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KABUL (Pajhwok): Looking at expanding the use of renewable energy in Afghanistan, Finance Minister Eklil Hakimi on Sunday signed a grant agreement worth $44.76 million with the CEO of the Asian Development Bank Samuel Tumiwa for the construction of... read more

KABUL (Pajhwok): President Ashraf Ghani has said individuals and groups involved in harassing and intimidating people would be dealt with sternly.
Talking to elders from Khairabad village of Dawlatabad district in northern Faryab province at his... read more
KABUL (Pajhwok): Finance Minister Eklil Hakimi and United Kingdom (UK) Ambassador Nicholas Kay have discussed a wide range of issues, a statement said on Saturday.
Both the sides discussed adaptive mechanism of the Senior Official Meeting (SOM),... read more

MAZAR-I-SHARIF - In a year when the #metoo hashtag has inspired women across the globe to tell their personal tales of harassment and unwanted sexual advances in the workplace, one team of local female TV reporters in northern Afghanistan is... read more

KABUL (Pajhwok): Two officials have been suspended and five others are being interrogated over a leaked letter that asks for the recruitment of personnel from ethnic groups except Tajiks to the Anti-Riot Force.
Seventy-eight percent of the Anti-... read more

KABUL (Pajhwok): Daesh or the Islamic State (IS) militant organization cut off heads of its 15 group’s members in the Achin district of eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Thursday.
Governor spokesman Attaullah Khogyani told Pajhwok... read more

KABUL (Pajhwok): President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani will visit Azerbaijan on November 30 to attended Heart of Asia --- Istanbul Process 7th Ministerial Conference, a media report said on Thursday.
The regional conference is scheduled to be held on... read more

KABUL (Pajhwok): First Lady Rula Ghani on Wednesday said creating awareness about peace should start from schools, universities and government departments.
Rula expressed these views during a meeting with female teachers at the Presidential... read more

KABUL (Pajhwok): Chinese envoy in Kabul on Wednesday renewed his country’s commitment to cooperating with Afghanistan in the fight against terrorism -- a common threat to both the countries.
Addressing a gathering at the Chinese Embassy here,... read more
KABUL (Pajhwok): The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has concluded this year’s Global Open Days events across Afghanistan with focus on strengthening women’s participation in all aspects of the electoral process, the statement said on... read more