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KABUL (Pajhwok): A number of Meshrano Jirga (upper house of the Parliament) members on Sunday condemned the recent Pakistani shelling in eastern Kunar province and asked the Afghan government to clarify its stance over the aggression by Pakistan and... read more

KABUL (Pajhwok): Efforts have been made for safe and secure flow of traffic through the Salang Pass during winter, authorities concerned told lawmakers on Monday.
Abdul Rahman Salahi, secretary at Ministry of Public Works, Mohammad Aslam Sayas,... read more

KABUL (Pajhwok): Some Wolesi Jirga (WJ) members on Saturday criticized recent comments of Amrullah Saleh, state minister in security affairs reforms and appointments, and said recalling dark history was never in Afghanistan’s interest and any harm... read more

KABUL (Pajhwok): The United Nations on Wednesday launched an appeal for $393 million in humanitarian aid to millions of vulnerable Afghans during the current year.
Aired live by local TV channels, the appeal was jointly launched by the UN's... read more

KABUL (Pajhwok): As the second round of a four-nation talks kicked off in Kabul, lawmakers and political experts on Monday said the government should keep the country’s national interest supreme during peace talks with armed groups.
Foreign... read more

KABUL (Pajhwok): A moderate earthquake jolted parts of Afghanistan on Friday afternoon, but information about casualties was not immediately available.
The quake that took place at around 2:10pm was felt in the capital Kabul and some other... read more

HERAT CIYY (Pajhwok): Six police officers were killed and another two wounded on Friday when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in the Guzra district of western Herat province, an official said.
The police officers were heading to their base in... read more

KABUL (Pajhwok): Congratulating the Afghans on the occasion of Eidul Fitr, President Ashraf Ghani on Friday welcomed Taliban’s eagerness to join the peace process and said the group wanted to be part of the system.
Ghani, who offered Eid prayers... read more

KABUL (Pajhwok): Director National Directorate of Security (NDS) in eastern Nangarhar province on Tuesday rejected that brother of incumbent Chairman Senate Muslimyar had any links with terror organization.
Earlier, the 1st Deputy Speaker of... read more

KABUL (Pajhwok): The National Procurement Committee (NPC) has approved construction work of the second portion of vital Kamal Khan Dam and stressed over rehabilitation and security of airports across the country.
The NPC meeting held Saturday... read more