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KABUL (Pajhwok): Firs Vice President Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum on Thursday hit out at President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani for centralising the power and waed to take final decision about his future in a grand gathering. Addressing a crowd of his supporters in his Kabul residence, Dostum said the president kept all powers with him and apologised to his followers for not materialising the pledges he made with them during election campaign. “I want to talk to the people in details. I am the son of a farmer, lived my life in a village and worked in the field, but now I caot resolved the problems of my people. Some ask me why you don’t go to the office. What will I do there when I have no power and m...

KABUL (Pajhwok): Forty percent of Afghanistan’s population lacks access to healthcare services and medicines imported to the country are of poor quality and most of drugstores are open without pharmacists, officials said on Thursday. Nisar Ahmad Haris, who heads of the Meshrano Jirga or upper house of parliament’s welfare commission, told a conference “Evaluation of Healthcare Services, Challenges and Solutions” that despite positive changes in the health sector, most of Afghans still lacked access to health services. He said most of the drug stores were run by unprofessional people and even by children in some areas. The lawmaker said his commission had assessed and found most of drug store...

KABUL (Pajhwok): Women ’s Affairs Minister Dilbar Nazari on Sunday expressed her conce over what she called women’s ‘pale’ participation in politics and asked them to make efforts and achieve rights the Constitution had guaranteed for them. Nazari... Let's block ads! بخوانید...

MAIMANA (Pajhwok): More than 1000 Taliban insurgents spearheaded by a notorious commander attacked the strategic area of Tilan in Pashtunkot district of northe Faryab province and the ensuing clash was underway, officials said on Monday. Mohammad Tahir Rahmani, the provincial council head, told Pajhwok Afghan News as govement and uprising forces after purging the Tilan area of insurgents retued last week, the insurgents led by their shadow goveor on Sunday staged a comeback on 350 motorcycles, two Humvees, four vehicles and again waged coordinated attacks on bases of the uprising and security forces in the area. “The insurgents numbering more than 1000 had support from other districts and s...

KABUL (Pajhwok): Thousands of families, who have retued from Pakistan to Afghanistan in the past month, are in urgent need of assistance and only a few have received support so far, the Norwegian Refugee Council said on Sunday. “These people are... Let's block ads! بخوانید...

TALOQAN (Pajhwok): The brother of a former Wolesi Jirga contestant says his brother was injured and 13 of his supporters killed in a NATO airstrike during the election campaign. But the deadly raid is yet to be investigated, according to the brother... Let's block ads! بخوانید...

LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): The Helmand-Kandahar highway has remained close to traffic over the past two weeks due to lawlessness, officials said on Saturday. Mohammad Raza, Special Forces Unit commander in southe Helmand province, told Pajhwok Afghan... Let's block ads! بخوانید...

KABUL (Pajhwok): Kabul Eagles beats Mis Ainak Knights by five wickets in the final match of Sphageeza T-20 league played in Kabul Inteational Cricket Stadium on Friday. After wiing the toss Mis Ainak decided to bat fist and scored 139 in the allotted 20 overs. Mis Ainak opening batsmen give their team a good start on which one down Nawroz Mangal and Wahidullah Shafaq constructed a conducive partnership and helped their side to covert double figures to three figures score. The Kabul Eagles’s Rashid Khan did not allow Knights middle order batsmen to play free strokes and limited them to 139. He displayed brilliant performance and took 4 wickets for 18 runs. In reply, wicket Keeper batsmanMoha...

WASHINGTON (Pajhwok): US Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday said Afghanistan continued to make progress towards a more democratic and secure future. “We stand with you as you honor your many achievements, and we salute your courage, your hard... Let's block ads! بخوانید...

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Enlightenment Movement on Wednesday once again stressed TUTAP project’s implementation through central Bamyan province and set the govement a two-week deadline to accept their demand. Mohammad Arif Rahmani, a member of the movement, told a press conference in Kabul: “If the govement ignores our demand until the Chehlam of Deh Mazang suicide attack martyrs, the Enlightenment Movement would get more strength and increase its civil activities.” On July 23, more than 80 people were killed and 230 wounded in twin suicide attacks that ripped through a protest demonstration in Deh Mazang area of Kabul. The govement appointed a special commission for investigation into the inci...

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KABUL (Pajhwok): The High Peace Council chief on Sunday offered to mediate between President Ashraf Ghani and his Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah amid a deepening rift between the two leaders. Differences between the president and the CEO resurfaced four days ago when the latter criticised the former for not meeting him over the past three months and not consulting him about some appointments. In response, the presidential palace issued a statement, calling Abdullah’s remarks as irresponsible and against the principles of goveance. The two leaders were expected to meet yesterday, but the meeting did not take place for unknown reasons. Afghanistan National Front party leader and HP...

MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): Religious scholars in northe Balkh province on Sunday declared as illegal the practice of giving girls into marriages to settle disputes. The scholars asked people to be part of a campaign aimed at eliminating the harmful... Let's block ads! بخوانید...

HEART CITY: (Pajhwok): Afghan National Army check-post targeted in an explosion in the Shindand district of weste Herat province on Thursday, an official said. The explosion took place in the main district bazaar at around 1:00pm near ANA soldiers’ check-post, Akhter Mohammad Hamdam, Commander of the 207th Zafar Military Corps, told Pajhwok Afghan News. There was no exact information about number of dead and wounded persons. More details to follow………… nh Let's block ads! بخوانید...

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By Qutbuddin Kohi on 09 August 2016 MAIMANA (Pajhwok): Electricity supply to Maimana, the capital of northweste Faryab province, and three other districts has been suspended after the Taliban... read more ...

JALALABAD (Pajhwok): The anti-Islamic State operation codenamed ‘Qahar Selab’ is successfully underway in the Kot district and has been extended to the Haska Mena district of easte Nangarhar province, officials said on Wednesday. Addressing a... Let's block ads! بخوانید...

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KABUL (Pajhwok): A powerful explosion shook capital Kabul Monday at around 1:30am, according to an eye witness. The explosion was possibly took place in the limits of 9 th police district of capital Kabul. It was so powerful that waked up people and... Let's block ads! بخوانید...

KABUL (Pajhwok): Anisa has been supporting her family and children’s education by weaving mats for the past 16 years, but now her sales have decreased, landing her in deep trouble to meet her family needs. The mother of six children, Anisa, who is... Let's block ads! بخوانید...