Tolo News: The ministers include the following: Defense Minister Tariq Shah Bahrami Interior Minister Wais Ahmad Barmak Information and Technology Minister Shahzadgul Aryubi Economy Minister Mohammad Mustafa Mastoor Border and Tribal Affairs Minister Gul Aqa Shirzai Agriculture Minister Nasir Ahmad Durani Rural Rehabilitation and Development Minister Mujib Rahman Karimi Transport and Civil Aviation Minister Hamidullah
Tolo News: Lawmakers in the parliament on Monday approved 11 out of 12 cabinet ministers and rejected the appointment of, Nagis Nehan, the female nominee for the Ministry of Mines. MPs approved Tariq Shah Bahrami as the Minister of Defence and Wais Ahmad Barack as the Minister of the Interior. In addition, parliament confirmed the following new
Tolo News: Balkh governor Atta Mohammad Noor’s flight on Thursday night was barred to take off from Mawlana Jalaluddin Balkhi Airport in Mazar-e-Sharif City to Kandahar Airport, in the west of Afghanistan. Noor wanted to visit Kandahar and attend a gathering with a number of political figures in the province on Friday. Click here to read
1TV: “Afghan National Unity Government is not supporting Afghan citizens to join any war. We want Afghans to live peacefully anywhere they are.” Said Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah in Ministerial council meeting on Monday. Abdullah also welcomed elimination of Daesh sanctuaries in other countries and praised states that were involved in the efforts. Click here to read
Ayaz Gul VOA News / November 26, 2017 ISLAMABAD — A top official in Afghanistan has come under fire for seeming to confirm for the first time that neighboring Iran has recruited thousands of Shi’ite Afghans and “warriors” from other regional countries to fight in Syria. Deputy Afghan Chief Executive Mohammad Mohaqiq made the controversial statement
1TV: The list of minister-designates introduced to the parliament are: Tariq Shah Bahrami for defense minister Wais Barmak for interior minister Mohammad Shafiq Gul Agha Sherzai for frontiers and tribal affairs minister Yama Yari for public works minister Mustafa Mastoor economy minister Najibullah Khwaja Omari for higher education minister Nargis Nehan for mines and petroleum minister
Tolo News: The former National Directorate of Security (NDS) Rahmatullah Nabil on Monday night claimed that printing equipment for fake ballot papers were found in houses around Wazir Akbar Khan, in Kabul city, during the run up to the 2014 elections. He claimed the machines were found in the houses of high-ranking officials who are today
Tolo News: Former chairman of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) Najibullah Ahmadzai on Thursday accused the Presidential Palace of making illegal demands on the election management body and said that the Presidential Palace wants to manipulate the next elections. Click here to read more (external link). Related Head of Afghan Election Body Sacked, Raising Doubts Over
Tolo News: President Ashraf Ghani and CEO Abdullah Abdullah on Monday overturned a recent decision to ban two social media chat groups, WhatsApp and Telegram. The two leaders met to discuss the issue which caused widespread anger in the country – particularly among civil society activists. The two leaders have described the ban on the social
Frud Bezhan Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty November 4, 2017 HERAT, Afghanistan — Ismail Khan stares into a gold-framed mirror, fidgeting for a long time with the checkered keffiyeh tied around his head. He then combs his long white beard before sitting on an ornamented armchair in his glittering guestroom. Khan, one of Afghanistan’s most powerful