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KABUL - The first ever health magazine comprising information on health relevant issues was published in Ghazni province. Magazine chief editor Abdul Rahim Hilal said, all features and articles in the Alkhedmat Foundation…

KHOST - The foundation stone of the three school buildings for a higher Secondary and two primary schools were laid down in Khost province, said provincial officials on Sunday. While talking in the inaugural ceremony of the…

KANDAHAR - A three-day anti-polio campaign for the South Region began yesterday with support of 10 thousands of volunteers and would reach to approximately 1365 children. During the inauguration ceremony of the campaign…

KANDAHAR - Kandahar Provincial Council held its regular meeting chaired by the PC Head Haji Ehsan Ehsan who submitted the report of “Good Coordination” meeting which was held in Kandahar Governor House. According to Mr. Ehsan…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns in the strongest terms yesterday’s attacks in Faryab, Kandahar, Paktika and Logar which killed 40 civilians, including 10 children, and injured at…

BALKH - Below is a quick summary of headlines in the province. The asphalting of a road across from the Balkh provincial police office was inaugurated by the Minister of Public Works in the presence of Balkh Provincial…

KABUL - A new report by the International Labor Organization (ILO) says employment and decent work need to be made priorities in Afghanistan. The organization said the upcoming Tokyo Conference on Afghanistan should emphasize…

KABUL - Employment and decent work must be at the heart of plans for Afghanistan’s social and economic development, according to a new report on employment in the country released by the International Labour Organization (ILO…

KUNDUZ - World Environment Day was celebrated in Kunduz with an unusual group effort to clean city streets. The event, which saw nearly 1,000 residents take to the streets to collect garbage, was organized by civil society…

KABUL - Marking World Environment Day, United Nations officials today highlighted the need for a change in thinking and approach to ensure the sustainability of the Earth’s resources as the world population grows. UN News…

KABUL - UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov visited a poppy field in Badakhshan province, north-eastern Afghanistan and saw firsthand, the eradication by the Counter Narcotics Police of Afghanistan and the hardships faced…

KABUL - Mr. Abdul Rahman Ghafoori, President of Central Statistics Organization (CSO), Dr. Laurent Zessler, UNFPA Representative, and Mr. Makoto Matsuda, Counselor of Economic Cooperation Section, Embassy of Japan in Kabul…