Tolo News: The Meshrano Jirga (the Upper House of Parliament) on Tuesday approved President Ashraf Ghani’s legislative decree on electoral reforms. After this, a joint commission of Meshrano Jirga and Wolesi Jirga (Lower House of Parliament) will pave the way for bringing reforms into electoral bodies and the electoral system. This comes after the Wolesi Jirga rejected the
Tolo News: Afghanistan’s Wolesi Jirga (Lower House of Parliament) on Saturday once again failed to vote on President Ashraf Ghani’s legislative decree on electoral reforms. This came after some lawmakers continued to oppose the move to approve the decree. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: The Wolesi Jirga (Lower House of Afghan Parliament) on Saturday decided to impeach Foreign Minister, Salahuddin Rabbani, after he failed to attend a parliament session he had been summoned to. Rabbani and the Minister of Refugees and Repatriations Sayed Hussain Alimi Balkhi were due to appear before parliament on Saturday and answer questions over the