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Time for Rebuilding Afghanistan: Ahmadzai
September 23, 2014
KABUL - President-elect Dr. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai on Monday issued an impassioned clarion call to action, promising a clean, efficient and service-oriented ...
EU Observers Allege Large-Scale Fraud
September 23, 2014
KABUL - The European Union Election Assessment Team (EU EAT) on Monday took note of the Independent Election Commission’s failure to give precise final tallies of the ...
Candidates Sign National Unity Govt. Agreement
September 22, 2014
KABUL - After a prolonged electoral stalemate, presidential candidates Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai finally signed the National Unity Government agreement at the ...
IEC Announces Ghani as President
September 22, 2014
KABUL - At a press conference on Sunday evening, the Independent Election Commission (IEC) announced the election "outcomes," declaring Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai as the new ...
Candidates Reach Agreement on National Unity Deal
September 21, 2014
KABUL - Presidential candidates Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai and Abdullah Abdullah have agreed to the final terms of their national unity deal and are expected to sign it into the records ...
“No Losers, Only Partners” with Unity Govt: UN Envoy
September 21, 2014
UNITED NATIONS - There is “no better way forward” other than a unity government in Afghanistan, UN envoy Jan Kubis told the UN Security Council on ...
If a Crisis Emerges IEC is Responsible: Bakhtiyari
September 18, 2014
KABUL - Mohammad Aziz Bakhtiyari, a member of the Independent Election Commission (IEC), is concerned that if the commission announces final results the chance of a crisis may emerge for the ...
Bashardost, Mohammadi Trade Barbs in Assembly
September 18, 2014
KABUL - Outspoken parliamentarian Ramazan Bashardost and Defence Minister Bismillah Mohammadi on Wednesday dubbed each other a killer and ...
Obama to Talk Afghanistan with World Leaders
September 17, 2014
WASHINGTON - The current situation in Afghanistan would be one of the major topics for discussion when US President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry meet world leaders in New ...
Deadliest Year for the ANSF: Mohammadi
September 17, 2014
KABUL - According to the Minister of Defense Bismillah Mohammadi, Minister of Interior Umer Daudzai and the National Directorate of Security (NDS) Deputy Hasamuddin Hassam, who were ...
Fraud Allegations against Second VP Karim Khalili Rejected as False
September 17, 2014
KABUL - The audio tape produced by Dr. Abdullah Abdullah’s team alleging involvement of second vice-president Hamid Karim Khalili in electoral fraud is not ...
1,028 Polling Sites Invalidated in Audit Process: IEC
September 16, 2014
KABUL - the Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Monday announced that the votes of 1,028 polling sites have been invalidated throughout the 100 percent vote audit ...
Candidates Close to Signing of Unity Govt. Deal: Faizi
September 16, 2014
KABUL - The Afghan presidential candidates, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah and Dr. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai have said they are expecting to sign an agreement on unity ...
Trench near Durand Line Irks Lawmakers
September 15, 2014
KABUL - The Meshrano Jirga condemned Pakistan on Sunday for digging a 480 kilometres long trench on the Durand Line, warning the issue would be taken to the UN and other international ...
Kabul Blast Wounds Afghan MP
September 15, 2014
KABUL - An Afghan MP, Ali Akbar Qasimi, was injured in a mine blast in Kabul City early Sunday, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) ...
US Has Failed to Curb Afghan Graft: SIGAR
September 14, 2014
KABUL - The US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) says Washington has spent $104 billion in the country, but failed to eliminate corruption and ...
People’s Vote in Hostage Unacceptable: Ghani’s Team
September 14, 2014
KABUL - The electoral team of Dr. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai has said that the votes of people in hostage is not acceptable, insisting that the election process is the only legitimate option ...
WH Wants Unity Govt. Vow Honoured
September 14, 2014
WASHINGTON - The White House (WH) on Friday urged presidential candidates Dr Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai to honour their commitment to the national unity ...
IEC Refuses to Give Date for Election Result
September 11, 2014
KABUL - The Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Wednesday said the compilation of presidential election results would be completed by the end of the current ...
Afghanistan to Remain India’s Ally: Karzai
September 11, 2014
KABUL - President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday assured visiting Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj that Afghanistan would always stand by its South Asian ally, the Presidential Palace ...
Political Process Has Entered Deadlock: Abdullah
September 10, 2014
KABUL - Presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah announced that the political process has entered a deadlock, during a press conference in Kabul on ...
Massoud Supporters Jeer Mujaddedi off Stage
September 10, 2014
KABUL - Participants of a Martyrs Week ceremony booed former president and jihadi leader Sibghatullah Mujaddedi off the stage ...
Political Crisis Deepens as Unity Govt Talks Collapsed
September 08, 2014
KABUL - The protracted election crisis further deepened on Sunday when negotiations on the formation of a unity government collapsed, confirmed the two ...
Obama Urges Rival Afghan Candidates to Reach a Deal
September 08, 2014
KABUL - The US President Barak Obama has had separate telephonic conversations with the rival Afghan presidential candidates on Sunday, urging them to reach an ...
Gang Rape Accused Sentenced to Death
September 08, 2014
KABUL - All the seven accused in the Paghman gang-rape case were on Sunday handed down death sentence by a primary court in the central capital Kabul, as protests against the widely ...
Delay in Final Result Not Linked to Candidates Talks: IEC
September 07, 2014
KABUL - The Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Saturday said that the delay in announcing the final results has no link to the presidential candidates' talks and that the election ...
Karzai too Seeks Death Sentence for Rapists
September 07, 2014
KABUL - President Hamid Karzai on Saturday promised he would sign off death sentence for the men accused of gang-rapping four women in the Paghman district of central Kabul province soon ...
Afghan Forces to Receive $5.1b in Annual Aid
September 06, 2014
WALES - Defence Minister Bismillah Khan Mohammadi on Thursday said the international community had increased by one billion dollars from $4.1 billion to $5.1 billion in annual aid to ...
NATO Leaders Agree to Fund ANSF
September 06, 2014
WALES - NATO leaders on Thursday agreed to fund Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) until the end of 2017 but warned Afghan leaders that the time was short to sign security ...
Audit Process Completed after 48 Days: IEC
September 06, 2014
KABUL - The Independent Election Commission's (IEC) spokesman, Noor Mohammad Noor said that the 100 percent audit of vote's process has been completed after 48 days on Thursday ...
Candidates Fined 76m Afghanis in Total: IECC
September 04,2014
KABUL - The Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC) on Wednesday said it had fined two presidential candidates and more than one thousand provincial council runners ...
Massoud Warns Against Means to Fuel Instability
September 04,2014
KABUL - Following Balkh governor’s rhetoric to launch a protest movement if the election result favoured Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, Ahmad Zia Massoud warned on Wednesday that any step ...
Karzai Urges Ghani, Abdullah to Reach a Deal Soon
September 04,2014
KABUL - President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday hosted marathon talks between the two men vying to succeed him and urged them to reach a negotiated settlement to the electoral ...
90pc Votes Counted: IEC
September 03, 2014
KABUL - The Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Tuesday said the audit of 20,500 out of 23,000 ballot boxes or 90 percent of votes has been ...
Abdullah Camp Continues Discussions as Deadline Passes
September 03, 2014
KABUL - Negotiations with presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah continued on Tuesday despite the passing of the deadline Abdullah had set for his demands regarding the vote ...