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NUG Leaders to Bring Reformations in Election Commissions
February 02, 2015
KABUL - Speaking at Afghanistan's Civil Society Election Network's (ACSEN) national electoral reform conference in Kabul on Sunday, Second Vice President Mohammad Sarwar Danish rejected ...
Amendments to Law on Provincial Councils’ Role on the Cards
February 02, 2015
KABUL - The National Unity Government (NUG) on Saturday said it would submit to the parliament draft amendments to a law barring provincial councils from overseeing local ...
Public Support Vital to Peace: Scholars
February 02, 2015
KANDAHAR CITY - Religious scholars and tribal elders in southern Ghazni province on Sunday urged people to support their security forces in purging Afghanistan of ...
Talks Underway on Setting up Electoral Reform Panel: CEO
February 01, 2015
KABUL - Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr. Abdullah on Saturday said creating a joint commission for brining reforms to the election process was mandatory based on a political ...
Civil Society Wants Provincial Councils to Have More Say
February 01, 2015
KHOST CITY - A number of civil society organisations in southeastern Khost province on Saturday urged the president to reject the Wolesi Jirga decision barring provincial council ...
Women Have Borne the Brunt of Conflict: Tanin
Febraury 01, 2015
WASHINGTON - Women have borne the brunt of the conflict for over 30 years, the Afghan ambassador to the UN on Friday told the Security Council, calling 2014 a deadly for females. Last ...
Human Rights Gains in Afghanistan at Risk: HRW
January 31, 2015
KABUL - The fraught political transition and intensifying armed conflict have triggered uncertainty in Afghanistan, placing the rights gains of the past decade at risk, an ...
Regional Cooperation Needed to Combat Terror: MoFA
January 31, 2015
KABUL - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Thursday called extremism a complex phenomenon that could be tackled only through joint regional and global ...
WH Refuses to Brand Taliban as Terrorist Outfit
January 31, 2015
WASHINGTON - Reiterating that the Taliban were not a terrorist outfit, the White House (WH) on Thursday said they were a dangerous organisation with tactics akin to ...
PCs Warn of Nationwide Protest Because of Election Law
January 31, 2015
KABUL - Members of Provincial Councils (PCs) on Thursday voiced concerns on Wolesi Jirga's (Lower House of Parliament) approval of amending four articles of the election ...
Parliament Approves 9 of 19 Cabinet Nominees
January 29, 2015
KABUL - The Wolesi Jirga (Lower House of Parliament) approved of only nine out of 19 cabinet nominees on Wednesday, after almost four months of ...
IS Claims Branch in Pakistan, Afghanistan
January 29, 2015
KABUL - Even as the Islamic State was in retreat from Kobani in northern Syria this week, the militant group claimed growing influence farther afield. Fighters loyal to IS said they carried ...
Parliament Approves National Budget
January 29, 2015
KABUL - The Wolesi Jirga (Lower House of the Parliament) approved the national budget for the next fiscal year with majority of votes on Wednesday simultaneously suspending the ...
President Ghani Sets Hotline to Receive Complaints from People
January 29, 2015
KABUL - Hekmat Khalil Karzai, who has recently been appointed to the post, said in his meeting with Ambassador Mohammad-Reza Bahrami that the historical and friendly relations between the ...
WJ Set to Endorse or Reject Ministers-Designate
January 28, 2015
KABUL - The Wolesi Jirga will vote today (Wednesday) on the fate of the ministers-designate who have explained their programmes to lawmakers, a legislator said on ...
The Taxation System is to Digitalized: Zaki
January 27, 2015
KABUL - Faizullah Zaki, the nominated minister for Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation opened his syllabus on Monday 26 ...
US, India Renew Support for Afghan Peace Drive
January 27, 2015
NEW DELHI - US President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have reiterated their strong commitment to supporting Afghanistan’s economy and peace ...
Basir Plans to Convert Afghanistan into Transit Hub
January 27, 2015
KABUL - The public works minister-designate on Monday pledged to work out plans for infrastructure development and spreading a network of ...
Steps Needed to End Mafia Chokehold on Economy: Rahimi
January 26, 2015
KABUL - The industry and commerce minister-designate on Sunday suggested the country’s economy would continue to suffer badly in the absence of an effective strategy to end the ...
Dual Citizenship Cancellation of 3 Ministers-Designate Confirmed: MoFA
January 25, 2015
KABUL - Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) states that documents confirming the cancellation of dual citizenship of three National Unity Government nominees is ...
MoTT is to make Opportunity for Youth and Woman: Karimi
January 25, 2015
KABUL - Borna Karimi, the nominated minister for the Ministry of Telecommunication and Technology (MOTT) in an exclusive interview with Markazi Press on Saturday said that Afghanistan ...
Terror Safe Havens in Pakistan Unacceptable: Obama
January 25, 2015
KABUL - Ahead of his much-hyped state visit to India, US President has said insurgent sanctuaries in Pakistan, America's ally in the war on terror, were ...
No Afghan Refugee Involved in Terrorism: Mosazai
January 25, 2015
KARACHI - Afghan Ambassador to Pakista Janan Mosazai on Saturday said the terrorism is a matter of concern for both Afghanistan and Pakistan, adding that leaders and institutions of ...
Turkmenistan Ready for Enhanced Power Exports
December 24, 2014
KABUL - President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani and his Turkmen counterpart have stressed the need for cementing economic relations between Kabul and Ashgabat, the Presidential Palace ...
Karimi Vows Quality but Cheap Telecom Services
January 24, 2015
KABUL - Telecommunications and IT minister-designate Barna Karimi on Thursday said he would complete the national fibre ring project and provide the Afghans high quality telecom and ...
Legislators Divided over Dual Nationality Issue
January 24, 2015
KABUL - Differences emerged on Thursday between Wolesi Jirga members over whether to reject or endorse cabinet nominees ...
Documents of 5 Cabinet Nominees Found Valid
January 22, 2015
KABUL - The Wolesi Jirga has found valid the documents of five ministers-designate, an official said on Wednesday, a day after the cabinet picks were referred to the lower house for a ...
Cabinet Officially Introduced to WJ
January 21, 2015
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani officially introduced the National Unity Government’s cabinet members to the Wolesi Jirga (WJ) or Lower House of Parliament for a confidence vote on ...
No Regional Progress During Foreigners' Presence in Afghanistan: Zarif
January 21, 2015
Kabul - Following the drawdown of international troops in Afghanistan, the Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Jawad Zarif argued there has been no progress in the region during the ...
Gen. Murad Rejects Gen. Dostum’s Plan to Fight Taliban
January 20, 2015
KABUL - The commander of Afghan National Army Ground Forces Gen. Murad Ali Murad has rejected the plan by first vice president Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum to fight the Taliban ...
Militants Posing as ISIS are Taliban: Nazari
January 20, 2015
KABUL - In response queries of Senators, acting Minister of Defense Enayatollah Nazari on Monday reported that the insurgents operating in regions of Afghanistan have labeled ...
Turkey to Continue Support to ANSF: Turkish FM
January 20, 2015
ANKARA - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has announced that the number of Turkish troops stationed in Afghanistan will be increased from 700 to ...
Ghani Fires 5 Govt. Officials of Farah
January 20, 2015
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani fired five government officials of Farah province on Monday on accounts of corruption, according to the Provincial Council Head Farid ...
China Firmly Support Peace in Afghanistan: Xi
January 20, 2015
KABUL – As the People's Republic of China and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan mark the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties and the "Year of China-Afghanistan Friendship and ...
Ghani to MoD: Target All Militants Groups Without Mercy
January 19, 2015
President Ashraf Ghani has ordered the Army officers to target all militants groups that are considered the enemies of Afghanistan, according to Ministry of Defense (MoD) ...