Religious scholars and tribal elders in eastern Nangarhar province have said Pakistan closed its Consulate General in Jalalabad to hid the corruption conducted under the visa issuance process. The alleged the Consul daily received money from visa applicants…
KABUL. The meeting was organized by the Coordination Center of Tribal councils of the Ministry of Tribal and Border Affairs. New tribal and border affairs minister Mohammad Shafique Gul Agha Sherzai, who attended the meeting, said war could not bring…
Taliban militants have kidnapped 10 tribal elders in the Dayan district of northwestern Jawzjan province, an official said on Monday. But the insurgents rejected the allegation Deputy police chiefCol. Abdul Hafeez Khashitold Pajhwok Afghan News the motive behind…
Tribal elders have reconstructed and reopened a school in Barmal district of southeastern Paktia province for students who attend classes in neighboring Pakistan. A tribal elder in the district, Sidiqullah, on Monday told Pajhwok Afghan News that over…
Tribal elders from Pakistan on Sunday held a joint gathering in southeastern Paktia province and agreed to work together for bringing peace and stability to the region. Elders from Chankani, Patan, Muqbil, Mangal, Zazai and Karkha districts and…
Hundreds of tribal elders at a gathering held on Thursday in eastern Kunar province urged Pakistan to stop firing rockets into the province. Tribal elder Shah Mahmood Qazi, addressing the gathering in Asadabad, the provincial capital, asked the…
Two tribal elders were killed by unidentified gunmen in Jalalabad, the capital of eastern Nangarhar province, on Tuesday, an official said. Yar Mohammad and Haji Seddiq from Chaparhar district were gunned down in Majboorabad area of the city…
Tribal elders in southeastern Paktia province on Thursday said the Chief Executive Officer (CEO)’s work period has ended, calling the position a hurdle to improvement in the country’s political affairs. The elders hailing from Paktia and some neighboring…
The Khogyani tribal elders on Wednesday said the provincial and central governments had failed to control the ongoing fighting in Pachiragam district of eastern Nangarhar province. Coming all the way from Shirzad, Pachiragam and Khogyani districts, the elders…
Hundreds of tribal elders on Monday held a gathering in southeastern Pakta province to call for convening a loya jirga ‘to bring into order’ activities of the unity government. Headed by tribal elder Pacha Khan Zadran, the gathering…
Two hours after being introduced as the new police chief for southeastern Paktika province, Brig. Gen. Khan Zadran was called back to central capital Kabul, tribal elders and public representatives said on Thursday. Zadran replaced Zarawar Zahid, who…
Two hours after being introduced as the new police chief for southeastern Paktika province, Brig. Gen. Khan Zadran was called back to central capital Kabul, tribal elders and public representatives said on Thursday. Zadran replaced Zarawar Zahid, who…
Kidnappers have released the four tribal elders abducted in the volatile Azra district of central Logar province, an official said on Tuesday. Two days earlier, the elders were snatched by unknown gunmen from their cars in the Spin…
Four tribal elders have been taken hostage by militants in the Azra district of central Logar province, official said on Sunday. The Taliban, however, rejected the claim as groundless. The elders were snatched from their vehicle in the…
The provincial council chief and tribal elders on Wednesday warned any negligence in strengthening security in southern Helmand province would produce dire consequences. Provincial council chief Karim Khan Atal told Pajhwok Afghan News the conflict in Helmand was…
Dozens of tribal elders in eastern Kunar province on Saturday voiced their opposition to the creation of private militias against insurgents. At a gathering held in the provincial capital Asadabad, the elders said instead of forming private militias,…
The Taliban have started targeting tribal elders, killing five of them in recent months in the Omna district of southeastern Paktika province, locals claimed on Saturday. The fighters have been conducting search operations for tribal elders and government…
Tribal elders in the Zarghun Shar district of southeastern Paktika province on Monday decided to ban giving into marriage girls to settle blood feuds, a practice called ’Bad’. The decision was announced at a jirga of elders, said…
The Afghan government has signed a deal with tribal elders in northern Baghlan province seeking to keep the insurgents from attacking security forces and emplacing landmines in two districts, but local residents, members of the provincial council and…
KABUL in the Qaisar district of northwestern Faryab province. Speaking to reporters in Kabul, a tribal elder from the district, Arbab Sarwari, said first Vice President Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum had launched an offensive against Taliban in parts of the…
