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BALKH - A total of 13,000 high school graduates will attend the solar year of 1392 university entrance exams on Thursday in Balkh province, said Balkh State University officials. Only 2,500 will have the opportunity of…

KABUL - Afghanistan’s Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Amirzai Sangeen, today announced drastic reductions in the cost of internet services, saying these cuts were possible because of the increasing…

HELMAND - The local residents of Lashkargah complained about the growing number of security incidents in the area. The locals claimed that insurgents have shifted their target from the districts to Lashkargah, the capital of…

KANDAHAR - Kandahar governor urged the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to focus on long-term sustainable projects in Kandahar. He also urged the organization to spend their budget in coordination…

KABUL - Violence against women in Afghanistan continues to rise despite government efforts to implement the law on elimination of violence and the establishment of a High Commission for the Prevention of Violence against…

KUNDUZ - A pistachio plantation project will start in Aliabad district of Kunduz. The project is part of the Afghanistan Peace and Reintegration Program (APRP) which provides employment opportunities to ex-inmates who…

KANDAHAR - Heads of sectoral groups, UN agencies and other officials met on Sunday to discuss natural disaster preparedness in Kandahar. The meeting took place at Kandahar Governor’s office and was chaired by Governor Dr…

SAMANGAN - Afghan national disaster management authority – ANDMA’s provincial branch in Samangan distributed cash assistance to 194 families affected by the recent floods, said the agencies provincial chief Rajab Ali Yousufi…

KABUL - Amu River erosion displaces hundreds of families and demolishes thousands of acres of farmlands every year in the northern region, said the Wolesi Jirga speaker Abdul Raouf Ibrhimi on Saturday, demanding government’s…

KABUL - In order to develop the quality of education in the country, the Ministry of Education conducted a seven-day workshop for the heads of 34 provincial education departments in Kabul. The workshop was opened yesterday by…

KANDAHAR - Kandahar Governor, Dr Toryali Wesa requested the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan (DSRSG), Mr. Mark Bowden to give more authority to the UN agencies in Kandahar province. This…

KANDAHAR - Minister of Mine and Industries, Wahidullah Shahrani said during his visit to Kandahar that his office will try to attract investors to conduct mine and coal extraction in Kandahar province. “There are reserves of…