services, Challenges and Solutions” that despite positive changes in the health sector, most of Afghans still lacked access to health services. He said most of the drug stores were run by unprofessional people and even by children in some areas. The lawmaker said his commission had assessed and found most of drug store...

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By Ajmal Wesal on 26 August 2016 TIRINKOT (Pajhwok): Four policemen have been killed in an insider attack near Tirinkot, the capital of central Uruzgan province, a security official said on Friday. After the shooting at a checkpoint in the Kakrak area, the assailants managed to escape, Uruzgan’s deputy police chief... read more ...

TALOQAN (Pajhwok): Fourteen militants have been killed and five security persoel wounded during clashes in the Khwaja Ghar district of northe Takhar province, an official said on Friday. Sunatullah Timor, the goveor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok... Let's block ads! بخوانید...

ZARANJ (Pajhwok): Four security persoel have been killed in a Taliban attack in the Khashrod district of Nimroz province, an official said on Friday. The fatalities occurred last night when the insurgents stormed a security check-post in the Jagin area of the district, the official said, requesting anonymity. He added the Taliban initially plaed an attack on the district centre, but later changed their mind and assaulted the post on the Zaranj-Dilaram highway. According to the source, three Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers and police official lost their lives in the oveight incident. The rebels, however, were beaten back. mud Let's block ads! بخوانید...

WASHINGTON (Pajhwok): Strongly condemning the terrorist attack on the American University in Kabul, the US on Wednesday saluted Afghan forces for responding to the attack and securing the top educational institution of the country. “The United States condemns in the strongest terms the terrorist attack today on the American University of Afghanistan. We salute the quick work of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces who responded to the attack and secured the university.” Ned Price, spokesman for the National Security Council at the White House, said: “We send our thoughts and prayers to the families and loved ones of those killed and our heartfelt wishes for a speedy recovery to t...

LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): Afghan and American forces have launched a joint ground and air operation in Lashkargah, the capital of southe Helmand province, and nearby Nad Ali district, an official said on Tuesday. After 2014 when NATO forces’ combat... Let's block ads! بخوانید...

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By Qutbuddin Kohi on 22 August 2016 MAIMANA (Pajhwok): Militants have decapitated a university student while four people, including a minor girl, were wounded in a separate incident in northweste Faryab province, an official said on Monday. Syed Loqman Gharik, administrative chief of... read more ...

By on 18 August 2016 ASADABAD (Pajhwok): Two civilians were killed and 49 others, including three security men, wounded on Thursday when a gathering marking the Independence Day came under a rocket attack in the capital of easte Kunar province, an official said. Goveor Wahidullah Kalemzai told Pajhwok... read more ...

FEROZKOH (Pajhwok): As a result of continued fighting and roads blocks, residents and security forces in Pasabad district of weste Ghor province have run out food and fuel, an official said on Tuesday. Farid Afghanyar, the town’s administrative... Let's block ads! بخوانید...