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Poor quality drug imports and an acute shortage of medical professionals and facilities are the bane of health care in Afghanistan. More than 60,000 people travel out of the country for medical treatment every year spending some 3 million USD. ...
The government has to strictly enforce quality checks on food imports if the country is to stop being flooded by sub-standard products. The Ministry of Public Health believes 80 percent of food imports are expired or poor quality, while the environment protection department in Kabul Municipality puts this figure at 70 percent. ...
High-level officials from four countries are charting a road-map for peace even as violence intensifies and insecurity spreads. Three meetings have been held – Islamabad has twice been host and Afghanistan once the draughtsman of this political map. ...
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Power supply lines from Uzbekistan to Kabul shut down after pylons in Baghlan were sabotaged in two attacks, which the government has blamed on Taleban. As the Afghan capital plunged into darkness, there are growing fears about the future. ...
Economic crisis has worsened in the current financial year in Afghanistan. Capital appears to be withdrawing, and companies shutting shop. Afghanistan Investment Support Agency (AISA) officials say 2015 has been unlike any previous year. ...
In view of the threats and violence against journalists, President Ashraf Ghani has issued a new decree for their safety. A special commission to protect the media will also review all cases of journalists killed in the last 15 years. ...
Retired government staff complain they are made to run from pillar to post to collect their pensions, a right guaranteed in Article 3 of the Constitution. Mohammad Kadeer Azizi who retired from the Ministry of Mines and Industries has complaints about the regularity of disbursal ...
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