KABUL). Hekmatyar will run for the presidency, with Dr. Abdul Hadi Wazin as his first and Qazi Hafiz Rahman Naqi as his second vice-presidential hopefuls. Born in 1948 in Kunduz province, Hekmatyar turned to politics when he was a student…
KABUL) in Kabul to contest the July presidential election. As fifth presidential hopeful, Zalmai Rassoul picked Abdul Jabbar Taqwa as his first and Ghulam Ali Wahdat as his second vice-president. Rassoul was born in 1954 in capital Kabul. He is…
KABUL) to act about the issue according to the law. On Thursday, the Afghanistan Grand National Alliance (GNA), a coalition of major political parties, announced it would soon be introducing a joint presidential candidate. The alliance’s leadership council met in Kabul and…
KABUL) announced on Tuesday. IEC Deputy Spokesman Abdul Aziz Ibrahimi told Pajhwok Afghan News a meeting of political parties, civil society activists and IEC members was held today to discuss the date announcement issue. He said it was agreed in…
KABUL, or lower house of parliament, on Saturday threw out President Ashraf Ghani’s fifth legislative decree, barring acting officials from performing their duties in security institutions for more than two months. Earlier, the lower house passed a law that restrained…
