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MAZAR-E-SHARIF - The municipality of Mazar-e-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province, has announced a 40 per cent increase in its revenue during 2013, however acknowledged its failure to utilize its development budget…

KABUL - A series of United Nations-facilitated public debates and discussions on the importance of the public’s participation in Afghanistan’s Presidential and Provincial Council elections, slated for next April, concluded…

BALHK - An oil-processing plant owned by the Ghazanfar Group has resumed activities after four months of closure at the Hairatan port in northern Balkh province.The facility, which has the capacity of refining 500 tons of oil…

KABUL - “When last here three months ago, in September, I highlighted a positive trajectory as Afghanistan undergoes ambitious security, political and economic transitions. Today, I can reiterate that progress continues and…

KABUL - A museum and cultural centre will be built in Afghanistan’s central province of Bamyan – renowned worldwide for its rich cultural history – thanks to a United Nations-backed agreement which will see the Republic of…

KABUL - Ahead of Afghanistan’s harsh winter conditions setting in, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Afghan Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) today began distributing…

KABUL - The Republic of Korea has pledged more than $43 million for a number of United Nations agencies, funds and programmes involved in projects to improve women’s rights and the delivery of basic services in Afghanistan…

KHOST - Around 100,000 children under one year of age will be given free vaccine against pneumonia during a campaign started by the Ministry of Public Health for children in Khost province.The vaccination campaign, which will…

KABUL - In Kabul City today, the Afghan Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation, UNHCR and WFP began distributing blankets, charcoal, plastic sheet, Jerry cans, kitchen sets and other winter supplies, as well as food rations…

JALALABAD - Alongside its focus on political affairs and development and humanitarian issues, the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) also covers human rights. The person charged with…

PAKTYA - In south-eastern Afghanistan, United Nations relief agencies have started distributing aid items as part of efforts to reach 1,800 families vulnerable to the dangers associated with the country’s harsh winter.Earlier…

NANGARHAR - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has granted US$110 million to Afghanistan for the construction of second Kabul-Jalalabad carriage highway.The contract to execute the multi-million dollars project was signed…