The Afghanistan Health Ministry on Monday announced that Afghanistan has begin another polio vaccination campaign to protect over 5.3 million children under 5. The Ministry spokesman, Dr Sharafat Zaman said in a statement that the three-day campaign which is the fifth this year will cover 11 of the country’s 34 provinces The official urged religious…
The Taliban Supreme Court on Wednesday announced the public execution of a convicted murderer in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Paktia. Taliban officials and residents observed the execution, which took place in a sports stadium in the regional capital Gardez. In a statement, the Supreme Court identified the convicted murderer as Ayaz Asad, a local resident…
The Afghan caretaker government’s Ministry of Mines and Petroleum has signed a contract worth 163 million dollars for the construction of a cement plant in northern Jawzjan province. The office of the acting deputy Prime Minister for economic affairs said in a statement on Tuesday. At the signing ceremony, Mullah Hedayatullah Badri, acting minister of…
Eight people have been killed in a boat accident in eastern Afghanistan, including children and women, local media reported on Wednesday. The incident occurred in the Kuz Kunar district of Nangarhar province. According to the local authorities, a boat carrying 14 people capsized due to strong winds. Residents of Kuz Kunar district have long faced…
Afghan security forces have captured those related to attacks on government employees in capital Kabul and foreign tourists in central Bamiyan province, Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesman of the Afghan caretaker government. The captives, including a Tajikistan national who was planning a suicide bombing, were arrested during military operations conducted by security personnel on Monday. The arrest…
Afghanistan’s central bank has on Tuesday announced that it will put on auction 15 million U.S. dollars on Wednesday into the local market to boost the national currency afghani. “The bidders including moneychangers and private banks should deposit the necessary money in cash in the form of afghani in the central bank, Da Afghanistan Bank,”…
The Taliban government in Afghanistan has banned the combat sport Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), an official told broadcaster TOLOnews on Tuesday. Ahmadullah Wasiq, the head of the physical education and sports department said that the country’s morality police banned the full-contact sport due to its violent nature and potential risk of death. MMA, a popular…
Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry has announced on Tuesday that the number of registered criminal cases in the war-torn country decreased by 30 per cent from July 2023 to July this year. “Police personnel have made significant strides in combating criminal offenses, leading to a 30 per cent reduction in criminal cases compared to the previous year,”…
