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The World Bank Group has approved a $98.8m financing package for two gas-to-power energy projects in Afghanistan. The package will support Sheberghan and Mazar-e-Sharif Gas-to-Power Projects. According to an official in the World Bank, Afghanistan’s energy needs are enormous and the new package will help Afghanistan’s development especially in terms …

Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) issued a statement on Thursday protesting the removal of Afghan flag from a property in Peshawar City during an overnight operation by Pakistani police. According to the statement, hundreds of Pakistani police have raided over Afghan Market in Peshawar City of Pakistan without giving …

Business owners lost more than $1.5 million after fire broke out in eleven stores in Taimor Shahee area of Kabul late on Tuesday. Immediately the main cause of the fire was unknown. However, the owners of the stores expressed their concerns regarding the repetition of such incidents. “The government is …

The Kabul Municipality has built 264 public bus stations worth millions of Afghanis as an effort to reduce traffic jam in the capital Kabul. Narges Mohmand, the Spokesperson of Kabul Municipality on Monday told Ariana News that they are awaiting for the Ministry of Transport to allow buses to operate …

Two back-to-back explosions happened near a branch of Salaam Telecom Company in PD11 of Kabul City late on Friday night, an official said on Saturday. The first blast took place at around 12pm last night as a result of explosives placed in front of the branch office of the state-run …

The Kabul electricity will be reconnect tomorrow, Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) – the national power utility company – said in a statement on Tuesday. According to the statement, the staff of the power company will be allowed to repair the damaged transmission towers and electricity pylons on Wednesday morning. …

The main power transmission line to Kabul was cut on Saturday due to fighting in Baghlan province, Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat said in a statement. According to the statement, a major electricity pylon in Dand-e-Shahabuddin was cut today afternoon and left Kabul in dark. A technical team has been deployed …

The first shipment of Afghanistan exported goods has arrived in China, Afghan officials said on Wednesday. Afghanistan exported 1100 tons of talc to China last week from Mazar-e-Sharif through the Hairatan railroad. The Afghan goods crossed Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan in 41 wagons. Earlier Afghanistan exported pine nuts worth $15 million …

For the first time, the Afghan Ministry of Commerce and Industries exported 20 tons of grapes to India’s markets through Iran’s Chabahar Port, officials said on Wednesday. According to the Ministry of Commerce and Industries, Afghanistan has sent a total of 700 tons of goods to India through Chabahar. The …

The Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan will remain operational round-the-clock on a trial basis from Monday, Pakistani officials announced on Sunday. Torkham is one of the busiest ports of entry between Kabul and Islamabad and serves as a major transportation and shipping site. According to Pakistani officials, the …

Pakistan’s Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry said on Tuesday that Imran Khan is considering to close Pakistan’s airspace to India and its land routes from India to Afghanistan. However, the spokesman for the Afghan Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation, Mahmady Rouhani told ArianaNews that they have come …

The Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MOCI) says that the exports with the value of 170 million dollars have taken place to different countries of the world through air corridors.  According to the officials, the exports include various items including the medical plants, fresh fruits, and carpets which have been …

The Women’s Rural Industries Exhibition inaugurated by the officials of the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development in Kabul on Wednesday. Held in ‘Chehl Soton Garden” of Kabul, the women from 34 provinces of the country are showcasing their rural products to the visitors. They say that organizing such exhibitions …

Pakistan opened its airspace for all civilian traffic including the Afghan flights after over four months of closure on Tuesday. The Ministry of Transport says that though alternative ways were used for the flights from Afghanistan to India, Afghanistan lost 27 million dollars due to the closure of Pakistan’s airspace. …

The Second RECCA Ambassadorial Coordination Meeting in 2019 and the Inauguration Ceremony of the RECCA Chamber of Commerce and Industries (RCCI) was held on Wednesday at the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kabul. High-level officials from the Afghan government and heads of the diplomatic mission in Kabul participated at …

Afghan government institutions have spent more than 40 percent of their development budget during the last six months of the fiscal year. Shamroz Khan, Spokesman of the Ministry of Finance on Tuesday said at a press conference that there is a five percent increase compared to the previous year in …

The reconstruction of Darul Aman Palace has completed 90 percent and will be ready to host the celebration of Afghanistan’s Independence Day in another two months. Darul Aman Palace was built during the era of King Amanullah Khan who ruled Afghanistan from 1919 to 1929. Engineers say they have used …

A huge fire broke out at a fuel storage tank in Mazar-e-Sharif City on Wednesday noon. The fire broke out at around 12 pm today in Taimorian fuel storage tank. Immediately there was no report of casualty. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. The firefighters were …

At the head of a high-ranking delegation, President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday traveled to the Kandahar province in the south. Following his arrival to the province, President Ghani officially renamed Kandahar Airport after Ahmad Shah Baba. He also inaugurated the newly-constructed Kandahar Airport Road and named it after later General …

Afghan businessmen and shopkeepers have lost millions of Afghanis as a result of the Taliban’s complex attack in Kabul City yesterday. The attack claimed by the Taliban left more than a hundred people killed and injured. Khan Jan Alokozai, Deputy of Afghanistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Investment on Tuesday said …