The Ministry of Finance has extended the rent contract of a government’s building with a person who has died years ago. The Government Real Estate Department was shifted from the Ministry of Finance to the Ministry of Urban…
President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday said there was no need for an alternative government system in presence of the country’s constitution. The president, inaugurating the 17th term of the parliament, said the main base of the government was…
Former vice-president Younus Qanoni on Thursday emphasized on changing the current peace negotiations from two-dimensions to three-dimensions while Sarwar Danish said no plans should be created in absence of the government and on demands of foreigners. The two…
No discussions have been held with the Taliban negotiating team on the establishment of an interim administration in Afghanistan, a member of the government delegation said on Sunday. Earlier, media reports said the two sides had discussed the…
The Afghanistan National Standard Authority (ANSA) on Wednesday presented its performance report of last one year during the government’s first accountability conference. The government’s accountability program was created 14 years ago under former president, Hamid Karzai, and is…
Some credible sources on Sunday said no meeting took place between government and Taliban negotiators in Doha during the last one week. The two teams had held two meetings after the negotiations resumed on January 5, but since…
The Wolesi Jirga or lower house on Wednesday approved equalization of government employees’ salaries, vowing not to approve the 1400 fiscal year’s budget until balanced development was observed among provinces. The proposal for equalization of government officers was…
The High Council for National Reconciliation (HCNR) head on Thursday underlined the need for reduction in violence Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, addressing a gathering of women here, called the government’s peace negotiating team a united front. The reduction of…
KABUL have released 36 security personnel in different provinces, the movement’s political spokesman said on Wednesday. Suhail Shaheen tweeted that 11 government prisoners were freed in Logar, Paktia and Paktika provinces as part of the US-Taliban agreement. He wrote the…
KABUL have released 21 more security personnel in northeastern Takhar province, the movement’s political spokesman said on Monday. Suhail Shaheen tweeted that as part of the prisoner release process under the US-Taliban agreement, the insurgent group had freed 21 prisoners…
KABUL self-reliance. On Friday, the Council of European Union (EU) adopted conclusions reaffirming the bloc’s political commitment to support the Afghans on their path towards peace and prosperity. The EU said it would condition its future political and financial…
KABUL have accused the US and Afghan governments of violating the peace agreement signed on February 29 in Qatari capital Doha. The United States and the Taliban signed the confidence building peace pact on ending the war in Afghanistan in Doha after both sides…
KABUL have not yet agreed to declaring ceasefire and continued to fight against the Afghan government, which remained committed to peace. NSC spokesman Javid Faisal told media persons here. “We have talked with the Taliban, they have created two groups,…
KABUL (NIFA) leader Pir Hamid Gilani on Tuesday stressed solution to the dispute between the government leaders and warned political problems would confront the peace process with barriers. Gilani, addressing a press conference here, said it was the time to…
After complaints against access to information by media, the Afghan government on Thursday launched a month-long campaign of sharing information with people through a presidential order. President’s advisor in strategic and public relations, Wahid Omar told a press…
KABUL (IWA) on Wednesday said the Access to Information Commission (AIC) worked under government’s influence, a claim the commission rejected. Mohammad Ikram Afzali, IWA head, told a press conference here that the Afghan government had failed to implement the Access…
KABUL, saying if the insurgents did not accept truce offer, the peace efforts would yield no results. Presidential Palace spokesman SediqSidiqi told a press conference in Kabul that ceasefire, long-lasting peace and a peace with dignity were the demands of…
KABUL should be based on international guarantees. Fawzia Kufi, MCA head, told a press conference here that there were hopes for a possible agreement between the Taliban and the US in next few days. The MCA and the people of…
KABUL. Several media outlets recently reported the government had dispatched a team to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), China or Qatar for secret parleys with the Taliban. But NSC spokesman Kabir Haqmal rejected the reports and said government representatives had…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Tuesday said regional countries and the international community have once again intensified efforts to revive the Afghan peace process. MoFA spokesman Sibghatullah Ahmadi told a press conference here that efforts by…
KABUL’s threat to disrupt the presidential election, the Presidential Palace on Tuesday said the Afghan government had put in place all measures for holding free, transparent and countrywide polls. The Taliban warned on Tuesday of attacking presidential election rallies, asking…
KABUL militants. A statement from the ministry received by Pajhwok Afghan News said that the government’s team for peace negotiations was created after consultations with all parties concerned. “Political, social and ethnic balance is considered in this 15-member negotiating team,…
KABUL militants through an inclusive 15-member delegation and the talks could happen within next two weeks. A statement from the newly-created Ministry of Peace Affairs said preparations for holding the talks were underway and the direct talks were expected to…
KABUL Change Wave leader lawmaker Fauzia Kofi on Friday said the government’s acts beyond May 22 were illegal and warned of launching a protest movement for achieving their rights if the government did not pay attention to their demands. Addressing…
