Kabul: A delegation from the Education Ministry in Kabul yesterday visited the Nazo Ana Secondary School in Kandahar, where its female students’ faces were sprayed with acid by unknown terrorists. The delegation, headed by an official of the Ministry, Haji Mohammad Anas, met teachers and students of the school and assured them that the […]
Barack Obama to Close Guantanamo
Kabul: The President-elect of the United States, Barack Obama, has decided to close the American detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where nearly 800 suspected Al-Qaeda and Taleban members had been kept but most of them were later released. In an interview with the CBS television network, the 44th President of the United States said […]
American Ambassador Rejects Report about the ‘Tacit Agreement’ On Drone Attacks
Islamabad: The United States Ambassador to Pakistan, Anne W. Patterson, has rejected a report by Washington Post alleging that the government of Pakistan and the United States had reached a ‘tacit agreement’ on drone attacks in the Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA) of Pakistan. Talking to a private TV channel, she said that the report […]
Two Million Afghan Refugees Return to Iran
Kabul: At least two million Afghan refugees, who were expelled by the Iranian government, have returned to Iran because of poverty and misery in Afghanistan. Attending a press conference, the Afghan Minister for Refugees, Sher Mohammad Etbari said that the government of Iran had recently expelled millions of Afghan refugees but the rising food prices […]
Acid Attack Affects Attendance at Girls Schools
Kandahar: The acid attack on school girls in the southern Kandahar province on Nov. 12 has affected attendance of students in girls schools in the city of Kandahar. A survey report shows that families of students are worried about the security of their children and are reluctant to send them to schools. Members of Afghan […]
Video: Fire Erupts in Pakistan
Peshawar: Fire erupted from an electricity circuit at a furniture shop in the northwest Peshawar city of Pakistan some four days back. As the shop was located on University Road, near Tehkal Lower, near my home, I went there and took these photos and made the video. People around tried to save some furniture […]
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