Abasin Zaheer

LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): At least seven people were killed and 46 others wounded in a suicide attack in Lashkargah, the capital of southern Helmand province, on

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Upper House chairman on Tuesday asked the President Ashraf Ghani administration to name the remaining cabinet members soon. Speaking to journalists in

KABUL’s second deputy speaker on Monday said lawmakers would not let the government dissolve the national assembly until the electoral system was reformed. Nazir Ahmad

KABUL) chief on Thursday said 160 key positions remain vacant, as the government is yet to explain its reform strategy.   President Ashraf Ghani and Chief

KABUL commissions have held elections for appointing their administrative board chiefs, deputy heads and secretaries, an official said on Thursday. On Saturday, the assembly entered

SAR-I-PUL (Pajhwok): Residents of northern Sar-i-Pul on Wednesday accused local authorities of security negligence, asking the government to provide them with weapons to ensure their

KABUL) chief on Wednesday hinted at possible a delay in the parliamentary polls, scheduled for late April. In an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News,

MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): Shor-Tepa and Kaldar districts of northern Balkh province are threatened by flooding in Amu River, officials said on Tuesday. In the past couple

KABUL on Tuesday elected lawmaker Nazir Ahmad Ahmadzai as second deputy speaker of the lower house of parliament. On Saturday, the assembly entered its fifth

FAIZABAD (Pajhwok): At least three Afghan Local Police (ALP) personnel have been killed and three others wounded after their check post came under insurgents’ attack,

KABUL (Pajhwok): Amid reports about increasing incidents of violence against women in several parts of Afghanistan, International Women’s Day was celebrated in a number of

KABUL or lower house of parliament on Monday asked the government to take essential steps to ensure the safety and release of 31 kidnapped Hazara