Archive for February, 2023

IEA’s Minister of Public Health leaves for Iran

Minister of Public Health, Dr. Qalandar Ebad, who is heading a delegation, left for Iran on Saturday where he will participate in the G5 conference. Ebad and his delegation will discuss bilateral cooperation in the health sector with his Iranian counterpart, and short-term and long-term capacity building programs of the Institute of Cancer Treatment in Afghanistan. The delegation will also […]

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Mujahid: The Islamic Emirate believes in freedom of press

The spokesman of the Islamic Emirate said on Sunday that the government believes in freedom of the press and supports media outlets where content is in line with Sharia and national interests. Zabihullah Mujahid said this while speaking at a seminar organized by the Ministry of Higher Education. “If we observe the Islamic principles, national interests and prevent spreading of […]

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Haqqani calls for ‘flexibility’ for the sake of the people

The Minister of Interior Affairs says in order to resolve the current challenges in Afghanistan, the Islamic Emirate must interact with the international community positively. Speaking at a gathering on Saturday in Khost province, Sirajuddin Haqqani emphasized that the positions of officials in government requires them to not be so strict and to enter into legitimate interactions with the international […]

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Wanted Pakistani Taliban militant gunned down in country’s Punjab province

Pakistan’s security forces have gunned down a high-profile militant of the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Punjab province, as the government intensified its offensive against the outfit following a sharp rise in terror attacks across the country. Based on a tip-off, the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of Punjab Police raided a TTP hideout in Khanewal, situated around 300 km from […]

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Two TTP militants killed in Nowshera operation

Two militants of banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan were killed by the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of police during an intelligence-based operation in Nowshera on Thursday night. According to details provided by police, a raid was planned following information about the presence of militants in Misri Banda in the jurisdiction of Risalpur police station. A police official said that the team reached […]

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CTD lassoes two TTP terrorists with arms, explosives

The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) on Thursday claimed to have foiled a terror bid designed to target Rawalpindi Police Lines and other sensitive locations and arrested two terrorists associated with outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). The CTD also seized arms, explosives and sensitive documents from their possession. According to the CTD, the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) and other law enforcement agencies carried out […]

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Pakistani Taliban: The Most Powerful Anti-State Actor in the Country

Commander Noor Wali Mehsud, the head of Pakistan’s most formidable terrorist network, Tehreek-e-Taliban, also known as the Pakistani Taliban, recently threatened to assassinate Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the leaders of Pakistan’s coalition government. When the Taliban ended its ceasefire, substantive details of the talks were leaked to the Pakistani media, revealed the startling concessions […]

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IEA steps up operations in fight against drugs: Akhundzada

Deputy Interior Minister for Counter-Narcotics Abdul Haq Akhandzada, said during a visit to Ghazni that the counter-narcotics department of the ministry has so far conducted 3,700 operations in the country. Akhandzada said that based on a decree issued by the supreme leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan the cultivation, trafficking, sale and use of drugs is prohibited across the […]

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More than 300 houbara bustards released from Afghan breeding facility

More than three hundred houbara bustards were released into the wild from a breeding facility in Farah province this week, officials confirmed. The birds were bred in captivity at the Al-Gharrafa Foundation breeding facility, which is owned by Sheikh Ali Bin Abdullah Bin Thani Al-Thani, a member of the ruling family of Qatar. According to the Department of Information and […]

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Work on Kabul New City project ongoing: Minister

The Minister of Urban Development and Housing says that work on Kabul New City project is underway, and with the implementation of this project, the housing needs of Kabul residents will be fulfilled. Hamdullah Nemani, in an exclusive interview with Ariana News, said that the government is distributing land in Peroozi Township. “During the Republic, the Kabul New City project […]

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