The Independent Election Commission (IEC) gives government the responsibility for logistical costs of biometric system in election. “The government takes responsibility to pay the costs of biometric technology and transfer it to other provinces due to the load of works in operational tasks of IEC. But IEC has the responsibility …

The opposition groups killed so many Afghan security forces in 2018, an average of 1,000 every month. The daily fatalities among Afghan soldiers and policemen were more than double that last week: roughly 57 a day. The shockingly high rates of Afghan troops’ casualties have drawn harsh reactions in the …

The leader of Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin Hekmatyar on Monday said that the Taliban and Daesh are the same, both have the similar aims and slogans, and that flags are their only difference.    “As every one of you knows that Taliban and Daesh are the same, only their flags and names …

Afghan lawmakers on Monday criticized the government institutions over failure to spend their budget for implementing the development projects in the country. The members of parliament on Monday summoned the Minister of Agriculture Nasir Ahmad Durrani over failure to implement the development projects and Head of Central Bank Khalil Sediq …

Afghan special forces have released six soldiers including two members of the Afghan Presidential Protective Service (PPS) during a night raid from a Taliban prison in south of Afghanistan, officials said Monday. Ghafoor Javid spokesman for the ministry of defense said that the operation was conducted in Jaghatu district of …

The chairman of New National Front (NNF) Anwarulhaq Ahadi claims that the Independent Election Commission (IEC) is working under government’s instructions and considerations. According to Ahadi, IEC has no independence in using the biometric system and the decision was taken by the government. “We call for transparency in the upcoming …

Ariana Television Network (ATN) has acquired exclusive broadcast rights for the first season of Afghanistan Premier League (APL) in the country. Appreciating the willingness of ATN management, the CEO of Afghanistan Cricket Board Shafiqullah Stanikzai said in a statement: “We are pleased with the agreement with ATN for the broadcast …

More than five hundred Afghan National Army forces were killed and more than 700 others were wounded in the clashes with the opposition groups during the last month in the country, the defense minister told Senators at the Upper House. “At least 21 operations were conducted during the last month …

Afghanistan’s Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah left Kabul early Sunday to attend the UN General Assembly in New York.   The 73rd session of the General Assembly began on September 18, but the opening of the annual general debate will start on September 25. Chief Executive Abdullah will deliver a speech on …

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has officially announced the appointment of Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad as the Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation. Pompeo noted that Khalilzad will lead U.S. efforts to support, facilitate, and participate in a peace process between government and the Taliban. “There is no one better suited …

Afghanistan’s economic growth will reach 2.4 percent in the current Fiscal Year which shows a slight decline compared to last Fiscal Year, the Ministry of Economy said Sunday. According to the Ministry of Economy, the economic growth was estimated at 1.3 percent in 2015 (FY), 2.4 percent in 2016 (FY) …