The Afghan civil society on Tuesday called on the government and the international community to ask some serious questions with regard to the unsuccessful state-building effort in Afghanistan. The civil society issued the call in a press statement…
Civil society activists in eastern Nangarhar province on Saturday handed a letter of reprimand to the acting mayor of Jalalabad over his failure to control prices of food items. Civil society activists blamed the acting mayor for his…
A senior civil society activist in northern Balkh province has survived an attempt on his life by unknown gunmen, sources said on Friday. The Balkh Civil Society Groups leader and journalist faculty dean in Balkh University, Syed Abdul…
KABUL candidates on Wednesday welcomed the omission of parliamentary candidates spearheading illegal armed groups. The Independent Election Complaint Commission (IECC) on July 1 announced that election candidates who commanded illegal armed groups would be removed from the candidates list. Addressing…
KABUL) branch and warned of protests if their demand went unheard. A number of residents of Ghazni province have erected a protest tent in front of the IEC office in Ghazni City and have not been allowing election officials to…
Civil society activists on Thursday said it would be betrayal if government officials in northern Balkh province stood against the government’s decision of accepting Atta Mohammad Noor’s resignation as governor. Two days back, Noor addressed a gathering of…
Civil society activists on Thursday said it would be betrayal if government officials in northern Balkh province stood against the government’s decision of accepting Atta Mohammad Noor’s resignation as governor. Two days back, Noor addressed a gathering of…
A youth organization ‘Afghan Youth Civil Movement (AYCM)’ on Sunday demanded dismissal and trial of government officials following a surge in insecurity and targeted killings in eastern Nangarhar province. Targeted killings and terror attacks including explosions have recently…
KABUL. Civil Society activist Faiz Mohammad Zaland said the British-era Duran Line had divided Pakhtun tribes. He promised they would continue their campaign against this imaginary line, which is not recognised by Kabul. “Over the past few years, Pakistan has…
KABUL Minister Asadullah Hanif Balkhi on Tuesday acknowledged forgery and corruption in issuance process of 12th grade school certificate, calling it ‘dangerous and impactful.’ However, he said serious efforts had been launched to resolve the problem. An investigative report by…
KABUL activists on Saturday said the civil society played a key role in resolving crises. A statement from the Presidential Palace said President Ghani met members of civil society at the palace on Saturday. Khalil Raufi on behalf of others…
Civil society political dignity.’ Dozens of people, including culturists, university teachers, poets, writers and civil society activists attended the discussion. The debate was arranged by the Balkh literary movement. Zabihullah Ihsas, the movement head, presented his annalistic report…
Civil society activists on Wednesday held a gathering in eastern Nangarhar province, asking the government to consider their views regarding good governance. The gathering titled ‘civil society’s role in good governance’ was organized by Afghanistan Civil Society Forum…
KABUL Budget Advocacy Group (CSBAG) on Thursday expressed concern over reduced budget for the security sector and asked the parliament not to approve the draft budget for 1396 fiscal year. Few days back, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) presented next…
KABUL Joint Working Group (CSJWG) on Monday welcomed resumption of work by the selection committee, a body tasked with nominating members of the two electoral commissions. Khalil Raufi, member of the group, demanded of the government and other political forces not…
Civil society activists on Saturday asked the central government to pay special attention to the governance and security situation of eastern Nangarhar province. They criticized the provincial government, inappropriate security situation, failure to prevent land-grab incidents and non-serious…
KABUL (AYCCS) has expressed its deep concernat the government’s lethargic attitude towards the administration of seminaries that are emerging as centres of fundamentalism. Humera Saqib, head of the Women-linkedteachers in religious schools. Addressing the participants including civil society activists and…
KABUL activists in Kabul on Thursday demanded capital punishment for a detained Iranian boy accused of raping and killing a six-year-old Afghan refugee girl in Tehran. The victim, Sataesh Quraishi, was found dead in Tehran a day after she had…
KABUL’s Protection and Stability Council (APSC)” and said its leaders wanted to gain authority by pressuring the government. Former jihadi leaders, ex-senior government officials and politicians on Friday announced the establishment of the country’s first opposition party they named APSC…
KABUL Coordination Centre (CSCC) said on Sunday rejected the nomination of three civil society representatives to the selection committee, a body tasked with recommending commissioners on the election commissions. The selection committee should be comprised of three members from the…
KABUL activists on Sunday lit candles to mourn deadly terrorist attacks in Paris that killed 139 people and wounded hundreds more “We Afghan youths and civil society members strongly condemn Paris terrorist attacks. We feel your pains,” the activists said…
