The caretaker government says Ministry of Foreign Affairs staffers abroad will receive their salaries based on the old norms. An Islamic Emirate official said employees of the Independent Constitutional Review Commission were being paid on the basis of…
The government has welcomed the UN secretary-general's call for the release of Afghanistan’s reserves by the US and allies. Commenting on Antonio Guterres’ statement on Friday, the Taliban’s deputy spokesman said such a position would benefit the UN's…
Participants of a ceremony marking International Anti-Corruption Day in Kabul on Thursday said it was corruption that led to the collapse of the previous government, stressing the government should be accountable in the fight against graft The day…
As a result of unfair rental contracts for shops owned by Afghanistan in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar, the government suffers a loss of 23.7 million afghanis annually, Pajhwok Afghan News has learnt reliably. Additionally, the government has…
The sole breadwinner for eight widows and 16 orphaned children in southeastern Paktika province is facing severe financial and other problems, but he hopes the establishment of peace will resolve their problems. Aslam Shah, actual resident of Janikhel…
KABUL death-row inmates and said the prisoner swap process continued. Sidiq Sidiqi, a presidential spokesman, tweeted: “The Afghan government has released another batch of the remaining Taliban prisoners and work is still underway to move the prisoner exchange process forward.”…
KABUL Cricket Board (ACB) said on Saturday. The decision was made during a meeting chaired by Vice President Sarwar Danish. ACB Executive Director Lutfullah Stanikzai was present during the meeting. Government permission regarding the resumption of cricket in the…
KABUL prisoners after an all-out probe, the Presidential Palace said Sunday. According to Feb. 29 peace agreement between the United States and Taliban, the Afghan government would release 5,000 Taliban prisoners and the group would release 1,000 government prisoners. The…
KABUL, the government on Tuesday said the country remained committing improving the situation of children. The UN report released Monday said the war in Afghanistan was the world’s deadliest conflict for children last year, the fifth consecutive year the country…
KABUL prisoners from different prisons across the country so far. On the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, President Ashraf Ghani announced the release of 2,000 Taliban prisoners. Following his decree, 3,000 prisoners were freed before and after the Eid. Javed Faisal, spokesman…
The Afghan government on Wednesday ridiculed Taliban’s supreme leader Mullah Haibatullah Akhund’s Eid message, saying the rebels were yet to stop killing the Afghans. Mullah Haibatullah Akhund has called the Doha agreement as a victory, asking the United States not to…
KABUL of being behind recent deadly attacks on a hospital in Kabul and on a funeral in eastern Nangarhar province. But the Taliban have denied their involvement in the attacks and US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Process Zalmay…
KABUL are expected to hold a video conference in the presence of Qatar, the US and Red Cross representatives on prisoners releases today (Wednesday). Spokesman for Taliban’s political office in Doha Suhail Shaheen tweeted that the video conference would take…
KABUL have shared their plan for reduction of violence with the Afghan government, said a statement on Wednesday. Minister of State Ministry for Peace Abdul Salam Rahimi met America’s Deputy Ambassador Karen Decker and peace and reconciliation head Dante Paradiso.…
President Ashraf Ghani has welcomed the European Union’s statement on the Afghan peace process and elections. A day earlier, EU Foreign Policy chief Federica Mogherini said they were awaiting preliminary results from the presidential election. Speaking to reporters…
KABUL (Pajhwok: The Afghan government on Thursday reacted to a Human Rights Watch report, saying the report has some realities but others need clarification. The influential international group has accused CIA-trained Afghan strike groups of committing summary executions and other…
KABUL delegation to Islamabad. A Taliban team, led by the group’s political office head Mullah, where it met Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and America’s top peace negotiator Zalmay Khalilzad. On Thursday, presidential spokesman Sidiq Sidiqi told a press conference…
Presidential Spokesman Sediq Sediqi on Thursday said the authority to decide the fate of Durand Line lies with the people of Afghanistan, not the state. Referring to Wednesday’s inauguration ceremony at Torkham port, Sediqi categorically said Afghanistan did not recognize whatever was written…
The government on Monday welcomed UNAMA’s support for this month’s presidential election. UNAMA has urged the poll panels, civil society, candidates and other stakeholders to redouble their efforts before polls opened. “An emphatic message from delegates at last…
KABUL conflict has impeded the peace process, the government said after US President Donald Trump called off talks with the rebel group. In a series of tweets, President Trump said he expected to meet Taliban leaders and President Ashraf Ghani…
The inauguration of the iconic Darulaman Palace which was scheduled for Monday has been postponed after an overnight deadliest bombing in Kabul, a statement said on Sunday. Syed Abdul Wahid Qatali, secretary of the committee in charge…
