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Gen. Dempsey Downplays Talk of Zero Option
July 24, 2013
KABUL - A top US military official on Monday called for signing of the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) between Kabul and Washington ...
Wolesi Jirga Sacks interior minister
July 23, 2013
KABUL The Wolesi Jirga -- lower house of parliament -- sacked Interior Minister Lt. Gen. Mujtaba Patang on Monday when he failed to survive a no-confidence ...
Patang spurns vote, promises legal challenge
July 23, 2013
KABUL - Calling his dismissal a conspiracy, Interior Minister Lt. Gen. Mujtaba Patang on Monday vowed to raise a legal challenge to the Wolesi Jirga’s ...
Pakistan will Support Peace Talks, But Cannot Guarantee its Success: Sartaj Aziz
July 22, 2013
KABUL - On Sunday, Pakistan's National Security and Foreign Affairs Advisor, Sartaj Aziz, during his visit to Kabul emphasized that the Taliban is not under Pakistani government's control. At the ...
Taliban can Also Receive Voting Cards: IEC
July 22, 2013
KABUL - Up to 120,000 of people have so far received voter registration cards, the Independent Election Commission (’IEC) said, voicing concern at women’s nominal participation in the ...
New Curriculum Effective from 1st Semester
July 22, 2013
KABUL - A revised curriculum was handed over on Sunday to chancellors of universities in Kabul and provinces, the higher education minister ...
Karzai Signs the Election Law, Afghanistan Prepares for Free and Fair Elections
July 21, 2013
KABUL - The Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Saturday announced that President Karzai has signed the Election Law containing 16 chapters and 80 ...
Sharif to Help Promote Peace in Afghanistan
July 21, 2013
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Mohammad Nawaz Sharif on Saturday said Pakistan would help the Afghan government maintain peace in the war-devastated ...
WJ Summons Patang — Yet again
July 21, 2013
KABUL - Wolesi Jirga members on Saturday decided to summon Interior Minister Mujtaba Patang over his failure to appear before the lower house and answer lawmakers’ questions on the security ...
Govt. Asked to Resume Talks on BSA with US
July 20, 2013
KABUL - Civil society and human rights activists on Thursday asked the Karzai administration to resume talks on a security pact with the United States of America for the sake of stability in the ...
Indo-Pak Thaw Vital to Afghan Peace: Cameron
July 20, 2013
KABUL - The British prime minister has urged cooperation between Pakistan and India in bringing back peace and stability to ...
Economic Council Oks Investment Policy
July 20, 2013
KABUL - A policy of encouraging entrepreneurs was approved by the High Economic Council (HEC) on Thursday, the Presidential Palace said on ...
Thousands of Students Boycott Classes in Ghor
July 18, 2013
CHAGHCHARAN - Thousands of university and high school students on Wednesday observed a one-day boycott of classes in the provincial capital of western Ghor province to protest the new entry test ...
FEFA Hails Approval of Law on Poll Panels
July 18, 2013
KABUL - The Free and Fair Elections Forum of Afghanistan (FEFA) on Wednesday welcomed the presidential endorsement of a law on the structure, duties and authority of election ...
Karzai Signs Electoral Bill Into Law
July 18, 2013
KABUL - President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday signed into law a bill regarding the structure, duties and powers of the Independent Election Commission (’IEC) and the Electoral Complaints Commission ...
1,400 Mines Extracted Illegally: MoM
July 17, 2013
KABUL - Illegal mining activity in Afghanistan has scaled a new height with the recent revelation made by the Afghan Ministry of Mines (MoM) on Tuesday. The MoM said that nearly 1,400 small and ...
Karzai’s Jirga Now Receives Strong Opposition from the Senators
July 17, 2013
KABUL - Voices opposing the Jirga proposed by President Karzai do not seem to stop. Now, the Afghan Senators have reacted strongly to this. On Tuesday, the Senators said that by holding a Jirga Karzai is ...
HPC Hopeful of Restarting Peace Negotiations
July 17, 2013
KABUL - The Afghan High Peace Council (HPC) on Tuesday expressed its hope of bringing peace and security into Afghanistan by resuming the stalled peace process. The HPC Chairman, Salahuddin ...
Election Law Approved with Amendments
July 16, 2013
KABUL - A joint delegation of both houses of parliament on Monday approved the election law with some amendments after a prolonged ...
2013 will be A Deadly Year, Warns Defense Ministry
July 16, 2013
KABUL - The Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Monday called 2013 a deadly year and said militants, aided by their foreign allies, were out to disrupt the security situation and control certain areas of ...
Afghan Senators Urge Washington to Keep Troops Post-2014
July 15, 2013
KABUL - On Sunday, Afghan Senators called the "zero option" a threat to the security of Afghanistan and implored the U.S. fulfill its previous commitments to keeping a residual force in the country ...
Jirga is Unconstitutional and Divisive: CCPPCA
July 15, 2013
KABUL - The Cooperation Council of Political Parties and Coalitions of Afghanistan (CCPPCA) while at a gathering on Sunday announced that the Jirga proposed by President Karzai to review ...
Aircraft Purchase for AAF to Be Sped Up
July 15, 2013
KABUL - The National Security Council (NSC) on Sunday decided to accelerate the process of repairing old weapons and vehicles, as well as purchasing transport aircraft for Afghan ...
Peace and Stability in Region Depends on Situation in Afghanistan: SCO
July 14, 2013
BAKU - Peace and stability in Central Asia region depends on development of the situation in Afghanistan, Foreign Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) believe, the Kyrgyz Foreign ...
Zero Option Not A Preferred Choice: White House
July 14, 2013
WASHINGTON - Zero option is not the preferred choice for the Obama administration, the White House said on Friday, reiterating its enduring commitment to Afghanistan a post-2014 presence would be ...
Firm to Execute TAPI Pipeline Project
July 14, 2013
KABUL - Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and Turkmenistan have agreed on creating an autonomous company by September this year for the execution of a long-delayed pipeline project, a media report ...
Top Senators Rap Karzai on US Presence
July 13, 2013
WASHINGTON - Top American senators on Thursday lashed out at President Hamid Karzai's recent statements, saying the ball was firmly in his court on an American military presence in the country ...
Taliban Can’t Face Afghan Forces: Lavoy
July 13, 2013
WASHINGTON - The Taliban must come to grips with the reality that they could not defeat Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) that performed admirably this fighting season, a top Pentagon official said ...
Govt. Trying to Extend Its Tenure: MPs
July 11, 2013
KABUL - Some lower house members on Monday claimed the government, seeking to prolong its stay in power, was planning to arrange a consultative Jirga planned in the guise of discussing a bilateral ...
Taliban Abandon Doha Office, Spurn Truce Calls
July 11, 2013
KABUL -In a setback to the reconciliation drive, the Taliban on Tuesday abandoned their political office in Qatar to protest the removal of their flag and plaque from the ...
Karzai Wants Jirga for Personal Gain: Political Parties
July 11, 2013
KABUL - Members of the Right and Justice Party (RJP), the National Coalition Party (NCP), and the Afghan Millat Party (AMP) accused President Karzai of having ulterior motives in delaying Bilateral ...
EU Seeks Early Approval of IEC Structure Law
July 08, 2013
KABUL - The European Union special representative on Sunday called for the early approval and enactment of laws on the Independent Election Commission (IEC) structure and upcoming ...
Spanta’s Remarks Spark Heated Debate in Senate
July 08, 2013
KABUL - The Senate upper house of the parliament -- on Sunday asked the president’s national security advisor to brief it on the views he shared with lower house members regarding ...
Enough Time to Implement Election Laws: Political Parties
July 08, 2013
KABUL - In reaction to the recent comments made by officials from the Independent Election Commission (IEC) about conducting the upcoming Presidential elections according to the Presidential ...
Not Enough Time to Implement Election Laws: IEC
July 07, 2013
KABUL - The Afghan Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Saturday said that the National Assembly has delayed approval of the election laws to the point that there is no longer sufficient time ...