In the midst of increasing conflict, the government of national unity is signaling a return to peace talks. The president’s office has announced there will be a new road map which has the support of Pakistan, China and the US. ...
The Directorate of State Oil Enterprises has failed the transparency test in a scrutiny of earnings and spending by Killid. Commission from petrol pumps is its main source of revenue. The pumps are both private and state-owned, and the directorate charges 0.20 Afs on every litre of petrol sold by the retailer. ...
It is winter and the burns ward in a city hospital is very busy. Patients stream into Kabul’s Istiqlal Hospital, the only one with facilities to treat adult burn injuries. Set up eight years ago, hospital staff say the Ministry of Health neglects the hospital although the number of ...
After six years on the rise, opium production levels fell 19 percent in 2015, but the number of addicts has doubled to 3 million since 2012. Poor rainfall and snow in the mountains caused big losses for farmers who had returned to opium in a big way particularly in areas under the control of the Taleban. ...
Local Afghan officials reported 42 deeds and 11 injuries of Taliban and ISIS(Islamic state) militants in aftermath of air strikes in Nangarhar province, east of Afghanistan. ...
Helmand official claimed they recaptured Marja sub-province of Helmand from Taliban fighters. ...
A USA soldier died and two wounded during the joint US- Afghan military operation in Helmand, said US ministry of defense. ...
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Adolescent girls, forced by poverty to beg on the streets, face sexual harassment. Disheveled and hungry, they can be seen selling pens at busy traffic intersections or running up to the big cars of the rich and powerful in Kabul to beg for alms. ...
Noise pollution is a major problem but nothing has been done to bring it under control. Kazem Humayoon, head of planning in the National Environment Protection Agency (NEPA), thinks nothing will change unless government offices coordinate efforts. ...