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KABUL - Afghanistan has become more business-friendly through reforms efforts launched in 2012-2013, according to a new joint report from the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation (IFC).“Afghanistan made…

PAKTYA - A number of school students in Gardez have expressed their concerns that if their teachers continue with their, they might not be able to succeed in the upcoming entry tests.Nearly, 500 of schoolteachers have been on…

KABUL - Hundreds of residents rallied against administrative corruption and blocked the main Samkani-Janikhel road for several hours.The protestors carried banners inscribed with anti-graft slogans and called for an end to…

BALKH - The United Nations envoy to Afghanistan today inaugurated the premises of the world body’s office in Mazar-e-Sharif, the regional capital of the country’s north, highlighting how its presence there was a reflection of…

KABUL - Preparations are underway to roll out a socio-demographic and economic survey in Kabul Province, with the aim of collecting reliable data which can help guide the development policies and programmes of the Afghan…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns yesterday’s attack in Andar district, in the south-eastern province of Ghazni, in which an improvised explosive device (IED) detonation killed 19…

HELMAND - Nearly 250 police officers graduated from the Helmand Police Training Center on Sunday.The 244 trainees included members of the Afghan National Police, the Afghan Public Protection Force (APPF) and the Afghan…

KABUL - Following last year’s strong economic growth driven by “an exceptional agriculture harvest and rapid expansion of the services sector,” Afghanistan is facing a slowdown in growth this year mainly due to uncertainty…

KABUL - Over 200 women’s rights and civil society activists marched today in one of the busiest and most crowded areas of the capital, Kabul, to raise awareness about sexual harassment and other forms of sexual violence…

KABUL - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Ján Kubiš, met with the Chairperson of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) of Afghanistan, Dr. Ahmad Yusuf Nuristani, on 24 October to discuss…

KABUL - A United Nations-supported mine action programme in Afghanistan made significant progress by clearing over 1,900 hazardous areas – covering 112 square kilometres of land – during the Afghan year of 1391 ending on 20…

KABUL - The Government of Japan signed an agreement on Tuesday to provide $20 million to a United Nations-supported programme to improve literacy in Afghanistan, which has one of the lowest literacy rates in the world.The…