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KABUL - Afghanistan’s Ministry of Finance and the World Bank (WB) signed yesterday for a US$ 125 million grant from the WB’s International Development Association (IDA) to finance improvement and maintenance of rural roads…

KANDAHAR - The security responsibility of three districts of Kandahar Province – Dand, Daman and Arghandab – and Kandahar City were handed over from international forces to Afghan forces last week. Addressing a handover…

KANDAHAR - The head of Kandahar Transport Department, Najibullah Ahmadi, told local media that together with Kandahar Governor's office, they are working to start bus service between Kandahar and Quetta city of Pakistan soon…

KABUL - The representative of World Health Organization in Helmand, Doctor Mohammad Omar Wardak, said that six polio cases have been detected in Helmand province in the first half of this year. Three of these cases are in…

BAMYAN - Members of the Women Shura in the capital Nili city of Dai Kundi province will have funding support from the United Nations when they embark on their livelihood project soon. During a comprehensive meeting with staff…

GHAZNI - The Ministry of Information and Culture Affairs inaugurated reconstruction work of more than 12 historical monuments in Ghazni City, the capital of Ghazni province. During his visit to the Ghazni province, Deputy…

GHAZNI - Officials in the Ministry of Information and Culture Affairs say they are continuing their efforts to repair the historical monuments of Ghazni before 2013, as the city has been named the capital of Islamic…

KABUL - President Hamid Karzai has said he expects $4 billion in funding for civilian assistance at the International Conference in Tokyo in two weeks. The pledges would back the Government’s National Priority Programmes…

KABUL - Already doubling their population in the past decade, the number of elderly residents in Afghanistan is set to grow sharply posing unique contributions and challenges to the country’s social services. The Afghan…

NEWYORK - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged world leaders to build on the commitments they made during the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) to achieve economic, environmental and social…

BALKH - Afghanistan's crop production is currently shifting to more sustainable, environment friendly ecological practices where a long-term sustainable approach to pest management is being introduced in the country through…

KABUL - The United Nations in Afghanistan strongly supports the critical role that women’s protection shelters play in providing support and safety for vulnerable Afghan women and girls, especially victims of domestic abuse…