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MAZAR-E-SHARIF - Plans to turn the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif into a regional transportation hub have taken a jump forward with the opening of a new airport terminal. While the airport has yet to be officially…

KUNDUZ - The Minister of Finance, Hazarat Omar Zakhilwal, inaugurated a new building for the provincial customs department and two hotels for traders at Sher Khan Border area of Kunduz. The facilities have been constructed in…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and UN Women have urged Afghan authorities to step up their efforts to ensure the full implementation of the law on the Elimination of Violence Against…

KABUL - As cultural institutions around the world opened their doors this week for International Museum Day, the expansion of Afghanistan's own National Museum came a step closer to completion. Renovations to the old building…

BAMYAN - Civil society activists have expressed concerns over increasing influence of "some powerful people" on judicial institutions. Addressing a press conference in Bamyan, the activists said during the last one and half…

KABUL - The main road from Bamyan to Kabul through Maidan Wardak province, which was blocked for last eight months at Hajigak Pass because of heavy snowfall this winter, was cleared by local communities and opened for traffic…

BALKH - A two-phased water supply project to provide clean potable water for Aybak City started in Samangan. Costing Nine million US dollars, the first phase of the project will extend pipeline that supplies high quality…

KABUL - The Director-General of the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Irina Bokova, used her visit to Afghanistan to raise awareness about the education of girls and to highlight the…

NANGARHAR - Journalists in Afghanistan's eastern provinces have expressed concerns over their safety and financial sustainability during the so-called transformation decade starting 2015. Afghan Journalists' Safety Committee…

BAMYAN - Sportsmen from Bamyan province participated in Kong Fu competitions, organized recently in the Afghan capital, Kabul, to select players for the national team. The Bamyani players won two medals - one each of Gold and…

KUNDUZ - Dozens of journalists in northeastern Kunduz province have voiced their concern over lack of cooperation from officials in the coverage of upcoming presidential and provincial council elections. Reporters from Kunduz…

DAI KUNDI - In a series of United Nations-facilitated round-table discussions held across Afghanistan over the past week to mark the International Day of Families (15 May), officials, local elders and rights activists…