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High Turnout, Less Fraud in Runoff: IEC
June 15, 2014
KABUL - Independent Election Commission (IEC) Chairman Ahmad Yusef Nuristani on Saturday expressed his satisfaction with the level of participation in the presidential runoff, and claimed fraud was ...
Senior IEC Official Accused of Fraud
June 15, 2014
KABUL - just after polls closed Saturday evening, gen. Zahir Zahir, the Kabul police chief, leveled accusations against top independent election commission (IEC) official Zia-ul-haq Amarkhail ...
Al Qaeda Affiliates Pose Terrorist Challenge: UN
June 15, 2014
WASHINGTON - Al Qaeda and its affiliates including Tehrek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan pose a direct terrorist challenge to Afghanistan ...
Ballot Paper Shortages Hit Several Provinces
June 15, 2014
KABUL - Some polling stations in Bamyan, Jawzjan, Kandahar, Kabul and Badakhshan provinces ran out of ballot papers, creating concerns among voters. Koh Mard district chief in Badakhshan ...
Warlords, Officials Interfering in Ballot Process: IEC
June 11, 2014
MAZAR-E-SHARIF - Officials of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Tuesday alleged local warlords backed by some security officials have beaten up its staff in northern ...
US Urges Frontrunners to Avoid Divisive Messages
June 11, 2014
KABUL - The United States on Tuesday called on both the frontrunners in next week’s presidential runoff election and supporters to avoid divisive messages because Afghans needed their ...
UNAMA Calls for Continued Improvements to the Electoral Process
June 11, 2014
KABUL - As preparations for the 14 June Presidential run-off vote are finalized, the United Nations Assistance Mission for Afghanistan (UNAMA) calls upon all electoral stakeholders to fulfill ...
Election Materials Transferred to Remote Districts by Helicopter
June 11, 2014
KABUL - With just four days until Afghans head to the polls for the presidential runoff, Abdul Wahab Wardak, the commander of the Afghan Air Force, confirmed on Tuesday that remote and insecure ...
Kabul Seeks Regional Help for Runoff
June 10, 2014
KABUL - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday called on neighbouring and regional countries to cooperate with the Afghan government in holding next week’s presidential runoff election ...
MPs Again Fail to Pass Anti-Money Laundering Law
June 10, 2014
KABUL - The Wolesi Jirga failed for a second day in a row on Monday to pass the much-delayed anti-money laundering law due to incomplete quorum, raising concerns among some lawmakers ...
Afghan Forces Able to Secure Runoff Vote: Azimi
June 10, 2014
KABUL - Reports indicated attacks from anti-state elements and insurgents backed by regional intelligence networks would increase in the lead-up to and on the polling day scheduled ...
Afghanistan Rolls out Security Plan for Presidential Polls
June 10, 2014
KABUL - A senior Afghan security official said Monday that the country's security forces have rolled out a security plan for the upcoming presidential runoff polls ...
10,000 Commandos to Provide Security for Runoff
June 09, 2014
KABUL - A senior Afghan military official on Sunday said 10,000 Afghan National Army (ANA)’s commandos would assist other security personnel in ensuring security for the runoff ...
Minister Reveals Regional Policy on Drugs Control
June 09, 2014
KABUL - Counternarcotics Minister Din Mohammad Mubariz Rashidi on Sunday launched a new policy on regional and international cooperation to control drug trafficking and production ...
Karzai Sets Committee for Baghlan Floods’ Victims
June 09, 2014
KABUL - President Hamid Karzai in a decree on Sunday assigned a committee to seriously investigate into the recently heavy floods, affected thousands of people, with over 150 dead in Guzargah-e-Noor ...
11 Complaints Lodged over Runoff Campaign: IECC
June 09, 2014
KABUL - The Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC) on Sunday confirmed receiving nearly a dozen complaints about violations of the electioneering restrictions in the lead ...
MPs Fail to Approve Anti-Money Laundering Law
June 08, 2014
KABUL - The Wolesi Jirga or lower house of the parliament on Saturday failed to deliver a decision on the much-delayed anti-money laundering law due to incomplete quorum. The Justice ...
Afghanistan Takes Long View with India, Russia, China
June 08, 2014
KABUL - Afghanistan wants to buy military hardware from India, including used MiG-21 fighters, T-72 tanks, Bofors howitzers and equipment vital for command and control. But wary of upsetting ...
Death Toll from Baghlan Floods Soars to 100
June 08, 2014
PUL-I-KHUMRI - More than 100 people have reportedly died after flash floods swept through the Guzarga-i-Noor district of northern Baghlan province, rendering thousands of families homeless ...
Afghanistan Should Have Good Relations with Neighbors: US
June 08, 2014
WASHINGTON - The United States has counseled Afghanistan to have good relations with its neighbors and expressed hope that all countries neighboring the conflict-hit nation will continue ...
Officials Trying to Block Law to Safeguard Corrupt Interests: MPs
June 07, 2014
KABUL - Members of the Wolesi Jirga or Lower House of the Parliament have accused government officials of delaying the ratification of a critical anti-money laundering law in order ...
NATO Leaders Intend Continued Support for Afghanistan
June 07, 2014
KABUL - Following a meeting of NATO and ISAF Defense Ministers in Brussels, Afghan Minister of Defense Besmellah Muhammadi expressed immense satisfaction with the coalition ...
Gen. Dunford Picked to Lead Marine Corps
June 07, 2014
WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama has nominated ISAF top commander in Afghanistan Gen. Joseph Dunford as the next commandant of Marine Corps. The announcement was made by Defense ...
6 Killed as Abdullah Survives Car Suicide Attack
June 07, 2014
KABUL - Six people were killed and 22 others wounded on Friday when a suicide attacker in a car targeted presidential runner Dr. Abdullah Abdullah’s convoy in Kabul, the Ministry ...
WJ Oks Anti-Terrorist Financing Law
June 05, 2014
KABUL - The Wolesi Jirga (WJ) or Lower House of Parliament on Wednesday approved a draft law on terrorist financing authorising the National Security Council (NSC) to place curbs on individuals ...
1,800 US Troops for Afghan Counter Terror: Dunford
June 05, 2014
BRUSELS - The US military said on Wednesday that about 1,800 of the nearly 10,000 US troops the US plans to leave in Afghanistan at the end of the year would be conducting counter ...
Kubiš to Int’l Community: Continue Support to Afghanistan
June 05, 2014
BRUSSELS - The United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Ján Kubiš, called on Wednesday upon both Afghanistan’s electoral management bodies ...
Full Security Transition on Track: Rasmussen
June 05, 2014
BRUSSELS - Praising Afghan security forces for securing the April 5 elections, NATO Secretary General on Wednesday said the alliance continued to plan for a new post-2014 mission to train ...
FEFA Report Accuses ECC of Negligence, Violating Election Laws
June 04, 2014
KABUL - The Free and Fair Election Foundation of Afghanistan (FEFA), one of Afghanistan's largest election monitoring organizations, has accused the Electoral Complaints Commission ...
NATO Meeting to Finalise New Afghan Mission
June 04, 2014
BRUSSELS - The two-day defence ministerial meeting that began on Tuesday would finalise NATO’s plan for a new mission to train, advise and assist Afghan forces from next year, the alliance ...
WH Defends Prisoner Swap Decision
June 04, 2014
WASHINGTON - The Obama Administration on Monday defended its decision to release five Taliban prisoners from the high profile Guantanamo Bay terrorist detention center in lieu of Sgt Bowe ...
15,000 Foreign Troops Likely to Stay Beyond 2014
June 04, 2014
KABUL - Some NATO officials say it seems about 15,000 foreign troops, including American, will remain in Afghanistan after the formal withdrawal by the end of this year. US president Barack Obama last week ...
US to Continue Aiding Afghans for another Decade
June 03, 2014
BRUSSELS - US permanent representative to NATO Ambassador Douglas Lute on Monday said his country would continue assisting Afghanistan in diverse fields for another decade post-2014 ...
Kabul Wants Curbs on Released Taliban Men Lifted
June 03, 2014
KABUL - The Afghan government on Monday criticised the US for putting restrictions on the movement of five senior Taliban leaders, who were transferred to Qatar from the US-run Guantanamo ...
Al-Qaida Decentralized, But Not Necessarily Weaker
June 03, 2014
WASHINGTON - Al-Qaida has decentralized, yet it's unclear whether the terrorist network is weaker and less likely to launch a Sept. 11-style attack against the United States, as President ...