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Short Introduction to Honorable Professor Mohammad Hashim Kamali

Professor Mohammad Hashim Kamali (born 7 February 1944, Lalpur, Nangarhar, Afghanistan) is Founding CEO of the International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies, Malaysia and an internationally renowned scholar in his field of specialisation. He was Professor of Islamic Law and Jurisprudence at the International Islamic University Malaysia (1985-2004), and then ...

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India further facilitates visa regime for Afghans

The Indian Embassy in Kabul has announced that their visa regime has been further liberalized to make it even more convenient for Afghan nationals to visit India. A press release sent by the Indian Embassy in Kabul on Friday said the duration of ‘Tourist Visa’ has been enhanced to one ...

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Olympic Committee welcomes Malaysian Cyclists

Afghanistan National Olympic Committee on Sunday welcomed the two Malaysian cyclists who recently arrived in Afghanistan bringing with them messages of peace and solidary. The Malaysian cyclists are expected to leave Afghanistan in the next few days for Iran. They will make their way through the border in Herat province. ...

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Afghanistan, Turkmenistan open first rail link

Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani and his Turkmen counterpart Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov officially inaugurated the first section of a USD 2bn link connecting the two neighbouring countries for the first time. Berdymukhamedov said: “the project is written in golden letters in the history of our brotherly nations.” He added that the ...

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Draft agreement on five nation Lapis-Lazuli route signed

The draft agreement on the five nation Lapis-Lazuli agreement was signed on Wednesday between Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey. The route will provide the shortest route for Afghanistan to the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. The draft agreement was signed at the 4th technical meeting between the delegations ...

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