KABUL Embassy to resolve existing problems in getting Pakistan’s visa. In Kabul and Nangarhar province, people have been facing problems in getting Pakistan’s visa. According to reports, thousands of applicants stay overnight to get a chance of submitting documents for…
KABUL, Iran, Turkey and India visas has turned into a business in the country and demanded corruption in this process to be stopped. The reaction comes after a large number of Afghans applied for visa to Pakistan, Turkey and India…
KABUL wanted to capture some provinces to get maximum advantage on the talks. An inaugural ceremony of the start of intra-Afghan talks was held in Doha on September 12. Hameedullah Hanif, a lawmaker from Herat province, said: “Talks are underway…
KABUL speaker and some members on Wednesday criticized the delay in introducing ministers-designate for a trust vote and warned if the same situation continued, the lower house would take a decision on its own. All ministries are currently being run…
KABUL members on Wednesday claimed Iranian border forces killed 136 Afghan migrants in three days, asking the government to lodge complaint with the relevant international body. Four Wolesi Jirga Commissions have summoned Acting Foreign Minister Hanif Atmar and Refugees…
KABUL or lower house of parliament between lawmakers as part of an ongoing dispute over the speaker position and led to suspension of the house live broadcast. On May 16, the election for the speaker slot became controversial after one…
KABUL members have been suspended and a process to collect weapons from their bodyguards is underway, officials said Tuesday. On the other hand, a number of the former Wolesi Jirga members say their privileges should not have been stopped because…
KABUL and fresh comments of Maulana Fazl Rahman regarding the Afghan peace and reconciliation. Renowned Pakistani politician and religious leader Fazal Rahman, the leader of Jamiat-i-Ulema Islam (JUI) party, had recently urged the Afghan Taliban to hold direct talks with the Afghan…
KABUL or lower house members on Monday criticized the Human Rights Watch (HRW)’s allegations against the acting defense minister Asadullah Khalid as ‘biased’ and ‘baseless’. The lawmakers termed the report a political conspiracy against Khalid and claimed it was hitched on…
KABUL and may be introduced next week, the lower house said on Monday. Several key ministries including the Ministry of Defense, Interior and Foreign Affairs are currently being headed by acting ministers. The ministries of education, information and cultural, finance,…
KABUL and supported President Afshraf Ghani’s stance in this regard. During a Cabinet meeting on Thursday, President Trump asked Russia, India and Pakistan militants and described the Soviet Union occupation of Afghanistan “as a fight against terrorism”, breaking with decades…
KABUL on Monday summoned five ministers for next week over their failure to spend their development budgets. Minister of public Works, justice, counternarcotics, transport and telecommunications have been summoned to brief parliamentarians on the issue of under-spending. On November 24,…
KABUL and asked reconsidering the list. President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday said a roadmap for peace in his war-torn country has been formulated and a 12-member negotiating team created for talks with the Taliban. Headed by President Chief of Staff Abdul…
KABUL Minister Najibullah Khwaja Umari on Sunday said some parliamentarians had a hand in the clash on the Kabul University campus, in which one person was killed and several others were arrested. Umari, who appeared before the Meshrano Jirga or…
KABUL could not hold its once a week session on Monday because a majority of the house members were absent campaigning for their reelection in the Oct 20 polls. Earlier, Wolesi Jirga speaker Abdul Rauf Ibrahimi had said the lower…
KABUL members on Monday asked the government to revoke the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) with the United States because the deal had resulted in increased insecurity instead of peace and stability. The BSA was inked between Afghanistan at large from…
KABUL members from eastern provinces on Monday claimed the security situation in the eastern zone, particularly Nangarhar, has been artificially deteriorated. They expressed concern over growing civilian casualties and alleged that Daesh strongholds and centres existed in Jalalabad and waged…
KABUL or lower house of the parliament on Monday expressed concern over increasing insecurity in the country and confrontation between the government and political parties. Wolesi Jirga speaker Abdul Rauf Ibrahimi told today’s session that the security situation was worsening…
KABUL members, describing the afghani’s depreciation ‘a matter of concern’ for low-paid government employees, on Wednesday demanded the Central Bank chief to be summoned to the lower house. According to Pajhwok, in July one American dollar was accounted for 68…
KABUL, or lower house of Parliament, ended with an exchange of harsh words between two lawmakers. Earlier, civil society) branch and warned of protests if their call went unheard. For elections to the Wolesi Jirga in October this year, Ghazni…
KABUL members on Saturday expressed their concern about continued differences between unity government leaders over the electronic National Identity Cards (e-NICs). Lower house member Munawwar Shah Bahadur from western Herat province told today’s session: “The differences among government leaders over…
