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HERAT - Public health officials in Herat announced the start of campaigns against measles and polio in the province. The campaign will last for six days. Herat governor encouraged citizens to support the programme. More than…

KUNDUZ - Mohammad Ismail, the Minister of Energy and Water, led a delegation of his ministry and visited Kunduz and Takhar provinces on Saturday. In Kunduz, he inaugurated the Kunduz-Khanabad irrigation project and a new…

KUNDUZ - In a meeting chaired by Kunduz Provincial Governor Mohammad Anwar Jegdalak, representatives of the Government line departments, Provincial Council and the UN World Food Programme (WFP) discussed the second phase of…

PAKTYA - Security officials set on fire huge quantity of hashish in the Paktya province, authorities said on Tuesday. About 5,000 kilograms of hashish including considerable amount of heroin and alcoholic drinks – that were…

DAIKUNDI - A delegation of Dai Kundi elders trooped to the UNAMA compound here over the weekend and submitted a petition for UNAMA’s continued stay in the remote central highlands province of Afghanistan. Accompanied by…

KANDAHAR - Hundreds of religious scholars called “Ulemas” gathered at the Kandahar Provincial Council to discuss peace and reconciliation in Kandahar today. The daylong Jirga was also attended by a member of the High Peace…

PAKTYA - Five members of a public uprising group were killed by Taliban militants in the Ander district of Ghazni province, an official said on Wednesday. In the heavy clashes that took place between the Taliban militants and…

BALKH - The United Nations Office of Drug and Crime (UNODC) and Balkh provincial counter-narcotics department marked 26 June, the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in a large gathering in Mazar-i…

HELMAND - The International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking was celebrated in Lashkar Gah of Helmand province on Tuesday. Helmand Governor Mohammad Gulab Mangal, provincial director for anti-narcotics…

KHOST - Hundreds of people, including government officials, students and general masses participated yesterday in a traditional campaign called hasher, a voluntary campaign to clean streets and parks in Khost province. The…