The speaker of the Lower House of the Parliament (Wolesi Jirga) Mir Rahman Rahmani, on Friday afternoon, arrived in Islamabad where he will meet with Pakistani...
Mir Rahman Rahmani, a lawmaker from Parwan province, elected as the new Speaker of the Lower House of Parliament on Saturday. Rahmani won the speaker slot...
After weeks of tensions between lawmakers, the only controversial vote in favor of Mir Rahman Rahmani was identified invalid by the majority members at the end...
Lawmakers on Sunday formed another 25-member committee to resolve the impasse over the House Speaker. Parliament members say they are tired of the situation and the...
A number of lawmakers on Saturday reiterated that Mir Rahman Rahmani is the House Speaker and the decision has been rectified by the majority of the...
Angry lawmakers on Wednesday engaged in physical clashes after some lawmakers wanted Mir Rahman Rahmani to assume his position as the house speaker. Footage released on...
A number of lawmakers on Tuesday insisted that the new elected House Speaker should start his job in order to end the ongoing impasse in the...
Some lawmakers on Monday said that the parliament impasse has damaged the Afghan parliament prestige at the national and international levels. For more than a month,...
The Lower House of Parliament has failed to hold any session during the last one month due to tensions over the House Speaker. Several committees were...
A number of lawmakers on Saturday emphasized that a fundamental solution must be sought to end the ongoing impasse in the Lower House of Parliament. Expressing...
Tensions in the Afghan parliament continued on Thursday as well; though, the majority of the 27-member committee endorsed the selection of Mir Rahman Rahmani as parliament...
At least five security guards of Afghan parliament wounded by supporters of MP Kamal Naser Osuli as tensions continued for the third day over the election...
Tensions continued in the Lower House of Parliament on Sunday as lawmakers divided over accepting Mir Rahman Rahmani as the new Parliament Speaker. On Saturday, Rahmani...
New lawmakers on Saturday elected Mir Rahman Rahmani as the new Speaker for the Lower House of Parliament. Rahmani got 123 votes while his competitor Kamal...