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PAKTYA - Five members of a public uprising group were killed by Taliban militants in the Ander district of Ghazni province, an official said on Wednesday. In the heavy clashes that took place between the Taliban militants and…

BALKH - The United Nations Office of Drug and Crime (UNODC) and Balkh provincial counter-narcotics department marked 26 June, the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in a large gathering in Mazar-i…

HELMAND - The International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking was celebrated in Lashkar Gah of Helmand province on Tuesday. Helmand Governor Mohammad Gulab Mangal, provincial director for anti-narcotics…

KHOST - Hundreds of people, including government officials, students and general masses participated yesterday in a traditional campaign called hasher, a voluntary campaign to clean streets and parks in Khost province. The…

GHAZNI - Sick women and children continue to face medical crisis due to shortage of female doctors in Ghazni province, forcing authorities to refer patients to hospitals in the city, the local Roz News Agency reported. Due to…

PAKTYA - Hundreds of kilograms of drugs and weapons were seized by Afghan security forces during an operation in Paktya province, local officials said on Sunday. Local Roz News Agency reported that the narcotics, including…

HELMAND - Helmand Police Chief Mohammad Nabi Ilham told a press conference yesterday that the number of civilian casualties, caused by IEDs and roadside bombs planted by the Taliban, has reached to 81 dead and 110 injured in…

KABUL - Afghanistan’s Ministry of Finance and the World Bank (WB) signed yesterday for a US$ 125 million grant from the WB’s International Development Association (IDA) to finance improvement and maintenance of rural roads…

KANDAHAR - The security responsibility of three districts of Kandahar Province – Dand, Daman and Arghandab – and Kandahar City were handed over from international forces to Afghan forces last week. Addressing a handover…

KANDAHAR - The head of Kandahar Transport Department, Najibullah Ahmadi, told local media that together with Kandahar Governor's office, they are working to start bus service between Kandahar and Quetta city of Pakistan soon…

KABUL - The representative of World Health Organization in Helmand, Doctor Mohammad Omar Wardak, said that six polio cases have been detected in Helmand province in the first half of this year. Three of these cases are in…

BAMYAN - Members of the Women Shura in the capital Nili city of Dai Kundi province will have funding support from the United Nations when they embark on their livelihood project soon. During a comprehensive meeting with staff…