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President Ashraf Ghani in a decree has referred the appointment of IECC provincial commissioners to the Independent Administration Reform and Civil Services Commission (IARCSC), but the issue has sparked criticism of Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC). The decree came about two weeks after the IECC presented the list of 102 individuals …

Almost 3.7 million children mostly girls are out of schools in Afghanistan, due to ongoing conflict, poverty, and discrimination against girls, the United Nations’ Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says. That represents almost half of all children aged between seven and 17, and it marks the first time that the out-of-school rate …

Afghanistan’s Population Registration Department said Sunday that about 1,500 citizens have received their electronic National Identity Cards (e-NIC), known as e-Tazkira, since the beginning of the process. “From the official launch of the e-Tazkira distribution process since now, about 1,500 people have received e-Tazkiras. We have distributed 30,000 individual forms …

Resolute Support commander, U.S. Army Gen. John Nicholson, on Saturday praised the role of Italian forces in repelling the Taliban attack over Farah City in west of Afghanistan. “Recently Farah came under attack by the Taliban in the west, but thanks to the great leadership of General Corey and his …

A number of Afghan senators say the increase of insurgent attacks and the militants’ access to armored vehicles and other military equipment are unacceptable, urging the government to prevent the situation. Criticizing the security officials over failure to maintain security, the senators on Sunday said that the government has so …

At least 12 insurgents were killed and 14 others were wounded in a joint operation of Afghan security forces in Kohestan district of Badakhshan province, the Shaheen Corps said in a press release. According to the press release, the Afghan forces’ operation was lunched under the name of “Khanjar 6” and …

At least four Taliban militants were killed and five others were wounded in clashes with Afghan security forces in Emem Saheb district of Kunduz province, local officials said. According to authorities, the operations were launched in Kunjak and Wardaki areas of the Emem Saheb district during the past 24 hours. …

At least eight Taliban insurgents were killed, six of them were wounded and four others were arrested during the past 24 hours in Khoja Ghar district of Takhar province, the officials of 209th Shaheen Corps said. Officials noted that special operation under the name of “Toofan” was conducted since last …

The Taliban have large presence and setting up desert courts in many villages of Qarabagh district in Kabul, a number of residents and security personnel told Ariana News on Saturday. All the judiciary issues being regulated by the Taliban in these villages of the district, they said,  insisting that the government …

Afghanistan is set to play three-match T20I series with Bangladesh, starting from June 3 (Sunday) at Dehradun, India. The home side will play the matches on 3rd, 5th and 7th of June at Dehradun’s Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, followed by one-off Test match against India in Bengaluru on June 14.  …

Following the insurgents’ attack on the Interior Ministry compound in Kabul on May 30, a number of Afghan parliamentarians said that certain elements within the government being responsible of facilitating the militants to launch attacks across the country.    The insurgents who carried out the attack on the headquarters of …

Gulbuddin Hekmatyar the leader of Hezb-e-Islami on Friday reacted against those people who have called for the name of Afghanistan to be changed back to Khorasan. “Some individuals shamelessly say we don’t accept the name of Afghanistan and want to change it to Khorasan. Khorasan is a province in Iran. …

Abdul Karim Mateen the governor of Ghazni province accepts that in some cases the Afghan troops have sold their weapons and ammunition to insurgents for the sake of their lives. “Right now, our soldiers are stuck inside their checkpoints and they can’t move out. We want them to be able …

President Ashraf Ghani has rejected all shortlisted candidates for the position of the Independent Election Commission’s (IEC) Secretariat, a reliable source said Friday. About two weeks ago, acting IEC Secretariat Chief Shahla Haqparast stepped down from her post over the decision to stamp the photocopy of voter’s national identity cards. …

Afghan special forces have freed more than 100 people held by the Taliban, including women and children, during an  operation in southern Helmand province,  the corps for special operations said in a released statement on Thursday. The statement said that the Afghan commando forces freed 105 civilians including five women …

In reaction to recent remarks of the U.S. General John Nicholson, Afghanistan’s High Peace Council (HPC) says the Afghan people will hear some good news regarding peace talks with the Taliban in the near future. On Wednesday, the commander of U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan General John Nicholson said that senior …

Large-scale operations will be launched in a bid to re-open the closed polling stations across the country, said the Interior Minister Wais Ahmad Barmak on Wednesday.  Insecurity is a major challenge in front of the upcoming parliamentary and district council election which are scheduled to be held on October 20. According …

At least seven assailants armed with assault rifles and grenade launchers stormed the headquarters of the interior ministry on Wednesday, battling security forces for more than two hours in the capital Kabul. A car bomb was detonated at the entrance of the ministry to launch the attack and then seven …

Afghan local officials have confirmed that the Dasht-e Qala district of Takhar province collapsed to Taliban. Officials declared that at least ten uprising forces were captured, five security forces were killed and four others were wounded in Taliban’s attack on the district. They complained over the lack of assistance forces …

Three people were killed and 13 others wounded as a result of an explosion in the capital of southern Kandahar province on Wednesday, an official said. The spokesman of Kandahar governor, Dawood Ahmadi said, “The incident took place at around 5:00 am (local time) in a vehicle repairing shop. Ahmadi …