Nation

AT-KABUL: Fifteen people have been sentenced to short and long term prison time over past week, convicted of dealing and trafficking drugs. CJTF in a press statement said the primary and appeal court of CJTF have sentenced 15 smugglers to 3 to 20 years in prison. Counter Narcotics Police (CNP) …

AT-KABUL: Sources in the Grand National Coalition of Afghanistan, an alliance made up of some political parties with differences ideologies to pose an opposition of the government, said that the government had accepted parts of their suggestions over the election, but still big and important parts were left unsolved. The …

AT-KABUL: The chief executive of the national unity government, Abdullah Abdullah accused “some countries” of dual games in fight against terrorism, saying this would be in “nobody’s interest”. He did not mention any particular country, but said the states that were not honest regarding Afghan peace and fight with terrorism, …

A recent announcement of the election panel to postpone district councils’ elections has raised the possibility of postponement of the parliamentary vote. Political analysts and observing agencies maintain that political rift between the government and political parties, and armed militants’ control over huge chunk of Afghanistan territories has exacerbated concerns …

AT-KABUL: The Independent Electoral Complaints Commission warned it would drop the names of the parliamentary candidates who are still running their jobs in the government as well as those who try to prematurely start campaigns. Large posters of some people who have registered for the parliamentary elections as candidates, are …

AT-KABUL: The Deputy National Security Advisor of Afghanistan Sulaiman Kakar resigned from his position on Monday by presenting his resignation letter to President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, officials said Monday. In his resignation letter to President Ghani, Kakar described the existence issues and difficulties as the main reason behind his resignation …

AT-KABUL:  A group of 11 Taliban fighters lay down arms and joined peace process in eastern Nangarhar province. A statement issued by Nanagarhar Press office said that a group of 11 Taliban has lay down and joined peace process in the province. The statement said that the fighters after joining …

AT-KABUL: A consultative session was on Sunday held by the government with public representatives to seek opinions and demands of Kabulis to be taken into account for the national budget. In the attendance were deputy finance minister Mohammad Khalid Payanda, deputy Kabul governor Mahboobullah Mohebbi, government representatives and residents of …

AT-KABUL: Three people including a foreign national were killed on board after a helicopter crashed Sunday in the premises of army’s 209 Shaheen corps in the northern province of Balkh province, officials at the military corps confirmed. “A US contracted helicopter crashed after taking off inside the premises of the …

A day after the opposition alliance uncovered thousands of counterfeited identity cards and voter stickers, the independent election commission admitted that stacks of voter registration booklets had mysteriously disappeared or had been burnt by armed militants. The election commission admitted that it had already been apprised of reports suggesting existence …