Ghani promises key govt posts to women from Pajhwok Afghan News. KABUL (Pajhwok): Promising high government positions to women, front-line presidential candidate Dr. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai on Sunday said he would bring to justice those involved in violence against the…
First-Vice president Field Marshal Mohammad Qasim Fahim died Sunday of natural causes, a presidential spokesman said. Aimal Faizi wrote on tweet "with deep sadness, the first vice president, Marshal Mohammad Qasim Fahim has passed away. May his soul…
Celebrating International Women’s Day in Kabul, the European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL) on Saturday said it was encouraging Afghan women to actively partake in the landmark elections. The function marking the women’s day was attended by…
Mujahidin's role holds key to peace: Abdullah from Pajhwok Afghan News. KABUL (Pajhwok): Presidential contender Dr. Abdullah Abdullah on Wednesday promised giving former jihadis a leading role in bringing peace and stability to the country, if he wins the April…
US should ignore Karzai remarks: Abdullah from Pajhwok Afghan News. KABUL (Pajhwok): Reacting to President Hamid Karzai’s recent remarks on the war in Afghanistan, front-line presidential runner Dr. Abdullah Abdullah on Monday urged the international community to ignore the departing…
IECC vetting more nomination papers from Pajhwok Afghan News. KABUL (Pajhwok): The Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC) on Sunday said it had started evaluating nomination papers of another 400 provincial council candidates. IECC spokesman Nadir Muhseni said the commission had…
IECC vetting more nomination papers from Pajhwok Afghan News. KABUL (Pajhwok): The Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC) on Sunday said it had started evaluating nomination papers of another 400 provincial council candidates. IECC spokesman Nadir Muhseni said the commission had…
20 ANA soldiers killed in Kunar attack from Pajhwok Afghan News. KABUL (Pajhwok): At least 20 Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed early Sunday morning when militants stormed their check-post in eastern Kunar province, officials said. A group of…
Beijing respects Kabul’s stance on BSA from Pajhwok Afghan News. KABUL (Pajhwok): Beijing on Saturday welcomed Kabul’s position on the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA), saying that Afghan-American relations should be based on sovereign equality. Visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang…
2 dead, 6 injured in Kunduz suicide attack from Pajhwok Afghan News. KUNDUZ CITY (Pajhwok): Two civilians were killed and six others wounded in a suicide attack in the Khanabad district of northern Kunduz province on Saturday, officials said. A…
Two International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) contracted-civilians were killed in a suicide attack in the 12th police district of Kabul on Monday afternoon, officials said. The Ministry of Interior confirmed the bombing in the Ahmad Shah Baba Mina Square,…
If elected, Sayyaf to crack down on graft, drugs from Pajhwok Afghan News. KABUL (Pajhwok): Pledging to improve security in four months, presidential candidate Abdul Rab Rassoul Sayyaf on Thursday said he would launch a crackdown on corrupt officials and…
Leading presidential candidate Dr. Ashraf Ghani on Sunday identified economic, judicial and constitutional reforms, reigning in the bureaucracy and even-handed development of the country as his top priorities. While hitting the campaign trail in Kabul, the ex-World Bank…
Afghanistan to be made economic hub: Qayyum from Pajhwok Afghan News. KABUL (Pajhwok): Presidential contender Abdul Qayyum Karzai has pledged to make Afghanistan an economic hub of the region, build close trade ties with neighbouring countries if he is elected…
Four people were killed and 22 others injured during a Taliban suicide attack on a Ministry of Defence bus in the central capital Kabul on Sunday morning, officials said. The bombing took place in the Market area of…
Interior Minister Mohammad Omar Daudzai on Wednesday said efforts to revive the stalled peace talks with the Taliban would continue whether or not the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) was signed. Addressing a seminar in Kabul, the minister said…
Presidential contender Hidayat Amin Arsala says good governance, rule of law and speedy dispensation of justice tend to discourage the scourge of growing militancy and instability in Afghanistan. In his exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News he promised…
The National Security Council (NSC) on Sunday accused ‘foreign intelligence services’ of being behind the deadly attack on a restaurant popular with foreigners in the Wazir Akbar Khan diplomatic district in Kabul. The NSC, chaired by President Hamid…
The Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology (MCIT) on Sunday said the bilateral security agreement (BSA) with the US would help overcome insecurity that continued to pose a big challenge to bringing about improvement in the telecom sector.…
Presidential contender Mohammad Shafiq Gul Agha Sherzai has warned if the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) is not signed and foreign troops leave, Afghanistan will once again emerge as a terrorist sanctuary. “Afghanistan will turn into a terrorist safe…
LASHKARGAH (PAN): A 10-year-old girl, forced by her brother into carrying out a suicide bombing, surrendered to police in southern Helmand province, an official said on Monday. The girl turned in herself to the sixth border zone police in Khanshin…
KABUL (PAN): Presidential contender Abdur Rab Rassoul Sayyaf, blaming the government for what he called inconsistent policies to control terrorism and ensure economic growth, says he will work out effective policies to tackle challenges. In a wide-ranging, exclusive interview with…
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (PAN): An oil-processing plant owned by the Ghazanfar Group has resumed activities after four months of closure at the Hairatan port in northern Balkh province, officials said on Monday. Having the capacity of refining 500 tons of oil annually,…
JALALABAD (PAN): A group of insurgents stormed a terminal near a NATO base in the border town of Torkham in eastern Nangarhar province on Wednesday morning, officials said. Ahmad Zia Abdulzai, the governor's spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News that militant…
