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AT-KABUL: The MTN, a private communication company granted education scholarships under the umbrella of ‘MTN foundation’ to 500 poor students in Kabul. Providing free education opportunity for needy students by the MTN has been run with the cooperation of the Deputy Ministry of Youth Affairs and Ministry of Education. The …

Conflict in Afghanistan and emergence of the Islamic State, also known as Daesh, have already produced tremendous ripple effects—on the regional as well as international levels. Though most of Afghanistan’s neighbors agree that politics of conflict and regional rivalries encourage extremism, but, unfortunately, they have not help the country the …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The Wolesi Jirga—Lower House of the Parliament—on Monday with a majority votes disqualified minister of higher education for failing in spending budgetary allocations during the outgoing Afghan fiscal year. Lawmakers also voted for minister of justice Basir Anwar and minister of urban development Sayed Mansour Naderi, but …

Government deals more politically, than implementing penalties against powerful corrupted figures: Afzali By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Integrity Watch of Afghanistan (IWA) on Monday criticized National Unity Government failure in fighting corruption, said that government pursue its stability in continuation of corruption. “NUG not willing to implement penalties properly, but deals more …

AT-KABUL: Hamid Karzai, former president met Monday with a delegation of the National Democratic Institute in his office, talking on the electoral reforms in the country. Karzai called the noninterference of the foreign countries in the Afghan elections as the biggest help in reforming Afghan election, asking them to let …

AT-KABUL: Former President of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, on Monday met with a number of Pak-Afghan intellectuals, writers and journalists in his office. The intellectuals who called on Karzai have participated in the two-day joint conference “Cultural Corridor—a path for people solidarity” on finding out ways and means for strengthening of …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The Wolesi Jirga (Lower House) of Parliament on Sunday disqualified ministers of education and transport for failing in spending budgetary allocations during the outgoing Afghan fiscal year, while the finance minister who was also expected to be disqualified, remained in his post. Wolesi Jirga members sacked Ministers …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Insecurity is the main factor to impede the anti-violence programs for women, deputy women’s affairs minister said. Ministry of Women’s Affairs on Sunday, while marking the “International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women” “The ministry is unable to run anti-violence programs in those remote districts …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: In a dramatic move which has created a serious constitutional challenge and questions authority of the parliament, President Ashraf Ghani has rejected the Wolesi Jirga’s decision regarding sacking of Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani. Expressing grievances over decision of the Wolesi Jirga which disqualified three ministers including Salahuddin …

The Wolesi Jirga or Lower House of the Afghan parliament has been irked by the nineteen ministries that failed to spend the allocated development budget for the fiscal year. Ministers of Foreign Affairs Salahuddin Rabbani, Labor and Social Affairs Nasrin Oryakhil and Public Works Mahmoud Baligh failed to satisfy the …