Presidential adviser on cultural affairs, Shah Hussain Murtazawi, has criticized the visit of the Wolesi Jirga speaker to Pakistan, citing an unconfirmed report of Pakistan severing ties with Afghan National Security Adviser HamdullahMohib. Mohib said the report that…
As relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan have recently come under strain, Wolesi Jirga Speaker Mir Rahman Rahmani has arrived in Islamabad for talks. Rahmani said on Monday that he had arrived in the Pakistan capital at the head…
Wolesi Jirga speaker Mir RahmanRahmani on Saturday said the government should end the "culture of acting officials in public institutions. Rahmani made the remarks at the inaugural session of the third legislative year of the 7th term of…
Wolesi Jirga or lower house speaker Mir Rahman Rahmani on Monday said violence in Afghanistan would escalate if NATO withdrew troops irresponsibly. Rahmani said this during a meeting with Tajikistani foreign minister Sirodjidin Aslov in Dushanbe on Monday.…
Wolesi Jirga speaker Mir RahmanRahmani on Sunday said the Taliban had no desire for peace, urging Tajikistan to put pressure on the group to accept peace. Rahmani made these remarks during a meeting with representatives of Afghan refugees…
The Wolesi Jirga speaker on Wednesday accused the government of attempting to usurp the parliament’s powers, saying rejecting the budget draft was aimed at benefitting the masses. The Wolesi Jirga has twice rejected the draft budget over imbalanced…
The Wolesi Jirga has constituted a committee to have a more direct involvement in efforts to bring peace and stability to the country. Speaker Mir Rahman Rahmani, who heads the 21-member body, said both the government and the…
Pakistan, pledging consistent support for peace and stability in the neighbouring country. Prime Minister Imran Khan held out the pledge during a meeting on Friday night in Islamabad with Wolesi Jirga speaker Mir Rahman Rahmani and the delegation…
Afghan and Pakistani parliament speakers are optimistic about the outcome of the ongoing peace negotiations in Doha. At a meeting in Islamabad on Friday night, Mir Rahman Rahmani and Asad Qaiser hoped the dream of a peaceful and…
KABUL Speaker Mir Rahman Rahmani is due to arrive in Islamabad on Friday at the head of a high level delegation, the Pakistani envoy said on Thursday. Pakistan Mohammad Sadiq on his twitter wrote: “A high powered Afghan parliamentary delegation…
As he sits on a footway, the young fighter put his Kalashnikov on a big stone and sadly said: “I did not know I had no other option. I got angry about the novel, but then I thought…
KABUL and Iran, IRNA reported on Wednesday. In a message to his Iranian counterpart, Mir Rahman Rahmani greeted Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf on his election as new speaker of Iran's parliament. Rahmani hoped parliamentary links between the neighbours would be strengthened…
KABUL attacks are undercutting the credibility of talks on ending the ongoing conflict in the country. In a deadly attack on security forces in Kabul on Wednesday, the militants killed at least 14 people and wounded more than a hundred…
KABUL members elected lawmaker Mir Rahman Rahmani as speaker of the lower house with a majority of votes on Saturday. Since May 16, nearly a dozen candidates contested the speaker election but none was able to collect 50-plus one votes.…
KABUL speaker slot did not produce a winner on Wednesday and the final round of election would now take place between Rahman Rahmani and Khan Mohammad Wardak. Khan Aqa Rezayee, Khan Mohammad Wardak, Seddiq Ahmad Osmani and Abdul Sattar Hussaini…
KABUL or lower house of parliament speaker turned controversial on Saturday after a five-member delegation declared Mir Rahman Rahmani as winner of the post despite falling below the threshold. Legal experts say none of the two candidates for the Wolesi…
KABUL. US Special Representative Zalmay Khalilzad and Afghan Ambassador in Washington Roya Rahmani met on the peace parleys on Tuesday, the State Department said. After the meeting,” Khalilzad tweeted. “We had a substantive discussion and talked next steps in the…
KABUL can participate in democratic processes, including elections. The Afghan government, which had laid out a clear roadmap towards peace, welcomed the militant movement to contest election by having people vote for them, she said. In an interview with America’s…
KABUL hospital, a source said on Tuesday. The source close to insurgent movement told Pajhwok Afghan News Rahmani breathed his last on Monday night due to a hepatitis-B virus infection in Patel hospital Karachi, Pakistan. Meanwhile, the Taliban confirmed in…
