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AT-Kabul: The Transparent Election Foundation of Afghanistan (TEFA) on Thursday said that nearly six months has passed since Independent Election Commission (IEC) officially kicked of their work, and yet meaningful, silence and confusions are dominating in electoral processes. In a statement, TEFA said that it’s quite obvious that elections is …

By Sadiq Yousfi-KABUL: The Afghan masses and Baluch people living on both sides of the Durand Line have warmly welcomed the opinion piece by the Ryszard Czarnecki, Vice President of European Parliament (EP) that was published in EP titled, “Time to Revisit the Durand Line.” The Czarnecki has emphasized on …

AT-KABUL:  The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is helping Afghanistan’s most vulnerable populations to receive much needed relief concerning food security, the agency said in a media statement on Wednesday. “On May 10, USAID announced a cash contribution of $20 million to the United Nation World Food Programme’s …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Public awareness workshop on the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPA) gas pipeline project is planned to be kicked off by the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum in southern Kandahar province, an official said on Wednesday. The provincial governor spokesman, Samim Khpalwak told Pajhwk Afghan News that Eng. Abdul Rahman, social …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Herat Provincial Council Chairman, Kamran Alizai was sentenced to eight months in prison after appearing before appellate court on Wednesday, an official said. He was accused of misusing his authority. On March 27, the Anti-Corruption Justice Center (ACJC) had sentenced him to two and half years in …

AT-KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai condemns in strongest terms the terrorist attack on National Radio Television’s station in Nangarhar that killed and wounded our compatriots. Calling the attack on media as an attack against the voices of Afghans, former President extends his heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims …

AT-KABUL: At least 87 militants were killed and 57 others were wounded in different crackdowns within past 24 hours. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense, (MoD) said that Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National Police (ANP) and National Directorate of Security (NDS) personal has …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: At least six people were killed and 24 others injured Wednesday after a group of armed insurgents attacked the state-run provincial Radio and Television of Afghanistan (RTA) stations in eastern Nangarhar province, provincial officials said. “Four insurgents armed with weapons and explosives attacked the provincial radio and …

Probable closure of Afghan-Turkey school Parents share concern with Karzai AT-KABUL: A number of people whose children are studying at the Afghan-Turk schools, met with the former president on Tuesday in his office, sharing concerns over the closure of the Turkey-supported chain schools in Afghanistan. “The parents of the Afghan-Turk …

AT-KABUL: The United Nations Secretary-General Special Representative for Afghanistan, Tadamichi Yamamoto held an introductory meeting with Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the leader of Hezb-e-Islami Afghanistan on Tuesday. The meeting took place as part of the United Nations support to the Afghan Government’s efforts to engage all those interested in establishing equitable peace, …