No one can deny the role of religious scholars in persuading the Taliban insurgents in joining the peace process which is owned and led by the Afghan government. The reconciliation process is pure Afghani—no doubt on it. Months ago, over 500 religious scholars from Nangarhar, Kunar, Laghman and Nuristan provinces …

AT-KABUL: The Second Vice President Sarwar Danish has asked the United Nations to include those insurgent groups that kill journalists to the blacklist. Danish said the Taliban and their patrons had turned down the government’s repetitive calls for peace and there was a need to continue the ongoing fight with …

AT-KABUL: Some lawmakers and candidates for the forthcoming elections have claimed that national identity cards are paid for and sold by brokers ahead of Wolesi Jirga and district council ballot. Based on electoral law, those who want to throw hat in the ring for lower house vote are required to …

AT-KABUL: The Independent Election Commission figures show that more than one million people have registered to vote since the outset of the voter registerfor parliamentary and district councils elections began on April 14. Chief of IEC Abdul Badei Sayyad said over one million eligible voters including men and women were …

AT-KABUL: Commandos of Afghanistan’s security force are engaged in fierce battles with insurgents to regain Kohistan district in northern Badakhshan which fell to militants on Thursday evening, said defense ministry on Friday. Meanwhile, Badakhshan security officials have said that commandos had been stationed and are advancing towards Kohistan’s center. Badakhshan …

The recent announcement or new season of war in Afghanistan has been making no sense because the war has never been in halt to switch into new epoch. Recently the Taliban insurgents announced their annual spring offensive at a time when insurgents are already regularly launching attacks; this is hollow, …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Thursday by taking the first E-Tazkira (National ID card) initiated the process of distribution of E-Tazkira in the country. President Ghani said that “today, I’m pleased to announce the distribution of e-Tazkira by becoming the first Afghan to receive it.” President Ghani …

President Ashraf Ghani, Vice President Sarwar Danesh and other senior government officials as well as heads of parliament’s houses received electronic ID cards on Thursday, an attempt to start the long-waited and controversial process of the national identification cards that was stuck due to view point differences. The national interests …

KUNDUZ: Afghanistan – one of the most dangerous countries to work in as a journalist – is in the global spotlight this week after an attack in Kabul killed nine Afghan photographers and reporters just days before World Press Freedom Day. Outside of Kabul, the dangers of reporting the news, …

AT-KABUL: Education in Afghanistan is facing transparency and quality problems, said a survey. Shortage in professional teachers, text books and other lesson equipment, shortage in school buildings, lack of maintenance and surveillance of the school buildings and teacher employment were said to be the major problems, according to the survey …