KUNDUZ - Head of Kunduz Public Works Department chaired the infrastructure and natural resources sector working group meeting on Wednesday. Representatives of Kunduz National Environment Protection Agency (NEPA), Departments…

BADAKHSHAN - At least 90 people were killed after a heavy landslide, triggered by two consecutive earthquakes, buried dozens of houses in a remote village of northern Baghlan province on Monday, a senior police officer and…

KANDAHAR - Women in Kandahar celebrated International Mothers’ Day yesterday. The celebration was not only to honor mothers’ sacrifices to their families, but also used as a reminder that Afghan women are still not free. Held…

KHOST - People in Khost province are displeased about the activities of the Appeal's Court, saying every day there are long line of clients in front of the court and their cases are delayed without reasonable logics. "Without…

GHAZNI - The process to rebuild the Centre of Islamic Culture in Ghazni city has begun, the governor said on Wednesday. Mega projects for 2013, when the city would serve as the Asian capital of the Islamic civilization…

KABUL, Afghanistan On 13-14 June, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Head of the Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), Miroslav Jenča, visited Kabul to attend the Heart of Asia…

KABUL, Afghanistan - Your Excellency President Karzai, Minister Rassoul of Afghanistan, Minister Davutoglu of Turkey, Distinguished Ministers and Representatives, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Let me congratulate…

BALKH - The head of Chinese Petroleum Company has requested President Karzai, on a visit to Beijing, to ensure security of the Amu River oil basin. An Afghan private security firm called ‘Watan Risk Management’ has undertaken…

NANGARHAR - Gul Agha Shirzai, provincial governor of Nangarhar met with Peter Graff, Special Advisor to the Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), accompanied by the Head of Field Coordination…

KABUL - A high level meeting of regional countries that is set to begin Thursday in Kabul represents an opportunity for neighboring countries to shift their cooperation with Afghanistan from piecemeal acts of engagement into…

BALKH - The recent accusation against General Abdul Rashid Dostum by the National Security Council of Afghanistan was refuted by head of National Front of Afghanistan Ahmad Zia Massoud and secretary of the National Front…

BALKH - A large gathering was organized to honour the efforts of Mohammad Sediq Afghan, an Afghan mathematics philosopher. The gathering was attended by Balkh governor Atta Mohammad Noor, provincial council chairman Dr Afzal…