By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Afghan Civil Society Network for Elections criticized delay in the electoral bodies’ reforms, saying that further postponement would mar political stability. “Government has no strong political intention to bring reforms in electoral bodies, thus,” said the civil society executive chief Habiburrahman Nang. He emphasized that reforms must …
Read More »It’s time for Afghanistan, Pakistan to jointly fight polio
By Mansoor Faizy-KABUL: For the first time Afghanistan and Pakistan nodded for a joint fight where it seems a win-win situation for both the countries, and that’s a joint fight against polio, a crippling disease which left a large number of children in uncertain situation in the two neighboring countries. …
Read More »Editorial: Diminishing trust
Anti-corruption strategies of the National Unity Government (NUG) are drawn-out and had fallen far short of the objectives. The teetering drives against corrupt official will continue to face the same fate and traumatize the already troubled nation. Reason behind the failure is very clear. Authorities are not fighting corruption wholeheartedly. …
Read More »Rehabilitation of addicts: A long road ahead
By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The Public Health Ministry has collected hundreds of drug addicts. The health ministry wants to rehabilitate them so they could realize what a healthy life means. They story of these drug users have begun from under bridge and on the street life. They were haunted by the …
Read More »Former Afghan governor kidnapped in Pak retrieved
Former Afghan governor Sayed Fazlullah Wahidi has been recovered two weeks after he was abducted in Islamabad. Wahidi’s son, Nemat Wahidi informed that his father was found and handed over to THE Afghanistan consulate in Peshawar, reports The Express Tribune. On February 12, unidentified men kidnapped Afghanistan’s former governor of …
Read More »Editorial: Flexibility in peace talks
Afghanistan’s National Security Adviser Hanif Atmar asked the local militant groups to join the Afghan-owned and Afghan-led peace process. He said that the insurgents groups should choose between the reconciliation drive and military action. During the delivery of AK-47 assault rifles on Wednesday, donated by Russia to the Afghan security …
Read More »Afghan boy bags real Messi shirt – finally
The Afghan boy who became an online hit after wearing a homemade shirt bearing Lionel Messi’s famous number 10 has finally received the real thing – from the Argentine footballer himself. BBC Trending helped to locate the child known as “Messi’s biggest fan”, five-year-old Murtaza Ahmadi, who comes from the …
Read More »Afghanistan invites India to join 6+1 group
Afghanistan has invited India to join a new regional consultative mechanism to weigh in on the critical challenges facing the war-torn country. The new body, a 6+1 group, will include India, Pakistan, Iran, Russia, the US and China in addition to Afghanistan. Afghan national security adviser Hanif Atmar announced the …
Read More »Women’s presence in peace process is symbolic: AWN
AT-KABUL: Women have only symbolic presence in the ongoing peace process as well as in the High Peace Council and they have not been given any effective role, a women’s activist said Wednesday. Samira Hamidi, director of the Afghan Women Network, said in a press conference: “Women’s role for the future of …
Read More »Russia hands over 10,000 AK-47s to Afghanistan
By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The 10,000 AK-47 rifles and 2.1 million munitions donated by the Russian federation to Afghan security forces were handed over on Wednesday to Afghan authorities in Kabul. National Security Advisor Hanif Atmar welcomed Russia’s assistance, calling that “very important” and timely. Addressing a joint press conference withRussian …
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