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HELMAND - According to the District Governor and Chief of Police of Marjah district in Helmand province, local residents expressed concerns that the situation in the district would deteriorate after 2014 and become the hub of…

KANDAHAR - Thousands of youth participated in a kite flying event in Ayno Mena area of Kandahar city on Friday. The kite flying event was organized to welcome the Afghan New Year that falls on 21 March. The event, which…

KHOST - Nearly 94 suicide attacks were prevented and 27 would-be bombers were captured in Khost province over the past one year, officials said on Saturday. Deputy Intelligence Chief, Adam Khan Zurmati, told a press…

KABUL - The contributions to society of a range of Afghan women pioneers and leaders were celebrated this past week, in a United Nations-backed event linked to the observance of International Women’s Day. Organized by the UN…

KANDAHAR - The poppy eradication campaign continues in Kandahar and 110 hectares of land (550 jiribs) – with about 250 jiribs of land in Dasht area of Zhary district and around 300 jiribs land in Maiwand district) – cleared…

KABUL - At a meeting held to discuss the challenges facing Afghan women journalists, the United Nations envoy for Afghanistan assured them of the world body’s continued support for the right of women to participate in two of…

KABUL - Participants at a one-day conference in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, today called for the country’s political parties to improve their image as a whole, as many people do not have full confidence in the parties’…

PAKTYA - The percentage of child deaths in Paktya, Khost and Paktika provinces has decreased compared to previous years, an official said on Monday. In the Afghan year of 1391, there were 29 deaths and 79 cases of children…

HELMAND - A range of United Nations-provided food aid and relief items is being distributed in the southern Afghan province of Helmand. The items – supplied by the UN World Food Programme (WFP) and the Office of the UN High…

KUNDUZ - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) trained a group of thirteen local journalists belonging to different media organizations in Kunduz on the skills of photography. During the three and half…

KUNDUZ - Six women poets from Badakhshan were given awards for their creativity in poetry and literature. The awards were given away by the Chairperson of Women Affairs Commission in the Lower House of Afghan Parliament, Ms…

KABUL - As the people of Afghanistan gather to celebrate the special occasion of Nowruz, I would like to send you my very best wishes for this new year and my congratulations for the progress made so far on the path to peace…