1TV: Afghan cabinet’s law committee on Monday approved a proposal to include mother’s name on national identity cards. It comes after women’s rights activists launched a campaign three years ago, demanding that women’s name should be included in official documents. Click here to read more (external link). Related Currently, Tazkiras – or National Identity Documents
1TV: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s senior adviser on public affairs was killed in an attack in capital Kabul on Sunday evening. Mohammad Hassan Hotak, also a former senator from Zabul province, was killed near his house in Qala-e-Wazir, Police District 5 of the city, according to police. Click here to read more (external link). Related
Ariana: Two new key trade corridors between Iran and Central Asian countries, through Afghanistan, have been launched and are expected to considerably boost trade activities in the region. According to Ruhollah Latifi, spokesman for the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA), the two corridors are the Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan-Afghanistan-Iran (KTAI) route and the Iran-Afghanistan-Uzbekistan corridor. He
1TV: An urgent manhunt is underway for an Afghan father who abducted his three sons from their foster home in London. Imran Safi, 26, is said to have threatened a foster carer with knife in Coulsdon, south London, on August 20 before taking the children, according to a statement issued by UK Embassy in Kabul
Tolo News: The nominees for minister positions: Bashir Ahmad Tahyanj, Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs Nisar Ahmad Ghoryani, Ministry of Industry and Commerce Qudratullah Zaki, Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation Masooma Khawari, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology Anwar-Ul-Haq Ahadi, Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock Fazl Ahmad Manawi, Ministry of Justice Syed Sadat
Tolo News: Abdullah Abdullah, the chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation, on Monday issued a statement opposing President Ashraf Ghani’s decree officially listing members of the council, saying that according to the political agreement it is the authority of the head of the council to appoint its members. Click here to read more
Ariana: The Taliban is believed to have fired a number of rockets at a US army base and a joint US-Afghan airfield in the past few weeks in what is a breach of the Doha agreement between the US and the insurgent group. New York Times reported Sunday night that according to military sources, about
1TV: Some years ago, Taliban leader Mullah Hebatullah Akhundzada had sent a delegation to Helmand province for peace talks, but the president said the government was not ready, former chairman of High Peace Council, Karim Khalili, said on Sunday. Click here to read more (external link). Related Peace doesn’t mean power sharing: Ghani