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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A number of electoral watchdogs welcomed the formation of the Electoral Reforms Commission but criticized what they called the appointment of unprofessional figures and those who have political links in the commission. Officials in Afghan Civil Society Election Network (ACSEN) suggested that members of the Electoral Reforms …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Abductors have given their conditions for release of 31 passengers in their captivity in southern Zabul province, said an official source on Sunday. Hamidullah Tokhi, a lawmaker from Zabul, in an interview with Radio Azadi said that efforts are on to secure safe release of the abducted …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The list of 16 new cabinet picks would be officially sent to Wolesi Jirga on Monday, said the minister of parliamentary affairs. Ghulam Nabi Farahi told Azadi Radio on Sunday that he will hand over the list of 16 new cabinet picks to administrative board of Wolesi …

AT-KABUL: Amidst criticism and slogans against violation of women’s right and what was called inhuman act, the 27-year-old Farkhunda was laid to rest in Kabul on Sunday. Farkhunda was an instructor who taught the Holy Quran for children. She was lynched by an angry mob for allegedly burning a copy …

KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani’s 16 new cabinet picks would be officially introduced to the Wolesi Jirga (lower house) on Monday for a vote of confidence. Humayun Zia, Abdul Bari Jehani and Asadullah Zamir have been named respectively as ministers-designate of commerce and industry, information and culture and agriculture. Gulab Mangal …

KABUL: At the head of a high-level delegation, including Chief Executive Officer Dr. Abdullah, President Ashraf Ghani has left for his maiden state visit to the United States, his office said on Sunday. President Barack Obama will host the Afghan leaders for lunch at the White House on Tuesday, where …

An angry mob in the center of the Afghan capital, Kabul, has killed a woman and set her body alight for allegedly burning a copy of the Koran. Police and witnesses say the killing took place near the Shah-e Doh Shamshira shrine on March 19. “We were watching this incident. …

The police chief of central Uruzgan province, Matiullah Khan, was killed in a suicide bombing Wednesday evening in capital city of Kabul, officials said. Khan who was the cousin of former Uruzgan governor Mohammad Jan was killed in police distrcit six of Kabul when a suicide bomber in a women …

In a society where the right to know is curbed, expecting healthy changes looks to be irrational. Positive changes don’t happen on their own. To talk of change and suppression, particularly our part of the world, human rights are not only violated by militants, assassinations, intimidations by non-state actors, but …

“Durand Line a national issue, not included in the agenda of peace dialogue” By Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi:KABUL: Members of the High Peace Council (HPC), who were summed by Wolesi Jirga (WJ), said that they haven’t started direct peace talks with the Taliban yet. Deputy Chairman of the HPC, Hajji Din …