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AT-KABUL: Some political parties have demanded the Afghan parliament’s electoral system be changed to a proportional system. In a protest gathering held Monday in front of the independent election commission building, representatives from around 20 political parties including the Hezb-e-Islami Afghanistan led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, National Islamic Movement of Afghanistan …

AT-KABUL: Some electoral monitoring organizations blamed the independent election commission for launching registration process of candidates for the October election without informing people before about their backgrounds. The candidates’ registration process kicked off on Saturday. The electoral monitor bodies say that the election commission should have people with full information …

AT-KABUL: The government and some international relief organizations are seeking ways to deal with the impacts of a recent drought and food scarcity across Afghanistan. Two million people are facing severe starvation due to drought in Afghanistan, according to a report prepared by the United Nations Office for Coordination of …

AT-KABUL: Some 16 Taliban militants have been killed and eleven more injured during intelligence operations in different provinces, said officials. National Directorate of Security said on Monday that Intelligence operatives carried out clearance operation in Kabul, Kunduz, Faryab, Nangarhar, Kandahar, Logar, Badghis, Herat, Zabul and Herat provinces in the past …

AT-KABUL: Kabul and Islamabad have agreed on effective implementation of a mutual peace action plan to eliminate terrorism and achieve peace, solidarity, stability, prosperity and development. During a landmark visit to Islamabad on Sunday by a high-profile Afghan delegation led by the National Security Advisor Hanif Atmar, the two nations …

AT-KABUL: In the face of heavy fighting, the Taliban insurgents overrun seven security checkpoints in Takhar province, local officials said Monday. Fighting is still underway in Khaja Ghar district of the province, in which both sides received casualties. The provincial governor spokesman, Khalil Aseer confirmed killing of one local police. …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The meeting of the SCO-Afghanistan Contact Group took place in Beijing at the level of deputy foreign ministers of Russia, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, SCO Secretariat and SCO RATS Executive Committee, foreign media reported. During the meeting, the sides discussed the ways of …

AT-KABUL: Afghan government objected to the recent decision made by Pakistan parliament based on which, the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) would be emerged as part of the country’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, saying that “limiting of the independence of the tribal areas is not acceptable” for the people of Afghanistan, …

AT-KABUL: A number of senators claimed Sunday that some lawmakers were buying people’s national ID cards (give them money to get their ID cards’ copies), an attempt to gather more support in the October legislative election. The senators condemn the move, calling it misuse of the people’s poverty. The senators …

AT-KABUL: A peace caravan consisting of seven youth from the southern Helmand, who had started a walking tour, has arrived in Ghazni province after passing Kandahar and Zabul provinces. The youth from other areas also joined the caravan that its number now reaches 25 people. Some of them have interesting …