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KABUL: To get vote of confidence four ministerial nominees on Wednesday briefed the Wolesi Jirga over their future plans—mostly revolving around reforms and further development. Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD), Minister of Defense (MoD), Minister of Hajj and Religious Affairs, and Minister of Education were allowed to brief …

AT-KABUL: Death anniversary of Abdul Ghaffar Khan, popularly known as Bacha Khan, was observed on Tuesday in the capital city of Nangarhar province. Bacha Khan’s daughter-in-law Naseem Wali Khan and scores of Afghan officials, Awami National Party (ANP) members and Pashtuns’ rights activists paid rich tribute to the political and …

AT-KABUL: The Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif called on ex-President Hamid Karzai in his office on Tuesday, where the two leaders explored ways to expand bilateral relations. Hinting at the friendly and brotherly relations enjoyed by the two countries, Hamid Karzai assured that the new president of Afghanistan Mohammad …

“No ballot box for cabinet picks with dual nationality” By Akhtar M. Nikzad KABUL: President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani introduced 26 nominees to Wolesi Jirga to fill 24 ministerial posts and one each for the top slot of National Directorate of Security and De Afghanistan Bank. In his speech to the …

AT-KABUL: Security officials rejected presence of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighters in Afghanistan and termed the recent news reports as rumors and a new tactic of the Taliban to pressurize public and the government. Officials in the Ministry of Defense (MoD) and National Directorate of Security …

AT-Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Afghan refugees residing in tribal area of Kurram Agency without registration have been given three days deadline to leave, said media reports from Pakistan on Monday. Pakistani media outlets quoted an official from lower Kurram Agency, as saying that notices were issued on Sunday to Afghan nationals in Bagan …

AT-KABU: The National Unity Front and Anti- Foreign Military (NUFAFM) Bases, a cluster of the former mujahideen, said that the Afghan government should search for other ways rather than relying on Pakistan to bring peace back to Afghanistan. Speaking at a press conference here on Monday, the former jihadists said …

AT-KABUL: They Ministry of Justice (MoJ) on Monday said that poor coordination between the Human Rights Support Unit (HRSU) and government departments and unawareness about human rights were main factors that impeded implementation of the United Nations (UN) recommendations on human rights in Afghanistan. Acting Minister of Justice, Sayed Yusuf …

“Pakistan did whatever Kabul wanted, but the result depends on measures taken by the powerful countries such as the United States” Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi KABUL: Since formation of the National Unity Government in Afghanistan, ties between Islamabad and Kabul have gone through a level of overhaul but Afghans are not …

AT-KABUL: Officials in central Logar province reported activities of Islamic State (IS) fighters in some parts of the province. Head of the Logar provincial council, Hasibullah Stankzai, in an interview with Azadi Radio expressed his deep concerns over emergence of IS (Daish) fighters in some parts of the province. He …