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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) President Hamid Karzai's pick for economy portfolio, Dr Anwarul Haq Ahadi, has said he would turn the ministry into an effective department in the next five years by bringing coordination among economic activities.

KABUL (PAN): Syed Mohammad Amin Fatimie, President Hamid Karzai's nominee for health portfolio, on Tuesday said access to basic healthcare services for all people would be increased by 10 per cent and secondary health services by 30 per cent which would consequently help decline mortality rate by 40 per cent over the next five year.

KABUL (PAN): Three of the 23 cabinet picks announced by President Hamid Karzai appeared on Monday before the Wolesi Jirga, lower house of parliament, for approval and answering queries from lawmakers.

KABUL (PAN): As his new team seeks approval from parliament, President Hamid Karzai has appreciated the 13 outgoing ministers for their performance over the last five years.

KABUL (PAN): Abdul Rahim Wardak, President Hamid Karzai's nominee for the defence portfolio, has said Taliban feared the Afghan National Army more than the foreign troops stationed in the country.

KABUL (PAN): Not a single child, who attains the schooling age, would stay out of school by year 2020 under a strategic plan drawn up by the Education Ministry.

KABUL (PAN): Gulam Sarwar Danish, President Hamid Karzai's nominee for the justice portfolio, has said the elimination of corruption from government departments and peoples' access to speedy justice would be the top priority of his ministry in the coming five years.

KABUL (PAN): Given below are brief biographies of the 23 ministers introduced to the Wolesi Jirga for approval on Saturday, almost a month after President Hamid Karzai was sworn in for a second term:

KABUL (PAN): The NATO secretary-general has welcomed the progress made in forming a government in crisis-torn Afghanistan, almost a month after President Karzai was sworn in for a second term.

KABUL (PAN): Given below are brief biographies of the 23 ministers introduced to the Wolesi Jirga for approval on Saturday, almost a month after President Hamid Karzai was sworn in for a second term: