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Why are Helmand’s districts falling to the Taliban?
2006-12-13
21
201
Atif Mohmandzai weekly newspaper Abadi
5
7
1
The killing of 52 people in Sangin district of Helmand province is a story that interests Afghan people as it relates to their freedom and independence. The collapse of districts of Helmand province is a story about the real condition of south, one that former officials of Musa Qala, Sangin and Baghni districts have...
1
0
2006-12-15T10:20:06
9
0
3
2,930
21
Alam Shahi: “I am an Afghan and I am proud to be Afghan”
2006-12-13
21
3
Atif Mohmandzai
3
7
3
Bibi Kabri, an MP in the <I>Wolesi Jirga</I> for Ghazni province, in an exclusive interview with <I>Rah-e Nejaat</I>, stated, “I reject all the accusations against me. I am Afghan and I am proud of being an Afghan.” According to report by the <I>Rah-e Nejaat</I> parliamentary report, Abdul Rab Chambeli, spokesman ...
1
0
2006-12-15T10:24:15
9
0
1
2,931
21
Afghans less optimistic about the future
2006-12-13
21
1
Atif Mohmandzai
3
7
3
According to a recent survey conducted in Afghanistan, Afghans are increasingly less optimistic about the future. In a previous survey, Afghans had looked with hope and confidence into the future of their country. 55% of people, however, believe that their country is not running as it should. Last year this figure w...
1
0
2006-12-15T10:26:37
9
0
1
2,932
21
Three policemen arrested
2006-12-13
21
205
Atif Mohmandzai
2
7
3
Three policemen were arrested by security officials investigating lapses in security that led to an explosion in Herat city. Two hand grenades were thrown by armed unidentified men in front of the police department offices and close to high school, Mahjuba Herawi, in Herat city. There were no casualties or deaths, bu...
1
0
2006-12-15T10:28:53
9
0
3
2,933
21
Four men captured in Kunar
2006-12-13
21
205
Atif Mohmandzai
3
7
3
Four men were captured in Kunar province under charges of having played a role in the deaths of five members of one family. The National Defence ministry press office told Bakhtar news agency that officials of 201 Corps based in Kunar province apprehended four men called Rohullah, Azizullah, Abdul Latif and Saadulla...
1
0
2006-12-15T10:30:34
9
0
3
2,934
21
Four men killed along with one young girl in Khost province
2006-12-13
21
205
Atif Mohmandzai
3
7
3
In a joint operation of coalition and Afghan forces, four suspected terrorists killed along with one young girl in Khost province. According to reports issued by Bakhtar news agency, a press announcement by the coalition forces stated that coalition forces soldiers and Afghan forces started an operation after recei...
1
0
2006-12-15T10:32:07
9
0
3
2,935
21
Two NATO soldiers killed in Zabul province
2006-12-13
21
223
Atif Mohmandzai
2
7
3
Two NATO soldiers were wounded following the detonation of an anti-tank mine in Zabul province. The press department of the Ministry of Interior Affairs told Bakhtar news agency that this incident took place as NATO vehicles were passing through Takseer area of Mezan district. Following this incident, the solders laun...
1
0
2006-12-15T10:38:45
9
0
3
2,936
21
Four policemen killed
2006-12-13
21
205
Atif Mohmandzai
2
7
3
The Ministry of Interior Affairs announced that four policemen were wounded as a result of a Taliban attack in Nuristan province, but the Taliban claimed to have killed five policemen. The press office of the Ministry of Interior Affairs told Pajhwok afghan news agency that Taliban members attacked a division in Wa...
1
0
2006-12-15T10:36:51
9
0
3
2,937
21
Karzai goes to Kandahar
2006-12-13
21
1
Atif Mohmandzai
4
7
3
Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, went with the American ambassador to Afghanistan, the UN special representative and a number of cabinet ministers to Kandahar province. Khaleeq Ahmad, one of the president’s press officers, said that the goal of the trip was to discuss security and reconstruction with the tribal elders...
1
0
2006-12-15T10:34:14
9
0
1
2,938
392
NATO should take serious the issue of Taliban rebels
2006-12-13
-
20
0
hamid safi
0
7
0
London: Britain foreign ministry has warned NATO, take serious the re-coming of Taliban in Afghanistan next year. Deputy foreign minister of Britain regarding to, Britain and American forces, are having the heaviest weight of Taliban fight, has criticized. He was talking to Canadian diplomats, divulged hopelessness ...
0
0
2006-12-14T12:09:52
0
0
0
2,939
392
Hekmatyar: "American will leave Afghanistan like Russia"
2006-12-13
20
8
hamid safi
5
7
3
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, commander of <I>Hezb-e Islami</I> has said that the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan contributed to the success of the democrats in the [congressional] elections in the USA, and that the USA will be forced – as the Soviet Union was – to retreat from Afgahnistan According to a video received...
1
0
2006-12-15T11:26:16
9
0
1
2,960
444
2 Tanks Destroyed, US Base Attacked in Afghanistan
2006-12-15
Kavkaz Center
5
223
2
47
3
Last night Mujahideen of Emarat Islami set ablaze 3 oil tankers on Kandahar-Kabul Highway of invaders troops which were carried oil to US bases in Zafaerkhil area near Qalat city, capital of Zabul province. Also in same area Mujahideen blockaded Kabul-Kandahar highway from 19:00pm to 4:00am, Alemarah reported. L...
1
1
2006-12-16T19:58:21
0
1
http://www.kavkazcenter.com/eng/content/2006/12/15/6859.shtml
3
2,940
392
Suicide attack kills nine including deputy
2006-12-13
20
223
hamid safi
3
30
3
Nine were killed and another nine wounded – including the deputy governor of Washer district [Helmand] following an suicide attack. According to Mullah Jan Nabi Kheil, security chief of Helmand province, the suicide bomber was wearing an explosive-laden waistcoat and detonated himself inside the office of the depu...
1
0
2006-12-15T11:21:20
9
0
3
2,941
142
Visit of refugees and returnees minister with ambassador of UAE
2006-12-13
-
20
0
hamid safi
0
7
0
Minister of refugees and returnees met Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Afghanistan in his office, ministry compound, in the beginning refugees and returnee minister thanking Saudi Arabia’s assist and sympathy during Jihad period and said, Saudi Arabia and its people considerably assisted Afghanistan nation and its peo...
0
0
2006-12-14T12:15:09
0
0
0
2,942
51
Nine-year old kills his mother
2006-12-13
20
215
hamid safi
2
7
3
The presence of weapons in Afghanistan isn't a positive influence, and sometimes can change happy parties to sad ones. This time, a mother was shot dead by her 9-year old son. This incident took place in the area of Nawabad, Kapisa province. Jaweed, aged nine, targeted his mother while playing with a gun. Peopl...
1
0
2006-12-15T10:45:50
9
0
3
2,943
152
2 million Afghan children unable to attend school
2006-12-13
20
406
hamid safi
5
7
3
UNICEF asked various countries – including the Afghan government – to spare no effort to make sure that the situation of children changes, and most of all to bring some equality between young boys and girls. In its 2007 report, UNICEF named Afghanistan as one of the three worst countries for children to face probl...
1
0
2006-12-15T11:25:53
9
0
5
2,944
311
Four people arrested in Kabul city in accusation of selling drugs
2006-12-14
-
20
0
hamid safi
0
7
0
Four criminals selling drugs were arrested in 8th zone, Kabul city. According to security commander criminal branch to Bakhter Agency, police was informed based on selling drugs in the mentioned areas and criminal branch authorities implemented an operation and searched the suspect’s houses and due to result arrested...
0
0
2006-12-14T12:18:28
0
0
0
2,945
311
Afghanistan government very serious about poppy cultivation
2006-12-14
20
213
hamid safi
3
7
3
Sayyed Hussein Alemi Balkhi, president of the justice commission for the <I>Wolesi Jirga</I>, counted terrorism and drugs as the main challenges facing Afghanistan during a visit to Iran. He said that the Afghan government was very serious about combating poppy cultivation, but that the control of poppies still remain...
1
0
2006-12-14T20:48:41
9
0
3
2,956
407
Major EC Contribution to Facilitate Afghanistan’s First Ever Census
2006-12-13
5
514
3
47
15
The European Commission, on behalf of the Ministry of Finance, has contributed € 15 million to UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, to help organize Afghanistan’s first full population census that will provide primary information on the number and characteristics of the country’s population. The only previo...
1
0
2006-12-15T11:28:02
9
1
5
2,946
311
2007 Budget will be presented to the National Council after the winter vacation of the <I>Wolesi Jirga</I>
2006-12-14
20
112
hamid safi
2
7
3
Mohammed Asif, the government spokesman on parliamentary affairs, in an exclusive interview with a <I>Rah-e Nejaat</I> reporter spoke about the 2007 budget saying that the budget for the first six months of next year had been sanctioned by the minister’s council and that the bill for this budget would be submitted to...
1
0
2006-12-14T20:37:13
9
0
2
2,947
457
The rule of women in the cabinet
2006-08-01
19
403
A. H. STANIZAKI TAKEN FROM Sadaf Magezine
4
7
2
Following the proposal of Karzai’s cabinet in which there was only one woman – for the ministry of women’s affairs – there were waves of objections inside and outside parliament that the rights of women had been violated, despite the fact that the only woman candidate for the post had not been confirmed by the ...
1
0
2006-12-15T10:03:29
9
0
5
2,961
21
Karzai: “We won’t give up”
2006-12-14
21
1
Atif Mohmandzai
3
7
3
On Tuesday, Hamid Karzai, president of the Islamic republic of Afghanistan, went to Kandhar province to meet and negotiate with different groups. […] Mr. Hamid Karzai stated that the government of Pakistan […] were equipping and supporting the Taliban to fuel insecurity in Afghanistan. Karzai stated that 4000 ...
1
0
2006-12-17T14:16:40
10
0
1
2,948
457
“I want to become a leader”
2006-08-01
Zuhra Najwa
19
403
A. H. Stanikzi Taken from Sadaf Magazie
4
7
9
I am Robina Shinwari and I was born in 1982. Among my fortunes is that I was born into a family that always searched for science, knowledge and education. I spent my childhood in the pleasant environment of my family but also in the less favourable atmosphere of my society. The life of my mother was mixed up with bom...
1
0
2006-12-15T09:58:22
9
0
5
2,949
89
Setting the war criminals to one side
2006-12-13
19
1
A. H. Stanikzai
2
7
4
As the media reported, the Afghan president, Mr. Karzai, inaugurated the 58th anniversary of the human rights declaration […]. In his statements, the president said that human rights were being violated by terrorists, powerful commanders and, in some cases, by the foreign forces in Afghanistan. […] We sh...
1
0
2006-12-15T08:56:28
9
0
1
2,950
89
The people criticise the parliament’s activities
2006-12-13
19
3
A. H. Stankzai
3
7
3
Even though one year has passed since the establishment and resumption of parliament, the people are dissatisfied that their representatives didn’t pay attention in most sectors. Menhajuddin Majeedi, a student at the Kabul polytechnic, says that the MPs did nothing to better the lives of their clients. He added t...
1
0
2006-12-15T08:54:17
9
0
1
2,951
89
How should women take advantage of their rights?
2006-12-13
19
403
A. H. STANIKZAI
3
7
3
A video conference was held between the Minister of Women’s Affairs and some British MPs. Hosn Bano Ghazanfar, the minister of women’s affairs, said that she discussed ways to teach women to make use of their rights as well as the progress and gaps in the ‘women, peace and security’ resolution in the United Nat...
1
0
2006-12-15T08:51:31
9
0
5
2,952
89
Police warn saboteurs of the social order
2006-12-13
19
205
A. H. Stanikzai
4
7
3
Within the past few days an audio file has invited drivers to sound their car horn on Wednesday in protest at the lack of electricity. By honking the horns of their cars, they will protest at the lack of electricity and draw the attention of the authorities to the issue. A police officer, speaking on condition of a...
1
0
2006-12-15T08:44:22
9
0
3
2,953
142
Looters on Kandahar-Herat highway
2006-12-13
19
205
A. H. STANIKZAI
4
30
3
Eight passenger vehicles and three tankers were looted by armed thieves on the Kandahar-Herat highway. Nafisa, a senator in the upper house of parliament from Farah province, said that this took place around eight o’clock yesterday morning between Farah Rud and Delaram. The thieves – driving a white Corolla car –...
1
0
2006-12-15T08:36:13
9
0
3
2,954
142
Awami National Party will not support Musharraf
2006-12-14
19
2
A. H. Stanikzai
3
30
3
Senator Esfandyar Wali Khan, the leader of the Pakistani ANP, declared that his party will never join a coalition to support Musharraf in next elections. The statement was made at a gathering participated in by tens of his party members. In the meeting, some other members of the party also talked, including the par...
1
0
2006-12-15T08:41:28
9
0
1
2,955
142
Presidential memo on the Agha Khan’s birthday
2006-12-14
19
8
A. H. Stanikzai
2
30
3
On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of his Excellency the Agha Khan, the 49th Imam of the Ismailis, the president wrote that, “fortunately we learned that the 70th birthday was being held.” The president said that not only the Agha Khan was an Imam of the Shi’a but that he was a kind, sympathetic and good hum...
1
0
2006-12-15T08:33:21
9
0
1
2,957
407
Ministry of Finance signs agreement with European Commission to provide €133 million to support public services, customs and demining in Afghanistan
2006-12-14
European Commission
5
301
2
47
15
The Ministry of Finance and European Commission have signed three comprehensive agreements to provide € 133,8 million (AFA 8,7 billion) to support the delivery of public services to the Afghan citizens, improve border and customs facilities, and continue the demining and ammunition control efforts of the Government o...
1
0
2006-12-15T08:03:42
9
1
4
2,958
444
British Tank Destroyed, 19 Puppet Troops Killed in Afghanistan
2006-12-14
Kavkaz Center
5
223
2
47
3
Last night, December 12, 2006, the Mujahideen of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Taliban destroyed a base of mercenary soldiers in the Farahrod district of the Farah province between Abkhorma and Farahrod districts on the Kandahar-Herat highway. As the result, 4 mercenary soldiers were killed and the Mujahideen seiz...
1
0
2006-12-15T08:01:25
9
1
http://www.kavkazcenter.com/eng/content/2006/12/14/6839.shtml
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2,959
404
FAO and Ministry of Agriculture Seed Project for Food Security Launched with EC Funding
2006-12-14
Food and Agriculture Organization (UN)
5
104
2
47
15
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Ministry of Agriculture have concluded an Agreement of Euro 10 million with the European Commission (EC) for funding the Afghanistan Variety and Seed Industry Development for a period of 5 years up to December 2011. This new project will be...
1
0
2006-12-15T07:59:08
9
1
2
3,001
21
New governor appointed to Helmand province
2006-12-17
21
1
Atif Mohmandzai
4
30
3
Asadullah Wafa was appointed governor of Helmand, Sayyed Mohammad Daud was appointed governor of Kapisa, and Hamidullah Daneshi was appointed deputy governor of Kapisa. The press office of the ministry of interior affairs told Pajhwok afghan news agency on 16th December that these appointments were made according to...
1
0
2006-12-19T06:11:23
11
0
1
2,962
21
Dostum: “North and South are one country”
2006-12-14
21
201
Atif Mohmandzai
5
7
3
General Abdul Rashid Dostum told a gathering of people - delegations of provincial councils and <I>Wolesi Jirga</I> members from several northern provinces - regarding the current conditions of Afghanistan that issues of insecurity and crisis in the country were the result of the interference of Pakistan. Pakistani au...
1
0
2006-12-18T07:28:30
10
0
3
2,963
21
Poppy eradicated from hundreds of acres of land
2006-12-14
21
213
Atif Mohmandzai
5
7
3
Poppy plants have been eradicated in more than 600 acres of land by special counter-narcotics teams in Khak Sefid district of Farah province. According to Colonel Sayyed Agha Saqib, security commander of Farah province, the eradication on these lands would take place in other districts as well. Abdul Samad Stanik...
1
0
2006-12-18T07:26:10
10
0
3
2,964
21
ISAF confirms killing one civilian in Kandahar province
2006-12-14
21
220
Atif Mohmandzai
5
7
3
ISAF forces have stated that they shot a motorcycle rider who was approaching them quickly. In an announcement dispatched on behalf of the ISAF press office to Pajhwok afghan news agency, they stated that they warned the motorcycle rider several times not to come close to them, but he advanced toward them rapidly. Aft...
1
0
2006-12-18T07:24:30
10
0
3
2,999
98
Badakhshan: brave territory with men of the Pamirs
2006-11-01
21
508
Atif Mohmandzai
4
7
9
Afghanistan is an enormous country with an ancient history, great civilization and brave men. Every one of them is a flag of pride for Afghanistan, the motherland who is proud of all her children and knows all of them well. We want this page to be decorated by the name <I>Afghanistan</I> always. […] This time we...
1
0
2006-12-19T06:22:34
11
0
5
2,965
21
Taliban claim to have taken a district in Zabul
2006-12-14
21
223
Atif Mohmandzai
2
7
3
Taliban claimed to have taken Dara Arghaso, Mezan district of Zabul province, but the security commander of the province said that there weren’t any security bases in the area. Qari Yousuf Ahmadi, talking from undisclosed location via telephone to Pajhwok afghan news agency, said that their men had taken Dara Arghaso...
1
0
2006-12-18T07:23:07
10
0
3
2,966
21
Security officials claim to have killed one Taliban member
2006-12-14
21
223
Atif Mohmandzai
2
7
3
Security officials have claimed the death of one suspected Taliban member and to have wounded eight others in a conflict in Balabolok district of Farah province. The Taliban, however, claim to have kidnapped five policemen. Colonel Sayyed Agha Saqib, security commander of Farah province, told Pajhwok afghan news age...
1
0
2006-12-18T07:21:36
10
0
3
2,967
21
Tajikistan cuts electricity supply to Kunduz province
2006-12-14
21
108
Atif Mohmandzai
3
7
3
The outside supply of electricity from Tajikistan was cut three days ago in Kunduz city, and this has created problems for residents, as the price of fuel has also increased. Residents of Kunduz province who rely on electricity from Tajikistan say that they had power for the whole of last month without interruption, bu...
1
0
2006-12-18T07:20:20
10
0
2
2,968
21
ISAF: “We will reduce our killing of local people”
2006-12-14
21
220
Atif Mohmandzai
5
7
3
‘Handing over the leadership of Operation Eagle to Afghan forces, we will make special efforts to minimise the numbers of local people who we kill. We will take actions to make the solidify relations between ISAF forces and Afghans, because they are the most familiar with each area.’ This statement was made by Ma...
1
0
2006-12-18T07:18:07
10
0
3
2,969
21
One smuggler arrested
2006-12-14
21
214
Atif Mohmandzai
1
7
3
One person was arrested accused of smuggling 18kg of hashish by border police officers in Nimroz province. According to information issued by the public relations department of the ministry of interior affairs to Bakhtar news agency, the arrested person is called Habibullah, and is accused of bringing the drugs to ...
1
0
2006-12-18T07:16:27
10
0
3
2,970
230
Mounting tuberculosis crisis in Afghanistan
2006-11-25
22
405
Translated by Abdul Hassib
4
7
4
Afghanistan is not a special case; other underdeveloped countries face identical problems around the world. Afghans are suffering from poverty and deprived from “god’s blessings”, and because of this, Afghanistan has become a nest of insecurity, instability and illness. . More than 70% of Afghan women suffer ...
1
0
2006-12-18T05:58:02
10
0
5
2,971
52
Attorney General: “I won’t stop my <I>jihad</I> on corruption”
2006-12-14
22
3
Translated by Abdul Hassib
3
7
3
The attorney general of Afghanistan has been in the spotlight of the local media and press. His activities in Herat, Mazar, Balkh and Sher Pur have led to a lot of criticism from the public and government officials. The attorney general had set out to solve the corruption crisis starting with the western provinces,...
1
0
2006-12-18T06:03:18
10
0
1
2,972
52
US aid pours for Taliban.
2006-12-14
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22
0
Translated by Abdul Hassib
0
7
0
The US aid, which was cooperated for the civilians in one of the southern provinces of Afghanistan, was poured for Taliban and government opponents. American soldier help for the elders and residents of Ghazni province, in the fields of erecting bridges, digging of wells, providing drinking water, improving irrigati...
0
0
2006-12-17T12:29:14
0
0
0
2,973
48
The state of women’s affairs in Afghanistan
2006-12-14
22
403
Translated by Abdul Hassib
3
7
3
An international organisation has claimed that within the last five years of the new Afghan government, little has been achieved for women’s rights in Afghan society. Medica Mondiale reports that Afghan women are facing physical, mental and sexual harassment in Afghan society, as well as being forced into marriages....
1
0
2006-12-18T06:29:51
10
0
5
2,974
48
Australian Defence Ministry says Afghanistan is a key battleground
2006-12-14
22
204
Translated by Abdul Hassib
3
7
3
The Defence Minister for Australia has said that the Taliban and other government opponents are the biggest threat to Afghanistan today, and that these opponents have some support from the Afghan people. Furthermore, he said that the democracy and sovereignty of Asian countries could suffer the same fate as Afghanista...
1
0
2006-12-18T06:40:14
10
0
3
2,975
152
Alternative livelihood schemes can decrease poppy cultivation in Afghanistan
2006-12-14
22
213
Translated by Abdul Hassib
4
7
4
The Afghan government is increasingly concerned about the increase in poppy cultivation in Afghanistan, and believes it is a big problem for Afghan society. It has been five years since the government first tried to eradicate poppy cultivation in Afghanistan, but little has been achieved in this field. The failure of...
1
0
2006-12-18T06:43:34
10
0
3
2,976
52
US board: Narcotics and corruption are the biggest problems in Afghanistan
2006-12-17
22
213
Translated by Abdul Hassib
3
7
3
An American board including US senators visited Afghanistan, and compared the narcotics productions of Columbia and Afghanistan. They concluded that narcotics and corruption were the biggest challenges for the Afghan government. The board presented the findings of its survey in a press conference yesterday. After ...
1
0
2006-12-18T06:15:18
10
0
3
3,072
21
Over a thousand acres of poppy-cultivated land destroyed
2006-12-29
21
213
Atif Mohmandzai
4
7
3
Last week more than 2,540 acres of land that was cultivating poppies was destroyed in the Pasht Rud district and at Khak Safid district in Farah province. Colonel Sayyed Aqa Saqib, Security Commander of Farah province, told Pajhwok, the Afghan news agency, that the police destroyed 430 acres of land that was culti...
1
0
2006-12-20T17:53:37
13
0
3
3,000
21
Kunduz residents object to paper money exchange
2006-12-17
21
112
Atif Mohmandzai
2
7
3
A number of residents from Kunduz province have claimed that officials at Da Afghanistan Bank in Kunduz have been exchanging 1000 Afghani [$20] in the form of 1, 2 and 5 Afghani notes into 800-900 [$14-16] Afghani [ed: Afghans have been encouraged to exchange their old paper money with the new small-denomination coins ...
1
0
2006-12-19T06:20:15
11
0
2
2,977
52
One US soldier killed and two others wounded
2006-12-17
22
223
Translated by Abdul Hassib
2
7
3
An explosion resulted in the death of one US soldier and wounding of two others in Laghman province. Jawed Shams, PRT spokesman in Laghman, told a Pajwak correspondent that, “the device was planted 3km outside of Mehterlam, capital of Laghman province.” He added that, “one US soldier was killed and two others i...
1
0
2006-12-18T06:20:07
10
0
3
2,978
48
Karzai meets elders from Faryab
2006-12-17
22
1
Translated by Abdul Hassib
2
7
3
Hamid Karzai met with elders, local commanders, and tribesmen of Andkhoy, Qara Qul, Khan Char Bagh and Qarghan districts of Faryab province in the presidential palace yesterday afternoon. According to the president’s press office, the first person to speak in the meeting was Mohammad Zahir, the chief of the depart...
1
0
2006-12-18T06:23:34
10
0
1
2,979
48
Ahmad Zia Masoud leaves for Iran.
2006-12-17
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22
0
Translated by Abdul Hassib
0
7
0
Ahmad Zia Masoud the vice-president for Afghanistan, accompanied by high board, left for Iran yesterday. According to the president press office, Ahmad Zia Masoud will meet, Iran president, executive chief of presidency for Iran, Iran foreign affairs minister, and other Iran high-ranking government officials. The ...
0
0
2006-12-17T12:36:12
0
0
0
2,980
152
Glance to new verdict.
2006-12-17
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22
0
Translated by Abdul Hassib Editorial
0
7
0
Taliban and government opponents advised their followers for observing their new codes via the decree, recently issued by them. Taliban demanded their followers to direct pagans and guide them for Islam, as well as Taliban heads and commanders cant hung anyone, while arresting them. The point of the decree ab...
0
0
2006-12-17T12:37:09
0
0
0
2,981
311
Islam Qala and Herat customs offices equipped with ISECODA
2006-12-14
20
301
hamid safi
1
7
3
The customs checkpoints at Herat and Islam-Qala were equipped with ISECODA (System for Customs Offices) facilities with the assistance of Iranian experts. [by which trucks are measured according to their weight and swiftly allocated a customs charge]. In cooperation with Iranian customs across the border, customs taxe...
1
0
2006-12-17T14:21:49
10
0
4
2,982
311
Mujaddidi: “The Taliban are our brothers, and part of the Afghan nation”
2006-12-14
20
1
hamid safi
4
7
3
Pakistan is refusing to allow Taliban leaders to participate in the reconciliation programme. Sibghatullah Mujadidi, president of the reconciliation scheme and president of the Upper House, in a meeting with members of the Mujahideen council of Afghanistan said that, “the Taliban are our brothers and they are part...
1
0
2006-12-17T14:24:16
10
0
1
2,983
311
Poor areas of Herat province will get access to drinking water
2006-12-14
20
301
hamid safi
2
7
3
The executive director in charge of ensuring water supply in Herat is beginning a project to allow a poor area of Herat province access to pure drinking water. […] He added that the water supply project in the 9 areas of Herat would have a length of 9 kilometres. Engineer Noor noted that these areas currently hav...
1
0
2006-12-18T06:58:47
10
0
4
2,984
311
34 local commanders sign disarmament pledge in Wardak
2006-12-14
20
304
hamid safi
4
7
3
Abdul Jabbar Naeemi, governor of Wardak province, in a meeting with 34 local commanders of the province, asked them to sign an agreement stating that they did on not have any informal armed men or militias. According to reports, Abdul Jabbar in the meeting yesterday said, “we are happy to announce that this provin...
1
0
2006-12-18T06:57:18
10
0
4
2,985
392
55 NATO soldiers killed in 2006
2006-12-14
20
220
hamid safi
2
7
3
An ISAF Spokesman said that from the beginning of 2006 until now, 55 NATO soldiers were killed in Afghanistan. He told reporters yesterday that these NATO soldiers had died in the fight against terrorism in various areas of Afghanistan. With the exception of soldiers who died in car accidents or from natural causes...
1
0
2006-12-18T06:54:49
10
0
3
2,986
159
“Al-Qaeda will not leave Afghanistan with their pride”
2006-12-17
20
201
hamid safi
3
7
3
In the meeting of NATO leaders, held two weeks ago in Riga, the capital of Latvia, countries which have previously restricted themselves to relatively light and easy tasks in the western and northern areas of Afghanistan agreed to erase a few of the caveats which they had placed upon their troops in order to assist the...
1
0
2006-12-18T06:53:11
10
0
3
2,987
230
Women, the Home and Society
2006-09-12
19
403
A. H. STANIKZAI
5
7
4
In our society, if we are blunt and talk about remote areas of the countryside, we might say that women are considered to be merely second-class citizens. Those customs, traditions and habits that have formed our beliefs within our households have been the cause of the trampling of the personality and dignity of women...
1
0
2006-12-17T14:19:52
10
0
5
2,988
311
Suicide attack kills four civilians in Kandahar province
2006-12-17
20
223
hamid saif
2
7
3
Four civilians were killed and 12 policemen wounded in a suicide attack on Qalat bazaar, Kandahar province. According to a news statement issued on behalf of the coalition forces’ press office, a suicide attacker intending to target a group of Afghan National Army soldiers in Qalat market caused the deaths of two...
1
0
2006-12-18T06:50:33
10
0
3
2,989
89
Kandahar: a place to take a positive step
2006-12-14
19
1
A. H. STANIKZAI
4
7
4
The regular session of the committee of policy and action, chaired by president Hamid Karzai, was held in Kandahar on December 12th. The meeting, which was joined by some ministers’ council members and foreign countries’ ambassadors discussed issues such as ensuring security in the region, the tribal peace <I>ji...
1
0
2006-12-18T07:14:05
10
0
1
2,990
311
French defence minister visits Afghanistan
2006-12-17
20
7
hamid safi
3
7
3
On December 16, the French defence minister arrived in Kabul on her ninth visit to Afghanistan. According to French television reports, she will visit French forces serving under NATO in Afghanistan. In a telephone conversation with the <I>Rah-e Nejaat</I> correspondent, the [Afghan] defence ministry spokesman announ...
1
0
2006-12-18T06:48:59
10
0
1
2,991
392
One thousand schools to be built
2006-12-17
20
406
hamid safi
3
7
3
The Ministry of Education has announced that it will built 1000 schools throughout Afghanistan before the end of the coming year. Sediq Patman, deputy education minister, said that currently projects to build 70 schools in nineteen provinces had been started. He stated that the funds for this program had been suppl...
1
0
2006-12-18T06:47:25
10
0
5
2,992
89
Bayat institution assists the families of those killed in suicide attacks
2006-12-14
19
204
A. H. STANIKZAI
4
7
3
Suicide attacks have recently taken the lives of many in the country and the Bayat institution has funded the Hajj pilgrimage of some of the families of those killed in suicide attacks. Ehsanullah Bayat, the president of the Bayat institution and AWCC telecommunications network, granted the funding of the Hajj pilgr...
1
0
2006-12-18T07:12:22
10
0
3
2,993
89
America should learn from the bitter experience of the Soviet Union in Afghanistan
2006-12-14
19
201
A. H. STANIKZAI
5
7
3
Vladimir Platonov, a Russian analyst on Afghan affairs […], criticised the double-edged policies of the west and America in relation to Afghanistan and said that, “the bitter experiences of the Russian Army in Afghanistan should be a lesson for America.” Speaking in Dushanbe, he added that, “America claims...
1
0
2006-12-18T07:10:20
10
0
3
2,994
142
The National Solidarity Program has satisfied the people
2006-12-14
19
1
A. H. STANIKZAI
5
7
3
In the past five-year period of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, although some work has been done in the political, social and cultural spheres of the country, the development works of the National Solidarity Program of the ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development have greatly satisfied the people. On the ...
1
0
2006-12-18T07:08:29
10
0
1
2,995
459
Farzana Shansab: member of the Lowgar provincial council
2006-12-01
19
403
A. H. STANIKZAI TAKEN FROM "BA SOY0E FARDA MONTHLY
4
7
2
<I>If you could please introduce yourself and tell us about your background…</I> I am Farzana Shansab and a member of the Lowgar provincial council. Before this, I worked as a teacher in one of Lowgar’s girls high schools. Q: In your opinion, what kind of works and activities has the council promised the peo...
1
0
2006-12-18T07:07:21
10
0
5
2,996
142
We appreciate the stance of the Canadian president
2006-12-17
19
7
A. H. STANIKZAI
2
30
3
The Canadian president reacted strongly to the comments of the opposition party leader regarding the fate and circumstances of the mission of the Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan. He said openly that the mission of the Canadian soldiers would be continued in Afghanistan and that referendum would not be conducted in Can...
1
0
2006-12-18T07:03:16
10
0
1
2,997
142
Report published in <I>Cheragh</I> paper about <I>jirga</I> is incorrect
2006-12-17
19
4
A. H. STANIKZAI
4
30
3
The parliamentary commission in charge of making preparations for the regional peace <I>jirga</I> said that a report published by <I>Cheragh</I> newspaper that stated that Afghanistan had proposal to hold the regional peace <I>jirga</I> was incorrect. In a declaration issued by the commission, it stated that Afghani...
1
0
2006-12-18T07:02:24
10
0
1
2,998
142
We support Hamid Karzai
2006-12-17
19
221
A. H. STANIKZAI
3
30
3
Hamid Karzai, the president of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, met a delegation of senators and representatives of America, led by John Mason in the presidential palace. In the meeting, they talked about the current situation, developments and existing problems. The American delegation confirmed that America’s ...
1
0
2006-12-18T07:00:43
10
0
3
3,002
21
Joint operation launched in Zheray and Panjwayi districts
2006-12-17
21
223
Atif Mohmandzai
2
30
3
NATO and the Afghan National Army launched a joint operation in Zheray and Panjwayi districts of Kandahar province. According to a report published by the NATO press office in Kandahar province, the operation is being carried out by NATO and National Army forces. According to a report by the southwest commander of ...
1
0
2006-12-19T06:09:20
11
0
3
3,003
21
Security decreases day by day in Andaro district
2006-12-17
21
223
Atif Mohmandzai
3
30
3
Security conditions are decreasing day by day in Andaro district of Ghazni province. In a meeting in Andaro district, scholars and elders demanded that illegal armed men hand over their weapons to the government. The Head of Andaro district, Abdul Rahim Dessewal, stated in the session that was held on 16th December...
1
0
2006-12-19T06:06:44
11
0
3
3,004
343
Let’s think about peace
2006-12-17
20
507
hamid safi
3
7
6
Life is beautiful but if it passes under peace and calmness, then peace fills it instantly. Peace is like a lucky dove and when it flies it gives us happiness and a bright future. The people of Afghanistan were waiting for long time and now slowly feel it and celebrate peace; for this reason, the 21st of June was of...
1
0
2006-12-19T07:12:59
11
0
5
3,037
152
Where are the roots of crisis
2006-12-18
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21
0
Atif Mohmandzai
0
7
0
Despite of NATO solders and governmental forces of Afghanistan are busy in conflict with anti-government warlords, diplomatic contacts between Kabul and Islamabad found new dimensions. Mr. Franis Wendrl, special representative of Europe society also busy in negotiation with authorities of Kabul and Islamabad. In addi...
0
0
2006-12-19T12:18:42
0
0
0
3,005
21
7 Afghans released from Guantanamo prison
2006-12-17
21
6
Atif Mohmandzai
5
7
3
In the 8th case of the release of Afghan prisoners from Guantanamo prison, 7 men were released through the national reconciliation commission and transferred to Kabul province. Sibghatullah Mujaddidi, head of the national reconciliation commission, congratulated them on their release, saying that, “we are trying t...
1
0
2006-12-19T06:03:15
11
0
1
3,006
21
One beggar killed and one child wounded
2006-12-17
21
223
Atif Mohmandzai
2
7
3
Some minutes after a suicide attack in Gardez city of Paktya province, ANA soldiers killed one beggar and wounded once child. The suicide attack took place on 15th December in Paktya province, when a suicide bomber crashed his corolla vehicle into a ANA truck. One ANA soldier was killed as a result, as well as one Am...
1
0
2006-12-19T06:00:16
11
0
3
3,007
392
Insecurity increased in Afghanistan since Waziristan agreement
2006-12-17
20
221
hamid safi
3
7
3
The head of a group of American senators who came to Kabul announced yesterday that if European countries didn’t assist Afghanistan, the country would become a second Columbia. In a press conference, he said that many were now increasingly worried about poppy cultivation in Afghanistan. Alluding to anti-governmen...
1
0
2006-12-19T07:11:57
11
0
3
3,008
21
One American solder kill and two other wound
2006-12-17
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21
0
Atif Mohmandzai
0
7
0
As a result of one explosion in Laghman province, one American solder killed and two others were wounded. Javid Shamsi, afghan spokesman of provincial reconstruction team (PRT), Laghman province told Pajhwok afghan news agency, the incident took place last night in result of one planted mine in side of the road in 3k...
0
0
2006-12-18T12:13:22
0
0
0
3,009
21
Two foreigners arrested in Paktya province
2006-12-17
21
205
Atif Mohmandzai
1
7
3
Security authorities of Paktiya province announced the arrest of two foreigners. Police officials in Paktiya province captured two men of Pakistani descent called Ghulam Qasem and Chakar from Sharn city. They didn’t have any legal documents with them nor could they explain their presence in the city. The press and ...
1
0
2006-12-19T05:58:13
11
0
3
3,010
392
Taliban: “Karzai should resign and join the Taliban”
2006-12-17
20
1
hamid safi
5
7
3
Yesterday, the Taliban rejected Hamid Karzai’s claims that they were being supported by Pakistani authorities. Arshad Khan, a well-known Taliban commander, announced that the Taliban movement were working alone and would continue to support the Afghan people. He suggested that Karzai resign and join the Taliban i...
1
0
2006-12-19T07:07:45
11
0
1
3,011
392
Three American soldiers killed and wounded in Laghman
2006-12-17
20
223
3
30
3
On December 16 a land-mine explosion in Mihtarlam, the provincial capital of Laghman, caused an American soldier to die and another two to be wounded. According to Laghman provincial security authorities, the casualties were caused by a land-mine explosion across the road. Dr. Hanif, a Taliban spokesman, however, c...
1
0
2006-12-19T07:10:24
11
0
3
3,012
233
Expansion of telecommunications services to provinces
2006-12-17
20
106
hamid safi
3
7
3
The Ministry of Telecommunications has started a new program to expand telecommunications to the provinces. Amirzai Sangin, the minister of telecommunications, announced in a ceremony that 90% of Afghanistan would gain access to the telecommunications system in the next 3 years following the implementation of this pro...
1
0
2006-12-19T07:06:11
11
0
2
3,013
311
Karzai praises Afghan Businessmen
2006-12-17
20
103
hamid safi
2
7
3
On December 17, President Hamid Karzai received Hajji Muhammad Yunis, head of the Shadab Zafar Construction Firm, Zemarai Kamgar, head of KamAir Airlines, and the father of Akida at the Gul Khana Palace. The President gave a key to a four-bedroom apartment to the father of Akida, a teenage Afghan girl, who was disab...
1
0
2006-12-19T07:04:40
11
0
2
3,014
392
Karzai rejects HRW report
2006-12-18
20
1
hamid safi
3
7
3
Hamid Karzai, president of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, rejected a report published by Human Rights Watch on Tuesday and expressed his regret that it had been released. The report accuses some Jihadi leaders of committing crimes against humanity. The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan states that a number of Jih...
1
0
2006-12-19T07:02:21
11
0
1
3,015
311
New military operation in southern Afghanistan
2006-12-18
20
223
hamid safi
3
7
3
ISAF announced the beginning of a new military operation on behalf of NATO in Kandahar province on Saturday. […] The new operation began on Friday with the cooperation of local elders, coalition and NATO forces, in order to ensure peace and stability in the districts of Zheray and Panjwayi. According to the statem...
1
0
2006-12-19T06:59:54
11
0
3
3,016
460
People protest at the government's deficiency
2006-10-01
22
1
Translated by Abdul Hassib the article is taken from Mashal-e Danish monthly magazine.
4
7
4
It has been more than five years since press independence was ratified by the Afghan government and the independent media assumed its role of monitoring the government, but few reforms have been achieved. The Afghan people and Afghan society still suffer from the mistakes of the government. The reports of the Afghan...
1
0
2006-12-19T06:50:56
11
0
1
3,017
392
Thirty armed Taliban fighters killed in Kandahar
2006-12-18
20
223
hamid safi
2
30
3
In a new operation begun last Friday in Kandahar province, thirty armed Taliban fighters were killed, include of two well-known commanders. According to Asadullah Khalid, governor of Kandahar, this number of armed Taliban fighters were killed on Saturday morning during the joint NATO-ANA operations in Zheray and and P...
1
0
2006-12-19T06:55:15
11
0
3
3,018
385
Mazari: “We’re trying to solve the problems of ANA families”
2006-11-01
22
222
Translated by Abdul Hassib
3
7
2
An interview with Lieutenant Colonel Mazari, the chief of the department for family support of the ANA about the responsibilities, tasks, functions, and the activities of ANA in Afghanistan: Q: What is the goal of the new formed department in the framework of the defence ministry? A: The department for family sup...
1
0
2006-12-19T06:45:54
11
0
3
3,038
21
The international community and border problems of Afghanistan and Pakistan
2006-12-18
21
7
Atif Mohmandzai
4
7
4
The border problems between Afghanistan and Pakistan are becoming more and more difficult by the day, with the Afghan government blaming Pakistan for the continuous crossing of militants, and are now calling on the international community to solve the issue. The agreement that took place between Pakistani government...
1
0
2006-12-19T18:15:06
12
0
1
3,019
385
ANA service is the religious and social responsibility of Afghanistan’s youth
2006-11-01
22
222
Translated by Abdul Hassib
3
7
3
I saw the ANA soldiers exercising in the backyard of the military school for the ANA while I was leaving the military school with reports. I wanted to go to them and conduct interviews. I asked one soldier for an interview and asked him to shed any light about his name, responsibilities, functions, training situations...
1
0
2006-12-19T06:44:45
11
0
3
3,020
264
The problems of Kabul residents
2006-12-12
22
1
Translated by Abdul Hassib
3
7
3
More than three decades of war led to agony, crisis, homicide, and other social problems in Afghanistan. Three decades long, the Afghan people suffered and saw their children and families killed. It has been some time since the central government was formed in Afghanistan and the Afghan people elected their president,...
1
0
2006-12-19T06:42:05
11
0
1
3,021
154
The international day of human rights convention was commemorated by pouring tears and handing out medals
2006-12-16
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19
0
A. H. STANIZKAI
0
30
0
The international day of human rights convention was commemorated but the question raises that the rights of which human a Muslim human or a non-Muslim human? Because even a child of today’s world know well that there is much difference between a Muslim human and a non-Muslim human in today’s world’s scale of fai...
0
0
2006-12-18T12:25:16
0
0
0
3,022
48
AG to act more crucial.
2006-12-17
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22
0
Translated by Abdul Hassib Editorial
0
7
0
AG has travelled to the provinces since being appointed of him as AG in Afghanistan, however, he face problems in the field of his activities in dealing admin corruptions in Afghan society, he prolong his investigations and activities for eradications of admin corruptions from Afghanistan governmental system. The ...
0
0
2006-12-18T12:26:21
0
0
0
3,023
52
International model school: first Afghan private school
2006-12-17
22
406
Translated by Abdul Hassib
3
7
3
“The output of private school students is 50% more than the public schools in Afghanistan,” said Alhaj Ghulam Sakhi, the director of the international model school, located in Kolola Pushta Street. An <I>Arman-e Milli</I> correspondent quoted the head of the school as saying, “it has been more than two years s...
1
0
2006-12-19T06:39:03
11
0
5
3,024
52
2 schools to be built in Herat
2006-12-17
22
406
Translated by Abdul Hassib
2
7
3
The foundation stones of two secondary schools were laid in Herat city with the help of USA through the ANA. The construction of these two schools (one in Injil district and one in Shindand district of Herat province) was started by the Zafar 27th corps of the ANA in Herat city. The schools will be ready next year. ...
1
0
2006-12-19T06:37:30
11
0
5
3,025
154
When the president weeps
2006-12-16
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19
0
A. H. STANIKZAI
0
30
0
It is said that when a crocodile prepares to hunt it pours tears constantly and some insects then get together and eat its tears. This is also said that the crocodile cries for that hunt which is under its tongue. But the reality is that the crocodile never feels for cry and the rolling tears is a natural biological ac...
0
0
2006-12-18T12:28:48
0
0
0