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KABUL: In the midst of the strenuous peace talks, Afghanistan Peace House (APH) has called on the government to entitle women and social activists to have a space and take active part in the peace process. The council on Saturday said the government should categorically refrain from brokering clandestine deals …

KABUL: Members of parliament call on Taliban militants to abandon war and join the intra-Afghan peace dialogues. The legislators on Saturday also asked the insurgents not to give chance to the world including Afghanistan’s neighboring nations to get advantage from the war in the country, and they should focus on …

KABUL: The governments of Afghanistan and the United States are in deep discord over a delay in the next year’s presidential polls, a government source revealed on Saturday. The source who wished to speak anonymously told Kabul News that President Ghani’s administration has agreed a three-month delay, while the foreigners …

KABUL: With the country striving to get reconciled with the militant Taliban, President Ashraf Ghani in a telephonic conversation with Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saudtouted the kingdom’s role in helping advancing the peace talks. President Ghani praised Saudi Arabia’s role and termed it important to promote peace and …

KABUL: The High Peace Council believes that the upcoming conference in Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah city could be the beginning of a hope for the government of Afghanistan. A conference of Afghan peace process is set to be held next week in Jeddah. “I hope we have some developments in the …

KABUL: A major government’s opposition political party says it would oppose any postponement in the next year’s presidential poll, a comment after media reported of a three-month postponement in the election, earlier slated for April 20th. Fazl Ghani Haqmal, a spokesman for the Hezb-e-Islami (Islamic Party) led by jihadi leader …

KABUL: Violence against journalists has seen an epic rise in Afghanistan, according to a report, which found that 196 cases of violence in 2018 depicting a rise of 18 percent compared to the preceding year. Free media supporting group NAI on Thursday in its annual report for 2018 mentioned murder, torture, …

KABUL: Attorney General’s Office has started issuing overseas travel bans to target Afghanistan Football Federation president Keramuddin Karim and four other federation members after graphic details emerged of alleged sexual and physical abuse against members of the women’s national team. Karim is one of the men accused of the physical, …

KABUL: Militia leader Nizamuddin Qaisari and a key commander and loyal of Gen. Dostum’s Junbish-i-Milli Islami Party has been released on bail after six months in detention, the party confirmed on Friday. A pro-government militia leader, Qaisari was arrested in Maimana, Faryab, in July and then transferred to Kabul to …

KABUL: Amrullah Saleh, a former Afghan intelligence chief who was recently appointed as acting interior minister, on Tuesday vowed that he would be “merciless against criminals and enemies of the country.” “I hope when I leave the post, people would attach two attributes to me: a sincere servant of the …