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The 42 health centers of the Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA) that were closed in Maidan Wardak province have been reopened on Friday, the Ministry of Public Health said. Wahidullah Mayar, a spokesman for the Health Ministry said in a tweet that the organization has resumed its normal activities on …

At least eight people were killed and 33 others wounded in an IED blast close to the Kabul University in PD3 of the city, officials confirmed. Fardaws Faramarz, a spokesman for Kabul’s police confirmed the incident adding that the security forces have also defused an IED attached to a vehicle …

The findings of the Afghan Journalists Safety Committee shows that the violation against journalists has reduced 50 percent over the first six months in 2019. Based on the findings, 45 violation cases have been recorded during the mentioned time which includes three cases of murder, six cases of injury, five …

A car bomb went off around 4:30 pm on Thursday near to the internal gate of Kandahar’s Police Commanding Directorate.   The local officials say that first, a car bomb went off in the southern gate of the police Commanding Directorate and then two armed attackers started clashes with the …

The Attorney General Office (AGO) warns that if the people who have accused the government offices of sexual favor in exchange for employment fail to provide evidence for supporting their claims, they will be prosecuted.  For the first time, Habibullah Ahmadzai, a former advisor to the President accused the Presidential …

New research of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) entitled ‘Women, Peace, and Security’ shows that 95.4 percent of the Afghan women oppose the return of the Taliban’s Islamic Emirate and want the democracy system to be sustained. More than 5,000 people were involved in the research and over …

The Taliban militant group have forced the Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA) to close dozens of its clinics and health centers in six districts of Maidan Wardak Province, the organization said on Wednesday. In a statement, SCA said that this affect provision of health services to hundreds of thousands of …

At least 25 Afghan commando forces were killed in clashes with the Taliban militants in Badghis province, local officials said. Abdul Ghafoor Malikzai, the provincial governor told Ariana News that the Taliban fighters ambushed Afghan commando forces at Maida Qul area in AabKamari district on Monday night. He said, as …

Pakistani Police arrested Hafiz Saeed, the founder of the Lashkar-e-Taiba insurgent group in Punjab province on Wednesday, Pakistani media reported. According to Geo TV, the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of Punjab Police arrested Hafiz Saeed from Lahore when he was on his way to Gujranwala. Saeed has been reportedly presented in …

The United States Embassy in Kabul has welcomed the finalization of a budget for the presidential election on Wednesday. In a statement released on Wednesday, the U.S. Ambassador to Kabul, John R. Bass said, “We are pleased the election budget has finally been finalized. That enables the United States to provide up …

A senior Afghan presidential guard died of injuries that he suffered in an explosion in the capital Kabul city. Abdul Ghafar Ahmadzai, the commander of President Ashraf Ghani’s house guards, was wounded in a roadside bomb blast in PD16 of Kabul city on Thursday. He died in a hospital on …

Mohammad Mohaqeq, the Second Vice Chief Executive of the country, accuses the Central Statistics Organization (CSO) of predesigning the upcoming presidential election in collusion with the Presidential Palace. Recently, the Independent Election Commission (IEC) has sent a list of 9.5 millions of voters to CSO for identifying the ghost voters …

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. …

Abdulmarouf Khairkhah, the District Governor of Wakhan district, has been suspended over the sexual abuse allegation of an Australian tourist woman, says the Spokesperson of Badakhshan Governor.   An Australian spouse entered Afghanistan from Tajikistan to visit the Pamir (Bam-e-Donya) during the Ramadan Month. The woman has written to the …

The concerns intensify over the increase of civilians’ causalities from the Taliban, Afghan security forces and NATO’s operations. Recently, the residents of ‘Kamal Kheel’ area in Logar province protested for what is called the civilians’ causalities as a result of an operation against the Taliban. They say that in addition …

At least 14 Taliban insurgents were killed in air and ground operations by Afghan forces in Baghlan province, the Afghan military said. In a statement released on Tuesday, the 217th Pamir Corps said that the operations were conducted at Chashme-e-Shir area of Puli Khumri and in Jilgah district of the …

Five people have been killed when the roof of a house collapsed in the Pachiragam district of eastern Nangarhar province, local residents said. The incident took place at Musa Khel area of Pachiragam district at around 7 am on Tuesday. As a result, a woman along with her four children …

A number of the presidential candidates say that President Ghani is trying to deceive the people using his early electoral campaigns.   They further say that the President inaugurates the inaugurated projects in addition to his provincial visits with the purpose of the electoral campaign. “The Afghan people consider this …

Abdullah Abdullah, Chief Executive of the country, warns that the repentance of the 2014 presidential election’s challenges in the upcoming election can be catastrophic. Abdullah says that the government official including heads of the defensive and security institutions should not interfere in the upcoming presidential election affairs. “They do not …

The Taliban insurgents occupied the Yaram Olia area, which has over 20 villages, of the Jolga district in Baghlan province without any clashes on Monday. Mohamad Sarwar Akbari, district governor of the Jolga district, confirms the fall of the area by the Taliban and stresses that more forces from the …