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Afghanistan produced over 74,000 tons of cotton
Afghanistan has produced a total of 74,022 metric tons of cotton in 1399 (solar year), the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock (MAIL) said in a statement issued today, Wednesday, April 14. The country’s cotton production has increased slightly as compared to the previous year 1398 (73,119 metric tons) and…
Read More »White House plans to pullout forces from Afghanistan by Sept 11
The United States will pull out its forces from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, The Washington Post reported late Tuesday evening Afghanistan’s time as quoting a senior White House official. The announcement comes as the American forces were…
Read More »First women climb Foladi peak of Koh-e-Baba mountain
Tamana Jahan and Nazimah Khairzad are the two first women who climbed the peak of the Koh-e-Baba mountain, known as Shah-e-Foladi peak, according to the office of the Bamyan governor. The two female climbers are from Balkh and Bamyan provinces. The female mountaineers climbed the Foladi peak, which is 5,140…
Read More »VP Danish objects to draft peace proposal prepared by HCNR
The draft peace plan prepared by Afghanistan’s High Council for National Reconciliation (HCNR) will divide the Republic camp, says Afghanistan’s second vice president, Sarwar Danish as quoted by a statement issued by his press office today, Tuesday, April 13. Instate of strengthening a consensus in the Republic camp, a term…
Read More »MAIL: Afghanistan produced 261,048 tons of poultry meat last year
Afghanistan has produced 261,048 metric tons of poultry meat in the last 1399 (solar year), the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock (MAIL) said in a statement issued today, April 12. The Ministry named Kabul, Herat, Nangarhar, Takhar, Kandahar, Balkh, Helmand, and Farah as the major poultry production provinces in…
Read More »Herat exports increased to over USD 75 million last year
Herat has exported domestic products worth USD 75,800,000 over the last 1399 solar year, suggesting a total of USD 5,800,000 increase comparing to the previous year (1398), according to Herat Chamber of Commerce and Investment. Talking to Kabul Now, Mohammad Rafi Rahmani, the executive director of the Chamber, said that…
Read More »Khalilzad concludes ‘productive’ four-day visit to Kabul
The US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad concluded a “productive” four-day visit to Kabul, the US Embassy in Kabul said in a statement issued today, Monday, April 12. According to the statement, the US peace envoy has discussed preparations for the upcoming Istanbul conference in his meeting with…
Read More »NAI stresses on freedom of media as ‘redline’ for Istanbul meeting
Ahead of the upcoming Istanbul meeting, Nai, an organization supporting open media in Afghanistan, stresses that the media and freedom of expression must be considered as the “redline” for the negotiating parties in the meeting. In a statement issued today, April 12, the organization urged the US Special Representative for…
Read More »Gunmen kill military chief physician in Balkh
Unknown armed men have gunned down Saleh Mohammad Salim, chief physician at the 209 Military Corps, and his driver in Mazar-e-Sharif, the capital city of the northern Balkh province, a local official confirmed. Talking to Kabul Now, Adel Shah Adel, the spokesperson for Balkh Police Chief, said that the incident…
Read More »Urozgan blast leaves one dead and three wounded
A magnetic bomb hit a vehicle in Tarinkot, the capital city of the southern Urozgan province, killing one person and wounding three others, a local official confirmed. Ahmad Shah Sahel, the spokesperson for Urozgan governor, confirmed that the incident took place around 6:30 PM on Sunday, April 11, in the…
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Travail, hope & resistance: Nargis Taraki’s story
Now 22, Nargis Taraki campaigns for women’s empowerment and education in her home country. She is one the BBC’s 2018 100 women. Nargis loves novel. Virginia Wolf and Oriana Fallaci are her favorite writers.
