Tag Archives: Kabul

KABUL – The Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Thursday said that two German engineers from DERMALOG firm have come to Kabul to speed up the technical work of the IEC and the counting process. According to Abdul Aziz Ibrahimi, spokesman of the Independent Election Commission (IEC), the German experts will …

KABUL – President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah met with a visiting US Senate delegation in Kabul, the Afghan Presidential Palace and Office of Chief Executive said in a statement. The delegation involved Democratic senators Margaret Hassan and Chirstopher Van Hollen. As per the statement by Presidential Palace, …

KABUL – A UN report released on Wednesday criticized US airstrikes on alleged drug facilities in Afghanistan, saying the attacks were unlawful and caused significant civilian casualties. The reported further added that the U.N. verified 39 civilian casualties, among them 14 children and a woman, from multiple airstrikes on more …

PESHAWAR – The business community urged Afghanistan and Pakistan to simplify the checking process of loaded vehicles at the Torkham border. The request was made by Engr Maqsood Anwar Pervaiz, president of the Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry, while addressing a meeting on Saturday. He stressed the need to …

KABUL – The voting process in the presidential election began one or two hours late in Kabul and several other provinces on Saturday. Earlier, the Independent Election Commission (IEC) had announced the voting would begin at 7:00 am and will continue till 5:00 pm. However, voting at the polling booth …

KABUL – Officials at Afghanistan’s Ministry of Interior (MoI) confirmed that the explosion near Massoud Square on Tuesday was caused by a suicide attacker, and that it detonated close to one of the Ministry of Defense’s buildings in Police District 9 (PD9) in the city of Kabul. According to a …

KABUL – Electricity imported from Uzbekistan was drastically cut in 11 Afghan provinces, including Kabul. According to a statement by the power supply company De Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS), the electricity cut was experienced after “anti-government armed militants destroyed two power pylons in the northern province of Baghlan.” “The incident …

KABUL – Toofan Harirod from the western zone of the country entered the Afghan Premier League (APL) final after a 2-0 win against De Spinghar Bazan in a thrilling match on Thursday evening. The match was started with full strength by Toofan and created many chances, but it was Maroof …

KABUL – A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle close to a Special Forces base in the south of Kabul on Thursday, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said in a statement. “Four security forces were killed and three others were wounded in the attack,” the statement said. Before this, sources …

KABUL – Unknown gunmen killed the deputy spokesperson for the State Ministry of Disaster Management in Kabul city on Friday evening, the authorities said Saturday. The State Ministry for Disaster Management said in a statement that the deputy spokesperson, Hashmat Bahaduri, was killed while he was on his way to …