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USAID gives more than USD 90mn in aid to Afghan Higher Education Ministry
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has pledged more than USD 90mn to the Afghan Higher Education Ministry for the next five years.
Higher Education Minister Ubaidullah Ubaid said the money would be spent towards strengthening...
Why does Afghanistan still need to hire foreign officials?
In the past decade, the government has legally permitted foreigners to work in Afghanistan.
Currently, more than 17,200 foreign workers have received work permits in Afghanistan, according to Labor and Social Affairs Deputy Minister Hossamuddin...
UAE to continue supporting Afghanistan after 2014
The United Arab Emirates, one of Afghanistan’s biggest donors from the Arab region, said that they would stand by Afghanistan after the deadline 2014 and assist the country in its reconstruction process.
“We will be with Afghanistan in the...
Ban on medicinal herbs export a blow to Afghanistan’s trade-ACCI
The Afghan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) regarded the ban on export of medicinal herbs by the National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) as “unjust” and a major “blow” to the country’s trade.
The ban came in January...
Nearly 20,000 animals hit by drought in Nimroz province
The prolonged dry weather has hit the livestock of thousands of households in the Kang district of southwestern Nimroz province where the dwellers rely mostly on agriculture and livestock for living.
Every livestock had lost 80-90% animals,...
Fuel and gold prices down in Kabul
Pajhwok Afghan News Weekly Price Report: The price of diesel, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and gold fell, but food rates remained unchanged during the outgoing week in Kabul, retailers said on Thursday.
The rate of one litre of diesel fell...
Afghanistan’s cache of rare earth elements suspected to be larger than latest estimates
Geologists actually mapping the country’s mineral bounty suspect its prime cache of coveted rare earth elements is considerably larger than the latest estimate lets on
Recent exploration of rare volcanic rocks in the rugged, dangerous...
Is the Apple Store in Kabul official?
There is nothing new about unofficial Apple stores. Chinese authorities found 22of them last year, right down to staff uniforms. The shop in Kabul is not nearly as ambitious. A small space in Afghanistan’s largest mall, in the posh Share-e-Naw...
Municipality halts construction of illegal buildings in Khost city
The Municipality department has halted construction work on several building that were being built illegal and against required engineering standards.
Head of the engineering department at the Municipality Ghulam Rassould said the work on more...
One Former Development Worker Sentenced for Embezzlement and Fraud, Another Acquitted
A former contractor for a recently completed U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) project in Afghanistan has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison and a $9,500 fine.
Noor Anwarzai, 36, was sentenced by Afghanistan’s...
