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KABUL - The Tokyo Conference next week is supposed to give the people of Afghanistan a strong message that the international community will continue its support to Afghanistan for another decade beyond 2014 in its endeavour…

KABUL - About 100 journalists and representatives of media organizations from all over Afghanistan discussed the Afghan Media Law at a conference in Kabul today to prepare their consolidated comments on the law before…

Nangarhar - Fourteen former Taliban fighters, who recently renounced violence, joined a Government peace and reconciliation process today in the eastern regional hub of Jalalabad. The ex-fighters also handed over 13 weapons…

KABUL - Afghan youth will act as “Ambassadors of Peace” and take the message of peace, brotherhood, unity and friendship to every nook and corner of Afghanistan. The title of “Ambassadors of Peace” was honoured to the…

PAKTIKA - At a ceremony on Tuesday, a newly constructed 20-bed hospital was opened in Sarobi district of Paktika province, officials said. The one-storey hospital building, having surgery, maternity centre and other health…

PAKTYA - The long-standing land dispute between two sub-tribes of a local tribe, continued for almost five centuries over 15,000 jiribs (3,000 hectares) of land, has been resolved through negotiations and Jirga system in…

KANDAHAR - Over 900 religious scholars called “Ulemas” and tribal elders gathered today to discuss peace and reconciliation in Tirin Kot, the capital of Uruzgan province in Afghanistan’s south. The Ulemas and elders stressed…

HERAT - Today, for the fourth day in a row, Etafaq-i-Islam daily newspaper in Herat Province could not be published. The reason for suspension of publication has been financial issues, according to the newspaper and the…

NANGARHAR - A total of 18 projects related to income generation and local infrastructure development have been completed in Saracha village of Behsud district, Nangarhar province. The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) had provided US…

A 16-kilometre road was opened officially in Lashkargah city, capital of Helmand province, yesterday. The Helmand City Mayor, Mohammad Fazal Safi, participated in the inauguration ceremony along with other officials. “Several…