KABUL (PAN): Top presidential contender Dr. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai says, if elected, he will ensure implementation of rule of law and update the nation on the performance of his governance every six months. “I will appoint 15,000 individuals, including elders,…
KABUL (PAN): An explosives-laden car exploded at the entrance to a NATO troops’ facility on the Qasaba Road near the Kabul International Airport on Wednesday, but there were no immediate reports about casualties, officials said. The Ministry of Interior (MoI)…
KABUL (PAN): Bags of ammonium nitrate, explosive remnants of war, modern improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Unexploded ordnance is still a huge problem in Afghanistan and the largest cause of civilian casualties. With counter-IED now an integral part of the NATO…
KABUL (PAN): Presidential contender Daud Sultanzoyi has said he will implement country’s law irrespective of one’s social standing and hold well-off accountable if he wins the upcoming elections. In his exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News, the presidential runner chalked…
GHAZNI (PAN): It’s been five years since Poland first sent troops to Ghazni. Here the 10th Armoured Cavalry Brigade take over from the 25th Air Cavalry Brigade in the same week as the Polish side of the joint Provincial Reconstruction…
KABUL (PAN): Key opposition leader Dr. Abdullah Abdullah has termed President Hamid Karzai’s new conditions for signing a vitally important security deal with the US until after next year’s elections as impractical and personal. In an exclusive interview with Pajhwok…
KABUL (PAN): Scotching speculation, presidential contender Gul Agha Sherzai said on Wednesday he would not withdraw from the race in favour of any aspirant. Addressing a news conference in Kabul, the former Nangarhar governor said such rumours were being spread…
KABUL (PAN): Identifying durable peace and tranquility in Afghanistan as his top priorities, presidential candidate Qutbuddin Hilal has said there will be no pre-conditions for holding reconciliation talks with the Taliban and Hezb-i-Islami if he wins the upcoming ballot. In…
KABUL (PAN): President Hamid Karzai on Sunday said he would consult with Loya Jirga and US leaders on amendments to the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) before signing the vital security pact. However, he gave no clear timeframe. “We want…
KABUL (PAN): The consultative Loya Jirga on the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) with the United States entered its final day on Sunday, when almost all 50 committee heads recommended the pact should be signed withing six weeks. Najiba Hussaini, the…
KABUL (PAN): Former president and consultative Loya Jirga chairman, Sibghatullah Mujaddedi, on Saturday opined the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) between Afghanistan and United States should be signed before the presidential vote. As the 50 jirga committees embarked on their proceedings,…
Loya Jirga proceedings begin amid tight security from Pajhwok Afghan News. KABUL (PAN): President Hamid Karzai on Thursday said he had received a letter from his American counterpart, promising respect for Afghanistan’s sovereignty and seeking protection of the US troops…
Loya Jirga proceedings begin amid tight security from Pajhwok Afghan News. KABUL (PAN): Amid tight security arrangements, the four-day Loya Jirga on the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) with the US got under way in Kabul on Thursday (today) morning. Participants…
KABUL (PAN): The number of presidential runners has gone up in the wake of thoroughgoing investigations into objections, the Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC) said on Tuesday. The watchdog had started investigating complaints against presidential and provincial council runners in…
KABUL (PAN): The Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC) on Monday said its investigations into objections would be completed later in the day and the final list of candidates submitted to the election commission tomorrow (Tuesday). Reda Azimi, the IECC deputy…
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (PAN): The deputy governor of northern Balkh province on Sunday escaped unhurt in a suicide attack, which caused several civilian casualties, an official said. Provincial police chief, Brig. Gen. Abdur Rahman Rahimi, told Pajhwok Afghan News the suicide…
KABUL (PAN): At least 10 people were killed and several others wounded when powerful explosion rocked the Polytechnic area of the central capital Kabul on Saturday afternoon, officials said, fearing heavy casualties. The incident took place at 3.15pm close to…
Karzai seeks more British defence support from Pajhwok Afghan News. KABUL (PAN): President Hamid Karzai on Monday inaugurated the first-ever batch’s admission to the British-built Military Academy in Kabul as an effective step toward enhancing Afghanistan’s defense capability, urging the…
HERAT CITY (PAN): The Independent Election Commission (IEC) regional office in western Herat province on Monday said the polls’ legitimacy would be questioned if the women were denied participation. Addressing a public awareness conference for women in Herat City, the…
KABUL (PAN): Teenage girls in Afghanistan are often caught between two conflicting worlds; tradition and modernity. But after the recent successes of the Afghan national football team on the world stage, a new generation of teenage girls in Kabul…
HERAT CITY (PAN): Security forces discovered a depot of explosive and arrested an individual in this connection in the Guzra district of Herat province, an official said on Wednesday. Nisar Ahmad Popal, the district chief, told reports the explosives were…
KABUL (PAN) : Women's rights activists during a rally over the women’s safety in Kabul. The women asked the government for women’s safety during the rally. Women stage rally for their safety from Pajhwok Afghan News .
JALALABAD (PAN): Intelligence operatives in eastern Laghman province have detained 21 children, some as young as 7, being taken to Pakistan for receiving suicide attack training, an official said on Thursday. The children, aged between 7 and 12 years, were…
KABUL (PAN): A first ever military academy has been inaugurated in a move to strengthen the capacity and enhance professionalism of Afghan National Army (ANA) officers, an official said on Wednesday. Addressing a press conference, Brig Gen. Mohammad Sharif Sharifi,…
