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Government delay presidential inauguration on US request...

By: Javed Hamim Kakar , Date:25/02/2020

KABUL (Pajhwok): The United States (US) has thanked the Afghan government for agreeing to postpone the presidential inauguration, a statement from the US State Department said on Tuesday. “We urge all parties... Read More

For sake of peace, Gilani urges end to Ghani-Abdullah rift...

By: Behishta Arghand , Date:25/02/2020

KABUL (Pajhwok): National Islamic Front of Afghanistan (NIFA) leader Pir Hamid Gilani on Tuesday stressed solution to the dispute between the government leaders and warned political problems would con... Read More

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Ghani’s oath-taking is illegal and hasty: Experts

By: Azizullah Hamdard , Date:25/02/2020

KABUL (Pajhwok): Political affairs experts say President Ashraf Ghani’s oath taking event goes against the country’s laws and is ‘a hasty decision.’ The Independent Election Commission (IEC) on February 18 ann... Read More

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KABUL (PAN): A high-powered delegation of Pakistani senators is due to arrive in Kabul this afternoon to discuss with Afghan colleagues and leaders, including President Karzai, crucial regional security issues, an official said on Monday.

KABUL (PAN): First Vice-President Mohammad Qasim Fahim on Monday warned against going for a second option instead of holding next year’s presidential elections, saying the move could prove to be a “poisonous legacy” for the nation.
Speaking at a gathering observing the 12th death anniversary of Ahmad Shah Massoud, Fahim stressed the April 5 vote should take place as scheduled. No one should be allowed to disrupt the process, he added.

KABUL (PAN): The Taliban released a female lawmaker they held hostage three weeks ago in southern Ghazni province as a result of a prisoner exchange, officials and the rebels said on Saturday.
Fariba Ahmadi Kakar, who represents southern Kandahar province in the Wolesi Jirga or lower house, was kidnapped along with her three children on the Kabul-Kandahar highway on August 13 when she was travelling in a car through Ghazni.