A second phase of the nationwide polio campaign is scheduled to commence from April 10, a Health Ministry official said on Saturday.
Almost 6.6 million children of five years of age or below would be administered polio drops during the three-day drive in Afghanistan.
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US media have said Khalilzad, who has been Bush's special envoy to Kabul since late 2001 and was made US ambassador to Afghanistan in 2003, will be nominated for a similar mission in Iraq in coming months.
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Buzkashi, which literally translated means "goat grabbing" is the national sport of Afghanistan. Many historians believe that Buzkashi began with the Turkic-Mongol people, and it is indigenously shared by the people of Northern Afghanistan. There are two main types of Buzkashi, Tudabarai and Qarajai. Tudabarai is relatively simple compared with Qarajai, even though they share similar objectives.
In Buzkashi, a headless carcass is placed in the center of a circle and surrounded by the players of two opposing teams. The object of the game, is to get control of the carcass and bring it to the scoring area. Although it seems like a simple task, it is not. Only the most masterful players, (called chapandaz) ever even get close to the carcass. The competition is fierce, and the winner of a match receives prizes that have been donated by a sponsor. These prizes range from money, to fine turbans and clothes. In order for someone to become a chapandaz, one must undergo a tremendous amount of difficult training. In fact, the best chapandaz, are usually over the age of forty. Buzkashi, is definitely not a game for the weak.
The players are not the only ones who undergo arduous training; the horses that participate in buzkashi must train for five years before ever making it to the playing field. Buzkashi, is indeed a dangerous sport, but intensive training and excellent communication between the horse and rider can help minimize the risk of injury.
The different types of Buzkashi: Tudabarai & Qarajai
In Tudabarai, in order to score, the rider must obtain possession of the carcass and then carry it away from the starting circle in any direction. The rider must stay free and clear of the other riders.
In Qarajai, the task is much more complex. The player must carry the calf around a marker, and then return the carcass to the team's designated scoring circle.
In each version of the game, points are awarded for successfully completing the task of getting control of the carcass, and getting it to the proper scoring area. The winner of each match receives prizes which have been put up by a sponsor. The top prizes are usually money, or fine clothes.
To many Afghans, Buzkashi is not just a game, it is a way of life; a way in which teamwork and communication are essential to being successful.
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The biggest explosion in Afghanistan
One hundred thirty six (136) American soldiers died in a biggest explosion in the southern of Afghanistan.
The explosion was very huge that made a very large damages around the American Soldier Castle as well.
I hope to give you the fresh news after some while when I get contacted to ISAF force.
A high-ranking Taliban commander, Mullah Abdul Wahed also known as Rais Baghran surrendered to provincial security authorities in Helmand on the 30th of March, according to a statement released Thursday.
Rais Baghran who lives in Baghran district in Helmand province, was an active Mujahid fighter during the Soviet invasion and later fought with the Taliban in North Kabul. Muhay-ud-Din said Rais Baghran had begun negotiations with the Afghan government recently, and has vouched to adhere to government regulations. Baghran addressed the gathering and said: "While I was fighting the Russians, there was a need for that and now I am agreeing to lay down my arms and listen to the Karzai government, this is also a need."According to him, this is a national, Islamic Afghan government; therefore, he joined it and he will try to convince other members to surrender. Muhay-ud-Din said Rais Baghran hadn’t committed any serious punishable crimes during the past three years.
Fifty-seven Afghans from southern Kandahar jailed fraud because they carried more than one voter registration card during the presidential elections, were released on the 27th and 28th of March, officials said. The prisoners who served a six month sentence at the Pul-e-Charkhi jail were sentenced by a special Afghan court during the landmark elections that saw President Karzai elected into power. During the October 2004 presidential elections, an independent election commission, made up of UN and Afghan officials found some voting irregularities during the. But Hamid Karzai was officially declared president after a UN panel declared that the voting irregularities did not affect the outcome. Reports suggested that problems emerged with the indelible ink designed to prevent multiple voting, leading to some voters using the opportunity to cast their vote more than ones.
Fifty-seven Afghans from southern Kandahar jailed for voting fraud because they carried more than one voter registration card during the presidential elections, were released on the 27th and 28th of March, officials said. The prisoners who served a six month sentence at the Pul-e-Charkhi jail were sentenced by a special Afghan court during the landmark elections that saw President Karzai elected into power. During the October 2004 presidential elections, an independent election commission, made up of UN and Afghan officials found some voting irregularities during the. But Hamid Karzai was officially declared president after a UN panel declared that the voting irregularities did not affect the outcome. Reports suggested that problems emerged with the indelible ink designed to prevent multiple voting, leading to some voters using the opportunity to cast their vote more than ones.
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The newly appointed police chief of the capital Kabul started his job Sunday. Speaking to the public he vowed that he will not give way to corruption and do his level best to uphold and enforce the Afghan law.
Sources close to the interior ministry said Major Gen. Akram Khakrizwal was today introduced to his fellow workers at Kabul police station by Zarar Ahmad Moqbil, a deputy to the interior minister.
For the first time in the history of southern Afghanistan Paktika province a magazine call "Paktika" was published on 21st of March.
The people of Paktika province, one of the less developed provinces of Afghanistan where people have no access to any median outlets including TV and Radio, have welecomed the magazine.
Unfotunately within three four years Karzai's goverment there is less developments to media in remote area and no one is seeking to help those people.
This believe this kind of movements in provinces give more information of live and health to the poeple who do not have access to any media communication.
Recently Hamid Karzai Afghanistan President had a visit from Pakistan. The day when Karzai reached in Pakistan was a Pakistan-Day.
This visit was happen on Tuesday. Hamid Karzai and his counterpart General Pervez Musharraf tried to forge a broad-based relationship with a trust on invigorating trade and economic ties and expressed the common commitment to set-up their coordination in the fight against terror.
President Hamid Karzain and his counterpart Gerneral Pervez Musharraf told the to media after formal talks that they remain firmly committed to rooting out terrorism for sustainable development, peace and stability in the region.
There was also another news which some afghans whom were passing long term in Lahore prison, they released in Karzai’s visit to Islamabad.
I hope this bilateral ties move the two country for a better tomorrow.
