Eleven school girls were poisoned in Lashkargah provincial capital of Helmand today. Daoud Shah Safari Helmand’s education director said the motive is not clear but investigation is underway. He added that all the girls are in 10th grade. Meanwhile provincial education department said that the poisoned girls were discharged from hospital after receiving treatment and are now in good condition. . ...
A high-level Pakistani delegation has reached Kabul to hold talks on the Afghanistan-Pakistan Action Plan for Peace and Solidarity (APAPPS). The Pakistani delegation is headed by Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua and comprises senior civil and military officials, including Director General Military Operations Maj Gen. Shamshad Mirza. On March 17-18, Pakistan's National Security Adviser Lt Gen Nasser Janjua met Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive...
Teachers in remote districts of Kunduz province are on strike and have shut schools’ door demanding their salaries must be paid on timely manner. They claim that the government has not paid their salaries over the past five months. Mohammad Gul, a head teacher from Qala-e-Zal district, said that they will not open school’s door until the government pay their salaries. Meanwhile Mohammad Rustam Ahmadi, provincial...
The Iraqi Health Ministry said on Sunday that it handed over bodies of 38 Indian workers, who were killed by Islamic State (IS) militants in Mosul, to the Indian Embassy in Iraq to be flown home later Sunday, according to Sputnik News. Indian Ambassador to Iraq Pradeep Singh Rajpurohit said the bodies had been taken to Baghdad International Airport and would be flown back...
Violence across Afghanistan killed 121 civilians and injured 322 others in March, according to a Civilian Protection Advocacy Group (CPAG) report. The deadliest attack was on March 21, when a suicide bomber targeted civilians returning from a New Year celebration in the Kart-i-Sakhi area of Kabul. At least 33 people were killed and 65 injured in that attack, according to Afghan officials. Islamic State claimed...
The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) yesterday said cancer cases were on the increase in the country and the government was implementing a national cancer control program to deal with the situation. Health Minister Dr. Ferozuddin Feroz told a gathering in Kabul that cancer cases were increasing in the country and currently 60 persons were being brought to the Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Centre. He...
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani left Kabul today for Paktia province where he will inaugurate a number of key projects. A press release from ARG (Presidential Palace) stated that Ghani will inaugurate the Paktia sub-station power project, the Gardez-Zurmat Road, a new housing project and a new Paktia industrial park, as well as the new police headquarters building. On arrival in Paktia, Ghani was welcomed by...
Taliban militants have sustained casualties in Afghan security forces’ air operations in Herat province. Jailani Farhad, spokesman for Herat governor, told Killid that the strikes targeted a Taliban gathering in Zerkoh district last night in which a vehicle full of explosives was destroyed. He added that Taliban militants also sustained casualties but did not provide figure. Zerkoh is a newly-established district of Herat where Taliban militants...
A contract was signed for the construction of gas power generation plant to be built with a total investment of 39 million USD. A press release from ARG (Presidential Palace) stated that the contract was signed during a ceremony on Saturday evening. President Ghani was also present during the signing ceremony of the contract between Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (State Power Utility Firm) and Bayat...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised Israel's security forces after the killings of 17 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, just as condemnation over the Israeli army's use of live ammunition against protesters grows. In a statement on Saturday, Netanyahu thanked his troops for "guarding the country's borders" and allowing "Israeli citizens to celebrate the [Passover] holiday peacefully". "Well done to our soldiers," he said. According to...