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The opening of new building of Ministry of defense
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Hundreds of schools are closed because of security threats, while some 65 percent function under the open sky. A Killid investigation. Going to school is fraught with danger in provinces like Takhar, Sar-e Pol, Baghlan, Parwan, Nangarhar, Kunduz, Helmand and Badakhshan. ...
The newly created Shur-e Herasat (council for protection) aims to be a pressure group on the Ghani government. Most of the members of the council are former jihadists. Among them are Abdul Rab Rasoul Sayaf (leader of the Etehad Islami or Islamic Unity); ...
Khuda Bakhsh was set free but seven others including a girl who was abducted along with him were killed. A testimony. The 32-year-old can hardly believe he is alive. Neither can his family. His mother who is blind in one eye thanks God fervently for bringing her son back to her. ...
Kabul is smothered in smog, and the authorities do little to check pollution which is killing people. “The smog is so dense you cannot see beyond 100 metres,” says Seeros, a Kabul resident. Omar blames it on the unchecked burning of plastic and other household waste by people. ...
In parts of Ghazni, villagers are being forced to give wood and food to Afghan Local Police (ALP) and pro-government armed militia, and the authorities are not able to stop them. Locals complain they are pressured to part with cash, the customary oshr, which is a tenth of agricultural produce ...
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Private institutes of higher education have mushroomed but the facilities they offer far from meet the needs of students. An investigation. A majority of the 120-odd institutions are understaffed, poorly equipped and functioning out of make-shift premises. ...
Strains in relations with Washington have fostered a new closeness between Kabul and Moscow. The thaw had started under the previous government. Then president Hamid Karzai who turned a trenchant critic of the US, refusing to ...
Kabul Municipality is owed millions of Afs by private and government institutions despite repeated reminders. A Killid investigation: On the basis of documents handed over to Killid, Lego Global construction company owes the municipality 779 million USD ...