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KABUL (PAN): Lawmaker Irfanullah Irfan elected as deputy secretary of the Wolesi Jirga, lower house, was the only candidate who emerged winner in the second round of the legislature's parliamentary board's elections on Sunday, as the rest again failed to obtain the required number of votes.

KABUL (PAN): Entering the third year of its constitutional five-year term, the parliament commenced its joint session on Wednesday, with Speaker Abdul Rauf Ibrahimi calling for a sustained focus on problem resolution and bringing prosperity to the country.
On the occasion, President Hamid Karzai spoke on Afghanistan’s democratic transition. Following recitation from the holy Quran, an army band presented the national anthem. The speaker welcomed Karzai and other guests.

KABUL (PAN): Fourteen new cabinet ministers, approved by the Lower House of Parliament, are set to be administered oaths of office by President Hamid Karzai tomorrow, Monday.

KABUL (PAN): The Wolesi Jirga said on Sunday parliamentary elections -- scheduled for late May -- should be held only after the requisite security measures were put in place.

KABUL (PAN): The Independent Election Commission (IEC), as part of preparations for the parliamentary polls due in May, has worked out an operational plan for the 2010 vote.

KABUL (PAN): President Hamid Karzai's picks for border and tribal affairs, communication and commerce ministries -- seeking the trust vote from parliament -- briefed lawmakers on their five-year plans Thursday.

KABUL (PAN): The minister-designate of urban development, viewing ongoing city uplift efforts as inadequate, has promised he will initiate serious steps in this direction.

KABUL (PAN): The minister-designate of women affairs, seeking the trust vote from legislators, has promised to give females a greater say in the decision-making process at the highest level of government.

KABUL (PAN): Minister-designate of economy Abdul Hadi Arghandiwal Wednesday said he would create a mechanism to ensure transparency in activities of donors and NGOs if he won a vote of confidence.

KABUL (PAN): The minister-designate of religious affairs said on Wednesday he would reconsider the current procedures, rules and regulations currently if the Wolesi Jirga gave him a vote of confidence.