Protest erupted in Kabul for the second day in a row on Tuesday against the Independent Electoral Complaint Commission (IECC) after it removed the names of 35 candidates from the list over allegations of them having links with illegal armed groups. The demonstrators warned to continue protest until the electoral …

NATO-led Resolute Support and U.S. Forces-Afghanistan Spokesman Lt. Colonel Martin O’Donnell said on Tuesday that Ghazni City remains under the Afghan government control. In a statement, he said that “no reported enemy activity has occurred thus far today” in the city. “The Afghan National Army’s 203rd Corps, the Afghan National Police’s …

The political parties are not effective in Afghanistan and that except criticizing the government do not have “comprehensive” plans, according to First Deputy of Meshrano Jirga. “Let’s strengthen the system instead of destroying and condemning it further. We urge the [political] parties to pay heed on national interest,” said First …

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has expressed optimism over the formation of national and international consensus regarding the peace process in Afghanistan. “A stronger consensus has been formed regarding Afghanistan’s peace and we hope it would have acceptable results in the upcoming months,” Faramarz Tamana, head of MoF Institute …

Ministry of Mine and Petroleum (MoMP) says seeking to attract investment in the mining sector in a bid to increase government revenues. “We are attempting to get the approval of economic high council on all projects of the mining sector in order to ease the problems and boost the contracts’ …

Ministry of Public Works (MoPW) has signed contracts for building a bridge in Takhar province and reconstructing Salang Highway – linking Kabul with northern part of the country. Salang Highway will be reconstructed – beginning from Chokak village until Freshtagan Bridge in Baghlan province with an estimated length of 11 …

Afghanistan’s Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mohammad Sharif Yaftali said Tuesday that Afghan security forces have full control of Ghazni City. He added that a clearance operation was underway in the city and it will expand to the districts of the province later. At the same time, Deputy Interior Minister …

A member of Taliban group says the White House diplomacy efforts are proving successful, groundbreaking preliminary talks with the U.S. last month were “very helpful” and that another round will take place in Doha in September. The Guardian newspaper has written that a senior member of the Taliban’s Quetta Shura …

Security officials say the operation was underway against the Taliban in Ghazni City from different directions and that the city was in control of the Afghan security forces. The Taliban attack on Ghazni has continued for a fourth day – with intense fighting and conflicting claims over who controls Ghazni …

The Ministry of Economy (MoE) says a delegation from India is expected to visit Afghanistan in the near future to talk about economic projects with Afghanistan officials. According to MoE officials, the projects will be implemented in the fields of agriculture, energy, manufacturing and construction of roads. The value of …

 The European Union and Norway in a released statement on Monday called for the conclusion of the legal proceedings against First Vice President General Abdul Rashid Dostum who return to Kabul from more than a year-long exile in Turkey, following the allegation of torturing and abusing a political rival Ahmad …

At least one policeman was killed and another injured in an explosion near the gate of the Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan (IEC) where supporters of disqualified candidates had gathered as a protest, police confirmed. Kabul Police Spokesman Hashmat Stanekzai said the blast took place at around 1:15pm in police …

More than six hundred Special Forces of the Afghan intelligence agency have been deployed to Ghazni province, security sources said Monday. According to the sources, the National Directorate of Security (NDS) has taken the lead of the ongoing military operation in the province after three days of fierce fighting between …