KABUL (Pajhwok): The Wolesi Jirga or lower house of parliament is all set to endorse or reject President Ashraf Ghani’s picks to head the Ministry of Defence and the National Directorate of Security (NDS) tomorrow (Monday), a lawmaker said on Sunday. Earlier, the defence minister-designate and the s...

PUL-I-KHUMRI/ MAIMANA (Pajhwok): Taliban ’s military in-charge for northe Baghlan province was detained on Sunday from a police vehicle carrying him for treatment to Kabul , the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said. A MoI statement to Pajhwok Afghan... Let's block ads! (Why?)

PUL-I-KHUMRI/ MAIMANA (Pajhwok): Taliban ’s military in-charge for northe Baghlan province was detained on Sunday from a police vehicle carrying him for treatment to Kabul , the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said. A MoI statement to Pajhwok Afghan... Let's block ads! (Why?)

JALALABAD (Pajhwok): First Vice-President Abdul Rashid Dostum on Sunday provided cash and food assistance to families of border policemen killed during Torkham border clashes. A week back, Pakistani forces tried to construct a gate at the border to... Let's block ads! (Why?)

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TIRINKOT (Pajhwok): A 60-year-old woman, Babo, has lost her husband and six sons to the conflict in central Uruzgan province. She says gove ment officials are demanding bribe from her in retu for issuing martyr cards of her sons. Babo lives in Talani area of Tirinkot, the provincial capital, with he...

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By S. Mudassir Ali Shah on 19 June 2016 PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): Hours ahead of talks on the tho y issue, Pakistan on Sunday reiterated its resolve to construct a gate on the Torkham... read more

KABUL (Pajhwok): Following talks between the two sides, Afghanistan and Pakistan reopened the Torkham border crossing for traffic on Saturday, an official said. Some days back, Pakistan tried to construct a gate at the border to check what it called... Let's block ads! (Why?)

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KABUL (Pajhwok): The United States has delivered five attack helicopters to the nascent Afghan Air Force (AAF), providing it with an expanded capability to support ground combat operations. The five new MD-530 Cayuse Warrior helicopters arrived at... Let's block ads! (Why?)

JALALABAD (Pajhwok): At least 27 Daesh militants have been killed during ground and air raids in easte Nangarhar province, local officials claimed on Sunday. Attaullah Khogyani, the gove or’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the insurgents... Let's block ads! (Why?)

KABUL (Pajhwok): The United Nations has blamed the inte ational community for forgetting displaced Afghans before they began arriving in Europe last year. At a joint press conference with Iran's Deputy Interior Minister Hossein Zolfaghariin Tehran on Saturday, UN refugee chief Filippo Grandi voiced ...

By Habib Rahman Sherzai on 19 June 2016 PUL-I-KHUMRI (Pajhwok): Residents of northe Baghlan province, alleging rampant corruption in the appointment of teachers, claim a vacancy is sold by the education... read more

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By Mohammad Haroon on 18 June 2016 KHOST CITY (Pajhwok): A child was killed and another three civilians, including a woman, were wounded during a clash between the Afghan National Army (ANA) and Taliban... read more

KHOST CITY (Pajhwok): In addition to economic issues, there are cultural restrictions which keep women from working as jou alist in southeaste provinces, media representatives said on Saturday. Officials of media and jou alists protection groups... Let's block ads! (Why?)

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GHAZNI CITY (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Interior (MoI) on Saturday said Taliban ’s shadow gove or for southe Ghazni province was killed by Afghan forces along with three accomplices -- a claim rejected by the militants. A statement from ministry... Let's block ads! (Why?)