WASHINGTON (PAN): A group of 15 young Afghan diplomats kicked off their training visit to the United States -- to develop their diplomatic, communication and management skills -- with a welcome reception hosted by the Deputy Secretary of State William Burns on Monday.
KABUL (PAN): The Ministry of Higher Education has extended students vacation for three months following the students clash during the Muharram celebration in Kabul University last week.
ISLAMABAD (PAN): Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Parvez Ashraf on Friday said his country was ready to provide any kind of support to Afghanistan that is preparing to host the international Ulema conference in January next year.
KABUL (PAN): The Education Ministry is trying to save nearly 5,000 contract teachers who are likely to lose their positions under a new government ruling that comes into effect next month, an official said on Thursday.
NANGARHAR (PAN): University students again staged a peaceful protest against the death penalty awarded to ex-Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier Abdul Saboor in eastern Nangarhar province on Tuesday.
KABUL (PAN): Some students are unhappy with the closure of four state-run universities in Kabul for the next 10 days in the wake of violent clashes that left one student dead and dozens others wounded, officials said on Sunday.
KABUL (PAN) Afghanistan is set to lift a block placed on Youtube more than two months ago over a controversial anti-Islamic video, a communication ministry official said on Wednesday.
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (PAN): A vocational training programme for rural girls, who could not continue higher education, was launched in northern Balkh province, an official said on Sunday.
