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Sediq Sediqqi, the spokesperson for Afghan president Ashraf Ghani, in a tweet late Saturday, November 16, said the Afghan government would reconsider prisoner swap with the Taliban. The tweet came while last week President Ghani, in a nationally televised speech, announced that the Afghan government had agreed to release Anas…

Aisha Gul has been forced to leave her home in Sang-e-Atash area of the western Badghis province as a result of war fought between the Taliban and Afghan forces. Along with her seven children, she is now living as ID outside a UN-funded IDP camp in the western Herat province.…

A ‘sisterhood agreement’ has been inked between the ancient Bamyan city of Afghanistan and Italy’s ancient Matera city, said a statement issued by Bamyan governor office. The agreement was signed by governors of the two cities in Italian city hall of Matera on November 12, according to the statement. The…

Issuing a statement today, November 14, Afghanistan’s Independent Human Rights Commissions (AIHRC) has expressed concern over release of notorious commanders of Haqqani Network (HN). By releasing notorious HN commanders, the government turns a blind eye on the demands of victims’ families who have lost their dear members.   “[The commission]…

In a collective decision on Wednesday, November 13, leadership of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) put the recounting process of votes on halt throughout the country. “This process has been stopped aiming to address objections and concerns raised by political parties, [presidential] candidates, and civil society organizations,” read the decision…

Mawlana Mohammad Abdullah, a member of Afghanistan Independent Election Commission (IEC), has been accused of threatening an IEC employee, Bashir Ali, who is database manager at the National Tally Center. An official letter, apparently signed by Tadamichi Yamamoto, the head of United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), came out…

An explosion went off around 7:25 am, today, Wednesday, November 13, in PD15 of the capital Kabul, the Afghan ministry of interior said. Nasrat Rahimi, spokesperson for the ministry of interior, confirmed that a car bomb went off in the capital Kabul, leaving seven civilians dead and seven others, including…

Addressing the nation in a press conference today, November 12, President Ashraf Ghani confirmed that three top Taliban commanders namely, Anas Haqqani, Hafeez Abdul Rashid, and Haji Mali Khan, will conditionally be freed in exchange for release of two professors of the American University of Afghanistan (AUAF) who are captive…

‘Masculine honor’, social norms, and conservative attitude continue to subjugate women in conservative Afghanistan where women are seen as object to serve the patriarchic dignity of family.   The fifteen year old Basira lost her life in a death wrapped in mystery. Her family members claim that she took her…

Addressing a crowd of his supporters in Kabul yesterday, November 10, Abdullah Abdullah, the incumbent chief executive, who is running for 2019 presidential election, called on the Independent Election Commission (IEC) to put the recounting process of votes on halt. He warned that observers from his ticket will not attend…