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KANDAHAR - Over 900 religious scholars called “Ulemas” and tribal elders gathered today to discuss peace and reconciliation in Tirin Kot, the capital of Uruzgan province in Afghanistan’s south. The Ulemas and elders stressed…

HERAT - Today, for the fourth day in a row, Etafaq-i-Islam daily newspaper in Herat Province could not be published. The reason for suspension of publication has been financial issues, according to the newspaper and the…

NANGARHAR - A total of 18 projects related to income generation and local infrastructure development have been completed in Saracha village of Behsud district, Nangarhar province. The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) had provided US…

A 16-kilometre road was opened officially in Lashkargah city, capital of Helmand province, yesterday. The Helmand City Mayor, Mohammad Fazal Safi, participated in the inauguration ceremony along with other officials. “Several…

HERAT - Public health officials in Herat announced the start of campaigns against measles and polio in the province. The campaign will last for six days. Herat governor encouraged citizens to support the programme. More than…

KUNDUZ - Mohammad Ismail, the Minister of Energy and Water, led a delegation of his ministry and visited Kunduz and Takhar provinces on Saturday. In Kunduz, he inaugurated the Kunduz-Khanabad irrigation project and a new…

KUNDUZ - In a meeting chaired by Kunduz Provincial Governor Mohammad Anwar Jegdalak, representatives of the Government line departments, Provincial Council and the UN World Food Programme (WFP) discussed the second phase of…

PAKTYA - Security officials set on fire huge quantity of hashish in the Paktya province, authorities said on Tuesday. About 5,000 kilograms of hashish including considerable amount of heroin and alcoholic drinks – that were…

DAIKUNDI - A delegation of Dai Kundi elders trooped to the UNAMA compound here over the weekend and submitted a petition for UNAMA’s continued stay in the remote central highlands province of Afghanistan. Accompanied by…

KANDAHAR - Hundreds of religious scholars called “Ulemas” gathered at the Kandahar Provincial Council to discuss peace and reconciliation in Kandahar today. The daylong Jirga was also attended by a member of the High Peace…