The Supreme Court announced that Khatera Sadat, a former deputy finance and administration minister at the Ministry of Urban Development, and five others had been sentenced to prison for embezzlement and fraud. Ahmad Fahim Qawim, a spokesman for the department, said that the primary court for
Month: May 2021
Sources in the local authorities confirm to Shahed News Agency that Daud Laghmani has been appointed as the governor of Ghazni province. Mr. Loghmani had previously been appointed governor of Faryab by President Ghani, which was met with protests from the people of Faryab.
The Ministry of Public Health has reported that the growing number of people infected with the Corona virus has caused serious concern to the health sector and Government of Afghanistan and has sounded a serious alarm. The number of patients with Covid disease is increasing by 19 daily, the
The National Security Council office announced today (Wednesday, June 5) that Hamdullah Moheb, the national security adviser, spoke by telephone with Jake Sullivan, the national security adviser to the United States. According to the statement, the two sides discussed continuing security
Ghulam Mohammad Ishaqzai has been appointed Afghanistan’s permanent representative to the United Nations. Mr. Ishaqzai has been representing the United Nations Development Program in Azerbaijan since 2016. Spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Hiwad, said he would soon begin work
Australia will close its embassy in the Afghan capital of Kabul. The state department has announced that the Australian embassy will be temporarily closed due to “security concerns”. A State Department statement issued on Tuesday (June 4th) said it was aware of the Australian
Former Head of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) Afghanistan Rahmatullah Nabil wrote on his Facebook page that the Taliban were trying to impose an economic blockade on Kabul until the end of the withdrawal (which may end on July 4). Take control of the roads (economic arteries). “This
Eight members of the Afghan forces were killed in an attack by the Taliban on their outposts in Guzargah-e-Noor district in Baghlan on Friday night, two sources from security agencies in the province said on Saturday. The Defense Ministry in a statement said that 20 Taliban including Amrullah,
Mawlawi Saifullah Safi, head of the religious scholars council in Sayedkhil district in Parwan province was killed in an attack by unidentified gunmen on Sunday morning, local officials said. The incident occurred close to Saif-ur-Rahman Shaheed High School in Sayedkhil district, said district
This summer’s Olympics will go ahead even if Tokyo remains in a state of a emergency, says International Olympic Committee vice-president John Coates. Japan’s capital is one of nine prefectures under a state of emergency until 31 May at the earliest because of the coronavirus