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KANDAHAR - The food zone programme has been approved for Kandahar and will practically start in September this year. A delegation from the Ministry of Counter-Narcotics is currently visiting Kandahar in order to discuss the…

KANDAHAR - The Afghan Journalists Safety Committee (AJSC), with support from International Media Support (IMS) group, organized a one-day workshop to discuss journalists’ safety, future activities and condition of the media…

KABUL - To capitalize the shared humanity and to spread the message of oneness and peace, over 10,000 pink balloons will be distributed to the people of Kabul in the spring of this year. The distribution of balloons is a part…

KABUL - Last 10 years of democratization and rebuilding efforts in Afghanistan not only provided opportunities to women folk play active role in political, social, cultural and economic domain, but also witnessed their…

KABUL - Hundreds of Afghan women and men joined a global campaign to eliminate violence against women, by taking to the streets of the capital, Kabul, among other provinces, last week. In Kabul, about 250 protesters – wearing…

KANDAHAR - The spokesman for Uruzgan police chief office, Mr. Farid Ayal, said that around 30 female police officers had assumed their duties in Uruzgan province recently. “We didn’t have female police officers in the past…

KABUL - The World Radio Day was celebrated throughout Afghanistan with speeches, discussion and special radio programmes on 13 February. In the capital, Kabul, the event was held under the auspices of the Ministry of…

KABUL - UNAMA welcomes the outcome of the Judicial Committee of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan held yesterday under the chairmanship of President Hamid Karzai concerning the recommendations of the fact-finding delegation…

HERAT - Officials from the Department of Rural Development and Rehabilitation in the western Herat province reported yesterday of the opening of 59 public services projects in Pashtoon Zarqoon district of the province. The…

KABUL - The second annual meeting between the Government of Afghanistan and the United Nations Country Team took place today to discuss ways to strengthen their partnership through the current transition period and into the…

KABUL - UNAMA welcomes the outcome of the Judicial Committee of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan held yesterday under the chairmanship of President Hamid Karzai concerning the recommendations of the fact-finding delegation…

JALALABAD - Officials of the Nangarhar University held a joint meeting with members of Lower and Upper Houses of the Afghan parliament to discuss issues related to the University’s development. The participants expressed…