The Political Parties Cooperation Council (PPCC) on Monday renewed its demand for timely parliamentary elections, asking the government to resolve its internal differences in the national interest. The council’s leadership board, headed by Abdur Rab Rassoul Sayyaf, held…
KABUL party on Wednesday rejected the approval of Atta Mohammad Noor’s resignation as governor of Balkh and slammed president’s decision. In a statement, the party said the resignation of the Balkh governor was unacceptable to them. “Noor is the chief…
Residents, religious scholars and civil society activists in central Uruzgan province on Thursday said the government had failed in properly combating the menace of drugs. Participants of a counter-narcotics gathering held at the governor’s house here criticized the…
NAI, an open media supporting organization, on Sunday said nearly 200 local media outlets had been in financial problems for years, asking the government to exonerate the media from paying taxes. The organization expressed concern about journalists’ security…
KABUL and shouldn’t remain silent. Senator Jumaddin Gianwal told Tuesday’s session said Pakistan was currently fencing and digging trenches from Kandahar to Paktia provinces along the Durand Line. He stressed the government should not remain silent on issue. Shir Mohammad…
The protest against latest wave of terrorism and government’s failure to ensure security in the country entered a third day on Sunday near the Presidential Palace. Following a powerful truck bomb attack which killed 90 people and wounded…
The government on Sunday said it had launched investigation into Friday’s deadly attack on the 209th Shaheen Military Corps in northern Balkh province. Acting spokesman to the president, Shah Hussain Murtazavi, told a press conference here that information…
KABUL members on Wednesday lashed out at Ahmad Zia Massoud over warning the government of dire consequences. Massoud was a couple of days ago dismissed by the president as his special representative for reform and good governance for what the…
The unity government leaders do not use public holidays to get relaxed but they continuously work keeping in mind the country’s sensitive situation, it is claimed. Shah Hussain Murtazavi, deputy spokesman to the president, said the president’s official…
Tension between the Presidential Palace and the Parliament has increased over summoning of security sector ministers as the president once again met a senior parliamentary delegation on Sunday. Some parliament members claim the president has warned of dissolving…
The government would not allow anyone to call the killers of Afghans the angels of peace by exploiting the freedom of speech, the Presidential Palace said on Saturday. A statement from the Palace said that the government respected…
KABUL and China represented a weak Afghan government’s diplomacy and asked the government to send the basic lines of foreign policy to the lower house for approval at the earliest possible. Senior officials from Russia, China and Pakistan on Tuesday…
The national unity government is investigating the detention of Ahmad Eshchi, a noted tribal elder from northern Jawzjan province, the Presidential Palace said on Tuesday. Whatever its outcome, the investigations would be independently conducted by the judiciary, a…
KABUL and the Afghan government may resume peace talks as diplomatic efforts have been intensified, a media report said on Tuesday. Acting US Special Representative for Afghanistan Laura Miller has arrived in Islamabad, with diplomatic sources linking her visit to…
KABUL, the government on Monday moved the Supreme Court to explain the summoning of cabinet members by parliament. On his Facebook page, President Ashraf Ghani’s deputy spokesman Shah Hussain Murtazavi quoted 2nd Vice-President Sarwar Danish as saying the government had…
KABUL in their peace deal, held its first meeting in Kabul on Sunday, deciding to formally begin work tomorrow. The peace accord between President Ashraf Ghani and HIA leader Gulbadin Hikmatyar was signed on September 29 and later Ghani decreed…
KABUL Protection and Stability Council (APSC), a major political opposition party, on Tuesday warned that differences among government leaders would destroy both the regime and the nation. The APSC warning comes days after first vice-president Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum accused…
A gathering involving tribal elders, religious scholars, influential figures and common people on Wednesday appealed to the masses to put their weight behind the government and security forces in bringing peace and stability. Religious scholar Maulvi Zainullah told…
KABUL was ‘a retreat’ from the election reform process. The lower house of the parliament rejected President Ashraf Ghani’s legislative decree on election reforms as of the 153 lawmakers present, 126 voted against the decree. Under Article 79 of the…
Hundreds of religious scholars, tribal elders and civil society. Those who spoke on the occasion said the return of HIA leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar would encourage other militant groups to arrive at peace talks with the government. Afghanistan…
KABUL. Pakistan had previously announced Afghans lacking a valid visa and passport would not be allowed to enter the country through the Torkham border crossing from June. The new restrictions went into effect on Wednesday. Afghan officials on Wednesday confirmed…
After widespread protests in Kabul, the Presidential Palace on Monday announced the government would follow suggestions of the special commission tasked with reviewing the multinational power project route. The Turkmenistan-Uzbekistan-Tajikistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan (TUTAP) power project will import 500kv of electricity…
KHOST CITY (Pajwhok): Religious scholars and tribal elders in southeastern Khost province on Saturday said some circles within the unity government intentionally wanted to sabotage the peace process. The clerics and elders attending a gathering here warned if attempts at…
A second high-level delegation of the Gulbadin Hekmatyar-led Hezb-i-Islami Afghanistan party is expected to arrive in Kabul on Saturday to finalise talks with Afghan government, a source said on Friday. Invited by President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, the three-member…
