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The parliament audit commission says it will refer acting mayor of Kabul Abdullah Habibzai to the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) over corruption charges. Head of the commission Hafiz Mansoor on Wednesday said that based on residents’ complaints, the acting Mayor Habibzai has changed the master plan of Kabul’s Dasht-e-Barchi area …

Saudi Arabia on Tuesday hosted the International Muslim Ulema Conference on Peace and Stability in Afghanistan, the participants called for ending the war in Afghanistan.   The conference organized by Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) titled “International Ulema Conference on Peace and Stability in Afghanistan” aims to help bring peace …

NATO leaders are expected to extend funding for Afghan forces beyond 2020, the alliance’s Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday ahead of the NATO summit in Brussels. The NATO summit will be held on Thursday in Brussels, where the alliance’s leaders are expected to reaffirm their support to Afghan defense …

Senior Deputy Interior Minister for Security Affairs who is part of a dispatched government delegation in northern Faryab province on Monday warned that irresponsible armed individuals will be arrested with no “differentiation” across the country. Following the protest which has entered seventh day over the arrest of Nizamuddin Qaisari, a …

The U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reiterated Washington’s call for peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban after making a surprise visit to Kabul on Monday. Mike Pompeo in his first visit to Afghanistan met with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah where he …

Atta Mohammad Noor, the chief executive of Jamiat-e-Islami party says the arrest of Nizamuddin Qaisari, a local militia and a close aide to the First Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum is against the law. Addressing a joint press conference with members of the coalition for Salvation of Afghanistan on Sunday …

The Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce & Industries (ACCI) says the export of fresh fruits has been increased in the current year.  According to ACCI, the government exports between 2,000 to 3,000 tonnes of fresh fruits through air corridors outside the country per day. Khan Jan Alokozay, the Deputy Chairman of …

Lawyers on Saturday accused the security institutions of breaching the law by not referring the ALP commander Nizamuddin Qaisari’s case to Attorney General’s office. The lawyers stressed that based on the law, the security institutions could not hold Qaisari in captivity for more than 72 hours. “The National police and …

Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah on Saturday urged the Independent Election Commission (IEC) to facilitate greater participation of women in the upcoming parliamentary and district council elections. Speaking during a conference on Women’s Participation in the Parliamentary and District Council Elections in Kabul, Abdullah said that the IEC should learn lessons …

The Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Thursday said that Sikh Afghan could register themselves as candidate for the upcoming parliamentary election, resuming the drive which was ended last month. The registration of candidates for long-delayed parliamentary and district elections begun on May 26 and ended on June 12. Within this period …

The Defense Ministry says the Attorney General Office (AGO) is probing the allegations being referred to prominent commander of Junbish Millie Nizamuddin Qaisari. Qaisari was arrested by the Afghan commando forces on Tuesday after his a verbal clash with the participants of a security meeting in Maimana City which resulted …

Naqibullah Faiq was appointed on Thursday as governor of northern Faryab province amid angry protests over the arrest of ALP commander Nizamuddin Qaisari earlier this week.   Mr. Faiq was introduced as new governor by Abdul Matin Bek, head of Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG) on Thursday. The appointment …

Local officials say the Taliban have kidnapped three judges and a clerk from Jawzjan-Sar-e-Pul highway in north of Afghanistan. Mohammad Noor Rahmani, Head of the provincial council of Sar-e-Pul confirmed the incident and said that the Afghan security forces were engaged in battle with the Taliban in the highway. Following …

Local officials say the Taliban are reluctant to fight against the Afghan security force in southern Helmand province after the three-day ceasefire between the government and the militant group. The Provincial Police Chief Gen. Abdul Razaq Yaqubi said that after the announcement of the ceasefire, the Taliban members met with …