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MoI Spurns SIGAR Report on Missing Arms
August 17, 2014
KABUL - The Ministry of Interior (MoI) on Saturday rejected as groundless an American watchdog’s report about the disappearance of some weapons provided to Afghan security ...
Ata Mohammad Noor Warns of Unrest if Vote Audit Proves Biased
August 16, 2014
KABUL - Gen. Ata Mohammad Noor, the governor of northern Balkh province of Afghanistan, has warned to boycott the election process if the ongoing vote audit proves biased and ...
New President Should Start Work in 15 Days: Karzai
August 16, 2014
KABUL - President Hamid Karzai on Thursday renewed his call for the inauguration of his successor within the next fortnight to end the current state of ...
Panel on Unity Govt. Holds Maiden Session
August 14, 2014
KABUL - The newly-created joint commission on Wednesday held its maiden meeting on formation of a national unity government and creation of the chief executive ...
NATO Says Future Role Depends on Election Ending Soon
August 14, 2014
KABUL – The NATO coalition will be forced to make a decision on its continued role in Afghanistan without a Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) in place if the Afghan presidential ...
As Audit Continues, 85,000 Votes Found ‘Bogus’
August 13, 2014
KABUL - Of the 29 percent of ballots from the presidential election that were audited as recently as Monday noon, 54,000 votes of Dr. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai and 31,000 of Dr. Abdullah ...
NATO will Have to Decide on Afghan Pullout Soon: Chief
August 13, 2014
BRUSSELS - NATO will soon be forced to take a decision on a total pullout from Afghanistan unless a deadlock over the country's election ends and a new president signs an agreement ...
US Not Behind Unity Govt. Idea: Envoy
August 12, 2014
KABUL - US ambassador to Afghanistan James B Cunningham on Monday rejected the impression if Washington had imposed the idea of forming a national unity government on the two ...
Chinese FM Calls for New Security Concept to Ensure Lasting Peace in Asia
August 12, 2014
NAY PYI TAW - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called for a security concept for the 21st century so as to ensure the long-lasting peace and security of ...
300 Teams to Audit Votes
August 11, 2014
KABUL - The Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Sunday announced more than 5,700 ballot boxes had been audited and the process would accelerate, with the number of audit teams ...
Spirit of National Unity More Important Than Details: Abdullah
August 11, 2014
KABUL - Following the public signing of a national unity government agreement between Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai on Friday, Abdullah said that the spirit of national ...
Afghanistan Entering ’a New Phase’: Abdullah
August 10, 2014
KABUL - Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah said Saturday that his country was entering "a new phase" in an interview with AFP, raising hopes that a bitter dispute over fraud-tainted ...
25pc of Ballots Audited: IEC Spokesman
August 10, 2014
KABUL - The Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Saturday said more than 5,000 ballot boxes had been audited so far and invalidating the votes would begin this week. The commission said the auditing process ...
Ghani-Abdullah Deal Draws Mixed Reaction
August 10, 2014
KABUL - Some people consider the agreement between the presidential hopefuls on a unity government in the national interest, but others think a coalition government would benefit specific ...
Candidates Sign Joint Declaration
August 09, 2014
KABUL - Presidential candidates Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai signed a declaration in commitment to the formation of a national unity government in the presence of U.S. Secretary ...
Kerry Stresses Urgency of Stepped-up Vote Audit
August 09, 2014
KABUL - US Secretary of State John Kerry has urged the presidential candidates to speed implementation of the agreement on the vote audit and formation of a national unity government, officials ...
Karzai Wants Poll Result Unveiled by End of Month
August 09, 2014
KABUL - President Hamid Karzai on Thursday said presidential election results must be announced within the agreed timeline. The Presidential Palace said Karzai issued the call during a meeting with ...
Audit Process Continues with Participation of Both Teams
August 05, 2014
KABUL - Despite delays and disputes over the auditing process, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has said that the invalidation of fraudulent ballots will begin ...
Vote Invalidations to Start by Week’s End
August 05, 2014
KABUL - Despite delays and disputes over the auditing process, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has said that the invalidation of fraudulent ballots will begin ...
Vote Audit Criteria Finalised, Declares IEC
August 05, 2014
KABUL - The Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Monday declared as final the latest UN-proposed criteria for invalidation of suspected votes, saying extra attention would be paid ...
Audit Process Begins After 7 Hour Delay
August 04, 2014
KABUL - The Independent Election Commission announced on Sunday that the audit process has officially started after a seven hour delay. IEC Spokesman Noor Mohmmad Noor said at ...
Election Crisis Deepens as Khalili Accused of Fraud
August 04, 2014
KABUL - A senior member of presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah’s team on Sunday accused Second Vice-President Mohammad Karim Khalili of orchestrating fraud in favour of his rival candidate ...
Presidential Candidate Abdullah to Rejoin Afghan Election Audit: UN
August 04, 2014
KABUL - Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah has agreed to rejoin an audit of the votes, United Nations officials said on Sunday, after tense negotiations to keep the election on track ...
IEC Vows to Bypass Abdullah in Vote Recount
August 03, 2014
KABUL - Independent Election Commission (IEC) chief Ahmad Yusuf Nuristani on Saturday vowed they would go ahead with the recounting of votes cast in the June election tomorrow (Sunday) ...
Mismanagement of $104 Billion Aid in Afghanistan: SIGAR
August 02, 2014
KABUL - Over the past 13 years Afghanistan has received the largest sum of international aid in its modern world history. In a recent report, the U.S. Special Inspector General for Afghanistan ...
IEC Announces New Criteria for Vote Audit
August 02, 2014
KABUL - The Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Thursday said both the presidential candidates had agreed on new criteria proposed by the United Nations Assistance Mission for Afghanistan ...
Afghanistan Has Cost More to Rebuild Than Europe after Second World War
August 02, 2014
WASHINGTON - The cost of rebuilding Afghanistan has exceeded the amount of money spent putting Europe back on its feet after the Second World War, it has been disclosed. A US government report ...
Youths Criticize Govt’s Taliban Policy
August 02, 2014
KABUL - The 'Etelafi Milli Nahj-e Naween Afghanistan', a youth political movement, invited a number of Afghan legislators to a press conference in Kabul on Friday to criticize the government's ...
Presidential Candidates Support IEC Adopting UN Proposal
July 27, 2013
KABUL - Presidential candidates, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah and Dr. Ashraf Ghani, have indicated to the United Nations that they support the Independent Election Commission (IEC) adopting the ...
Security Tightened in Kabul Ahead of Eid
July 27, 2013
KABUL - Kabul police said on Saturday tight security measures had been put in place in the capital to enable residents to celebrate the Eid festival in a secure environment. Police chief ...
Ghor Victims Killed By Freed Taliban Militants
July 27, 2013
KABUL - Residents and activists from around Ghor province gathered in the capital of Ferozkhoh on Saturday to voice criticism of the government for releasing Taliban militants who ...
WH Urges Pakistan to Keep Haqqani on Heels
July 27, 2013
KABUL - The U.S. government has urged Pakistani leaders to protect gains made during counter-insturgent operations along the border region with Afghanistan over the past month and ...
UN Proposal Submitted Without Candidate Consensus
July 26, 2014
KABUL - A spokesman for the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Friday said that a proposal for the vote auditing process has been submitted to election officials despite ...
Afghanistan’s GDP Per Capita $635: UNDP
July 26, 2014
KABUL - Afghanistan has been ranked 169th among 187 countries and territories in UNDP’s new Human Development Report that was released in Japan on Thursday. With a life expectancy of 58.4 years ...
Massoud Rejects Coalition Government
July 26, 2014
KABUL - A key ally of presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani-Ahmadzai, Ahmad Zia Massoud, on Friday rejected the foundation of a coalition government. Speaking at an event in Kabul, he said that the national ...