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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 ...

SHARAN (Pajhwok): The Omna district of southeaste Paktika collapsed to the Taliban on Sunday after five day of continued fighting, an official said. A security official, requesting not to be named because he was not authorized to speak to the media, told Pajhwok Afghan News the district had been under siege for the past five days. “The Afghan National Army (ANA) and special unit persoel reached the Nawa area of the district but couldn’t advance. Later on, they beat a tactical retreat,” the source said. He added security forces’ retreat from the area allowed the insurgents to overrun the district.“With the fighters having planted landmines on roads, soldiers fled the district using sub-street...

JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Administrative chief of Hesarak district in easte Nangarhar province waed the town could not be secured until the main road leading to the district was made safe and secured. During an exclusive chat with Pajhwok Afghan News... Let's block ads! بخوانید...

GARDEZ (Pajhwok): The reburial of Habibullah Kalakani, known as Afghanistan’s bandit king, triggered a protest in southeaster Paktia province on Friday. Kalakani was reburied in Kabul hours after an attack on the people carrying his coffin. At least four people were injured and one security official killed. Kalakani served as king for a few months in 1929. He led the revolt against King Amanullah’s modeisation plans with the help of various tribes. A number of political figures, including former Balkh goveor Atta Mohammad Noor, ex-intelligence chief Amrullah Saleh and others, held a ceremony for the reburial of Kalakani and 16 of his aides. The remains were reburied on Shahr-i-Ara Mount in ...

PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): About 240,000 Afghan refugees would be repatriated to their homeland every month after Eidul Azha, a senior official said on Friday. Chief Commissioner for Afghan Refugees Dr. Imran Zaib told The Express Tribune: “December 31 is... Let's block ads! بخوانید...

PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): Pakistan ’s rightwing political party Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) has waed forced repatriation of Afghan refugees will create problems between the neighbours. Senator Sirajul Haq, head of the influential party, on Thursday asked the... Let's block ads! بخوانید...

KABUL (Pajhwok): Firs Vice President Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum on Thursday hit out at President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani for centralising the power and waed to take final decision about his future in a grand gathering. Addressing a crowd of his supporters in his Kabul residence, Dostum said the president kept all powers with him and apologised to his followers for not materialising the pledges he made with them during election campaign. “I want to talk to the people in details. I am the son of a farmer, lived my life in a village and worked in the field, but now I caot resolved the problems of my people. Some ask me why you don’t go to the office. What will I do there when I have no power and m...

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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 ...

KABUL (Pajhwok): The sale of poor-quality and expired beverages are on the rise in Kabul -- thanks to their low prices. Health experts say the consumption of such beverages cause cancer and other diseases. Kabul residents say the sale of such beverages has increased with the advent of summer. Carbonated drinks are mostly sold at lower prices by handcart drivers in the city. Qais Azizi, a resident of the capital, expressed conce over the rising sales of spurious beverages and food items. In many parts of the city, handcart drivers cheaply sell Coke, Fantaand juices. A juice box, costing 50 afghanis in the market, was sold for 20afs, biscuit of 30afs for 10afs, a bottle of milk worth 20afs for...

WASHINGTON (Pajhwok): America’s efforts in Afghanistan continue to pay dividends, the head of of US Central Command (CENTCOM) claimed on Tuesday. “We, along with our coalition partners, have made tremendous investments in that country over the last 15 years,” Gen Joseph Votel told reporters at a Pentagon news conference. “The Afghans today are in the lead and they are taking the fight to the enemy through their sustainable security strategy,” the general said. TheAfghan forces were doing well while dealing with tough challenges in places like Helmand province, demonstrating resilience and the capability of defending their sovereign spaces, he remarked. Meanwhile, the train, advise and assis...

ASADABAD (Pajhwok): Timber traders and carpenters in easte Kunar province on Tuesday asked the Cabinet to implement its decision of lifting ban on wood transportation. The Cabinet’s Economic Committee a few months ago decided to allow traders to... Let's block ads! بخوانید...

KABUL (Pajhwok):The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has named 26players for a 15-day training camp in India,begiing from September 3 at the Greater Cricket Sports Complex Ground. The training camp has been arranged ahead of Afghanistan’s tour of Bangladesh (BD), where the men in blue will play three One-Day Inteational (ODI) matches against the hostsat the Sher-i-Bangla Stadium in Mirpur. Bangladesh and Afghanistan will play their first-ever ODI series on Sept. 25, 26 and October1, said Nasimullah Danish, chairman of the Afghanistan Cricket Board. “I've made it clear to the selection committee that it is a difficult task picking the squad for playing against Bangladeshon their home ground,” ...

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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...

KUNDUZ CITY (Pajhwok): The destruction of Alchin Bridge in northe Kunduz province between Afghanistan and Tajikistan has created serious transit problems for traders and people. Kunduz officials say the 300 meters-long and six meters wide bridge... Let's block ads! بخوانید...

MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): A survey has found that 86 percent residents of northe Balkh province hold anti- Taliban and Islamic State views. Findings of the survey were released on Saturday in the provincial capital, Mazar-i-Sharif. The survey has... Let's block ads! بخوانید...

CHARIKAR (Pajhwok): A number of patients and their attendants accuse midwives and doctors of “serious professional misconduct, inappropriate attitude and using different tactics to force them into paying bribe” at the civil hospital in central... Let's block ads! بخوانید...

KABUL (Pajhwok): President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday ordered increased security measures for the American University of Afghanistan and reconstruction of the nearby blind school. Paying a visit to the university that came under attack three days ago... Let's block ads! بخوانید...