The president of the UN Security Council said members are considering a visit to Afghanistan on Saturday to get a better understanding of the war-torn country's prospects and needs, a media report said yesterday.
"We think it's important for Security Council members to get the update of the situation from the ground," Kazakh Ambassador Kairat Umarov said on January 11.
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The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has invested 500 million USD in construction and energy projects in Afghanistan.
The USACE commander Lieutenant General Todd T. Semonite said they conduct projects to provide electricity for different provinces and military bases.
Extension of imported power from Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan to Parwan, Kapisa, Paktia, Paktika, Khost, Helmand, Uruzgan and Kandahar provinces are parts of the...
A religious scholar was gunned down by unknown armed men this morning in Helmand province.
A security source, speaking on the condition of anonymity, told Killid that Mullah Mukhtar Fazli, member of provincial Ulema council, was killed in Camp-e- Mahajeren area of Lashkargah, provincial capital of Helmand.
No group has so far claimed responsibility for the incident.
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North Korea agreed to send a delegation of athletes, supporters and officials to next month's Winter Olympics taking place in South Korea, as tensions on the divided peninsula continue to subside.
South Korea's Vice Unification Minister Chun Hae-sung confirmed Pyongyang's participation in Pyeongchang on Tuesday during the first high level talks between the two archrivals since 2015.
The South Korean official also told reporters at...
Ministry of Finance (MoF) yesterday said the High Economic Council (HEC) approved Kandahar’s solar power project contracts which after implementation will produce up to 30 megawatts of electricity.
Finance ministry spokesman Ajmal Abdul Rahimzai said at the 20th meeting of the HEC, that the projects will be implemented jointly by government and the private sector.
He said the contracts for the solar power project were...
Afghanistan U-19 National Cricket Team defeated Bangladesh by 56 runs in their first warm-up match on Monday ahead of the Under-19 World Cup in New Zealand.
The Afghan cricketers batted first and set 207 runs for Bangladesh in the 49th over. Azmatullah Omarzai scored 81 runs off 66 balls while Bahir Shah made 44 off 60.
The other player of the team, Ibrahim Zadran, hit...
The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) released its preliminary findings into the January 4 suicide attack in Kabul.
The attack killed 13 civilians and injured another 19, according to a statement from UNAMA.
Earlier, officials had said at least 13 policemen were killed and 22 others, including six civilians, were wounded in the suicide attack in Banayee area near Shinozada Private Hospital on Thursday.
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Taliban insurgents freed 14 police personnel after holding them captive for five months in Janikhel district of Paktia province. Abdullah Hasrat, spokesman for Paktia police, told Killid that the police personnel were set free on Sunday night and are in Gardiz, provincial capital now.
He added that the police members were freed through mediation of tribal elders.
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The US is suspending security assistance to Pakistan worth two billion USD after US President Donald Trump accused Islamabad of refusing to crack down on terrorism, fuelling resentment in an uneven ally that is tilting increasingly towards China.
Washington has relied on Pakistan to pursue Islamist militants at home and in neighbouring Afghanistan, but has struggled to maintain trust with the country, where al-Qaeda...
Security officials in Laghman said that 20 Daesh militants were killed in Afghan security forces’ airstrikes in Alingar district.
Brigadier Shrin Aqa Faqiri, spokesman for Selab 201 corps, told Killid that the strikes were conducted last night in Norulam area of the district.
He added that among those killed were two prominent Daesh commanders.
Daesh militants are yet to comment on the strikes.
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