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Another 89 WJ candidates get victory letters from IEC

KABUL, from 13 electoral constituencies. Earlier, the IEC had issued acknowledgment letters to eighty Wolesi Jirga successful candidates from 18 provinces on Feb 9, 2019. The Wolesi Jirga elections were held on October 20 nationwide except Ghazni and Kandahar provinces.…

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New Wolesi Jirga to start work after final results

KABUL-elect will be inaugurated after final results of the Oct polls are announced, but some sitting MPs say the lower house of Parliament should resume with old lawmakers after winter recess. Article Eighty-Three says: Members of the House of People…

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Some MPs criticize WJ’s performance in 16th legislative term

KABUL members at the final session of 16th legislative term of the lower house on Saturday criticized the performance the house during the period while some other MPs apologized for their shortcomings. This legislative term of the lower house was…

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Don’t speak against national interest, Karzai told

KABUL, or lower house of the parliament,on Wednesday hit out at former president Hamid Karza’s remarks on resolving the ongoing crisis. Karzai, speaking to NTV, said on Sunday only Russia could help Afghanistan and Afghanistan, you can help us. “Not the…

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Wolesi Jirga voices aversion to troop surge

KABUL, asking the alliance to focus on equipping the local forces. NATO Secretary General Jens. Stoltenberg earlier confirmed sending thousands of more troops to Afghanistan after a meeting of defence ministers. However, he did not clearly say how many more…

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DABS overcharging poor consumers, allege MPs

KABUL Breshna Sherkat (DABS) of overbilling, saying the power utility was collecting electricity charges once in two months against the law. Outspoken lawmaker from Kabul Ramazan Bashardost said DABS was being managed by four ministries, but the department remained unaccountable.…

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3 members of Ghani cabinet survive no-confidence vote

KABUL, or lower house of parliament. On November 9, the house decided to summon 17 ministers who spent less than 70 percent of their development budgets during the current solar year. Until now, the house has disqualified ministers of public works,…

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Budget spending: 3 ministers voted out by lawmakers

KABUL, or lower house of parliament, on Saturday. On November 9, the house decided to summon 17 ministers who spent less than 70 percent of their development budgets during the current solar year. Lawmakers voted out Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani,…

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WJ calls for instant implementation of HIA-govt peace deal

KABUL (HIA) and termed the historic deal vital for peace and stability in the war-torn country. Ashraf Ghani administration and the HIA, led by Gulbadin Hikmatyar have recently signed a landmark peace deal after two years of negotiations. HIA -- the…

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Afghans ready to defend their homeland, say legislators

On Sunday night, border guards from the two countries exchanged heavy fire over the construction of a gate on the Pakistani side of the contested frontier. One Afghan border police official was killed and five others were injured. Some reports…