Archive for August, 2013

Afghanistan defeats Kyrgyzstan in women’s soccer

Afghan men athletes aren’t the only ones making news recently. Afghanistan’s female football (soccer) team defeated Kyrgyzstan’s national team 1-0 in a friendly match held yesterday in Kyrgyzstan. The goal of the game came from captain Sajia Sahar.  The team will next play against Tajikistan on Monday. The team is currently playing a series of […]

August 25, 2013 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Afghan Sports News, Women's Rights

August 23, 2013 Round Up: Good News Reports from Afghan Media

Afghanistan’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology announced that $50 million will be invested to change the broadcast of TV channels from analog to digital, greatly improving picture quality. The new digital system will cover all of Afghanistan. – Ariana News A park and community center for women were inaugurated in Afghanistan’s central Bamyan province […]

August 23, 2013 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Education, Reconstruction and Development, Women's Rights

Afghanistan defeats Pakistan in historic soccer match

Afghanistan and Pakistan played a historic friendly soccer (football) match today in Kabul’s Ghazi Stadium. It was the first international soccer match be hosted in Kabul in over a decade, and it was the first match between the neighboring countries in 36 years. Thirty-six years ago, Afghanistan defeated Pakistan 2-0, and today, they shut them […]

August 20, 2013 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Afghan Sports News

Construction work on a bridge in Khost underway

An inauguration ceremony was held yesterday in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Khost celebrating the start of construction on a new 160 meter long bridge that will traverse the Sheml river in the Farm Bagh area of the province. The project, which is expected to take 18 months, is being funded by the World Bank at […]

August 19, 2013 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Afghanistan's Economy, Reconstruction and Development

Construction work on building for Kabul University’s Computer Science Faculty started

Construction work on a new building for Kabul University’s Computer Science Faculty was inaugurated today by Afghanistan’s Minister of Higher Education, Obaidullah Obaid, and the Japanese Ambassador to Afghanistan, Hiroshi Takahashi. The planned four-story building is being funded by the Japanese government at a cost of $8.2 million, and is expected to be completed in […]

August 13, 2013 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Education, Reconstruction and Development

Eid Mubarak – We wish you and your family a happy and blessed Eid!

August 8, 2013 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Cultural Heritage, Uncategorized

Major victory for Afghanistan’s national cricket team

Yesterday, Afghanistan defeated Namibia in a 3-day Intercontinental Cup (IC) match by 10 wickets. On day one, Namibia won the coin toss and chose to bat first. In their first inning, Namibia scored 190 runs. Afghanistan’s captain, Mohammad Nabi took 6 of Namibia’s 10 wickets for 33 runs. For part of day 1 and day […]

August 7, 2013 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Afghan Sports News

MCIT to connect Afghan hospitals for better healthcare delivery

In a major effort to improve health care delivery, Afghanistan’s Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MCIT) announced today that a total of 78 hospitals throughout the country will be connected to each other and international hospitals abroad via optical fiber technology. Doctors in Afghanistan will be able to consult with experts in international research […]

August 3, 2013 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Health News

August 2, 2013 Round Up: Good News Reports from Afghan Media

Compared to last year, almond product has increased substantially this year in Afghanistan’s Kunduz province. Pesticide distributed by the Ministry of Agriculture was cited as the reason for the increase. Almond is one of the food items Afghanistan exports. – Bakhtar News Agency The International Finance Cooperation (IFC), a member of the World Bank, recently […]

August 2, 2013 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Afghanistan's Economy, Reconstruction and Development