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…
Dozens of people participated in a demonstration against the proposed creation of an interim government outside the parliament building in Kabul, but some of them said they were promised money for joining the rally. The protest was carried…
Civil society organization “Afghanistan and Central Asia Association (ACAA)” on Saturday supported the salary equalization proposal of the Wolesi Jirga or lower house of the Parliament, asking the government to accept it. The Wolesi Jirga has twice rejected…
Wolesi Jirga speaker and some members on Monday strongly reacted to First Lady Rula Ghani’s recent remarks, saying her ‘unforgiveable’ insult to the lower house should be investigated. Rula Ghani during an interview with Radio Azadi on December…
Parliament members from western region of the country on Saturday expressed their concern over forced deportation of Afghan refugees from Iran, asking the government to quarantine the returnees on the country’s borders. According to the Ministry of Public…
President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday inaugurated the parliament after winter recess and said the government’s negotiating team would be formed until March 10. The parliament’s recess started on January 21 and ended March 5. As per the relevant…
A presidential decree orders registration of all unregistered vehicles of Parliament members in next six months and facilitation of effective meetings between the lawmakers and senior government officials. President Ashraf Ghani released two separate decrees, asking parliament members…
President Ashraf Ghani has asked both houses of the Parliament to continue holding special sessions until the mid-term budget is passed. The president issued these orders in a presidential decree, a copy of which has been received by…
Many experts say 67 pieces of legislation are awaiting approval from the lower house of parliament which was to be inaugurated on March 7 as per the law. The Wolesi Jirga elections were held on October 20, 21,…
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 Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU) on Tuesday released a research paper which said an ill-suited electoral system coupled with systematic government interference and personality-based politics had created an undisciplined, fragmented and uncoordinated parliament. The AREU launched findings of one…
KABUL members on Tuesday praised people’s massive participation in the lower house elections, but demanded separation of clean votes from fraudulent ones. The upper house members also accused the Independent Election Commission (IEC) of poorly managing the elections. The Wolesi…
KABUL or lower house members on Monday seriously criticized a celebratory firing inside the Parliament compound after the house elected its first deputy speaker. On Sunday, lawmakers Hamayon Hamayon and Mohammad Nazir Ahmadzai ran for the first deputy speaker slot.…
After a 45-day winter break, President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesdayopened the first session of parliament, which entered its eighth constitutional year. The term of sitting Wolesi Jirga (Senate) seats already vacant. Under Article 107 of the Constitution, the…
Pajhwok Afghan News findings show nearly 50 percent of Parliament members did not visit their provinces this winter recess and a majority of them cited security reasons. Administrative boards of both houses of the parliament direct MPs to…
KABUL. In a resolution, the European Parliament also commended New Delhi for using its soft power in rebuilding the war-torn Afghanistan over the past 16 years. "The Republic of India is the largest regional donor to Afghanistan, providing some $3…
KABUL National Standards Authority (ANSA) cancelled licenses of 58 companies over importing low quality petroleum during the past two years and another 15 companies faced the same charges, an official said on Saturday. Meanwhile, officials said 87 percent of fuel…
KABUL) that the five suspects who wanted to attack the parliament would be rearrested. Mirdad Najrabi, who heads the house internal security commission, had said a week back a number of suspected men -- probably terrorists – were detained by…
KABUL or lower house of the parliament for approval. Eng. Ali Ahmad Usmani, the minister said, his ministry’s studies showed that environmental problems had resulted from the shortage of water in Afghanistan and as well as Iran’s poor management of…
KABUL speaker on Monday questioned the release of five suspected individuals who attempted to enter the parliament building, asking security organs to recapture the men for more investigations. Mirdad Najrabi, head of the Wolesi Jirga internal security commission, had said…
KABUL or lower house of parliament on Monday refused to add to its agenda three newly-introduced ministers-designate, insisting on replacement of the acting ministries first. Eleven ministries are currently headed by acting officials. On November 2, the lower house summoned…
