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Afghan electric company struggles to make powerful customers pay
How do you collect a $200,000 electricity bill from an Afghan warlord? Try cutting him off from the grid. Then turn off your cell phone so he can’t yell at you.
General Rashid Dostum – one of Afghanistan’s most powerful militia...
Afghan Finance Ministry to shut down 5 hotels and restaurants
The Ministry of Finance has warned to shut down 5 hotels and restaurants operating in Kabul City if they do not make their tax payments in-time.
“The hotels and restaurants, including Sham-e-Paris, Qasr-e-Paris, Roshan Marcopolo, Boccaccio...
Salang’s reconstruction work lacks quality
The delegation sent to review the reconstruction work on Salang highway said that the work lacks “good quality”.
Jahangir Jawan, member of Baghlan’s provincial council and a member of the delegation, said the current work on the highway...
Chinese burqas are outselling Afghan made burqas
The burqa business goes bust in Afghanistan, as the Chinese burqas have flooded Afghan markets.
Chinese burqas come pre-embroidered, leaving only the cap and veil in the hands of Afghan seamstresses.
This is a much simpler and cheaper process...
Afghan Finance Minister heads for Washington for IMF-WB spring meeting
Finance Minister Hazrat Omar Zakhilwal left for Washington on Monday to attend the spring meeting of the World Bank (WB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Leading a high level delegation, Minister Zakhilwal will attend the plenary session...
Takhar revenue increases by 47mn AFN
Standing at 197mn AFN, the revenue of Takhar province has increased by 47mn AFN last Afghan calendar year (1391) that ended on March 21, 2013.
In 1390, the revenue was 150mn AFN.
The officials have linked the jump in revenue to improved security...
Fourth Cohort of Afghan Students Receives Master of Education Degree
Twenty-two students received Master of Education degrees today from Shahid Professor Rabani Education University, as senior Afghan and U.S. education officials watched. The graduate program is part of a joint Afghan-U.S. effort to enhance education...
Distribution of improved seeds begins in Baghlan
Officials of the Baghlan agriculture department have begun distribution of improved wheat seeds to hundreds of farmers.
The 518 distribution packages include 10kg of improved seeds and 2 bags of fertilizers in each package for the farmers in...
Four new tunnels to be built on Salang Highway
Officials of the Public Affairs Ministry said work on the construction of four new tunnels on Salang Highway are in the process.
Salang Highway is an important link between northern and southern Afghanistan crossing the Hindukush mountain range...
Afghan Local Police assists in Panjwai School opening
District leaders officially opened Adjimzai School during a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Adjimzai village, Panjwai district, Kandahar province, April 13.
Afghan Local Police members, village elders and parents regained control of their school...
