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I speak from my experience, says the 21-year-old Khatmin who lives in Logar, a province located 56-kilometers to south of Kabul. My childhood, she says, was filled with dreams and fairy tales. The childish little dreams of mine captivated my mind and soul and grew up. They were following me…

“My basic goal is to be able to hand power, through the will of the people, to my elected successor. This is crucial to enable us to both honor the sacrifice of our civilians, our activists, and others,” President Ghani said, talking to CNN. Ghani’s remarks come at a time…

Findings by a delegation of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) reveal that a number of officials at the IEC have requested a total of 8,292,000 afghanis as salary payments for 160 short-term appointed workers of the IEC in Nangarhar province while their total salaries, as set in the IEC’s salary…

The Taliban have targeted an employee of Kabul Bank in the southern Ghazni city today, Tuesday, January 12, a local official confirmed. Ahmad Khan Seerat, spokesperson for Ghazni police chief, told Kabul Now that the incident took place in PD2 of Ghazni city around 08:00 AM on Tuesday. Mr. Seerat…

As many as nine Afghan security forces were killed after their checkpoint came under a Taliban attack in Pusht Rud district of the western Farah province, an MP who represents Farah province in the Afghan parliament confirmed. Abdul Sattar Hosseini, an MP, said today, Monday, January 11, that the incident…

Leader of Hizb-e-Wahdat-e-Islami Afghanistan (Afghanistan’s Unity Party), Mohammad Karim Khalili, leading a delegation, will arrive in Islamabad today, Monday, January 11, said a statement issued by Pakistan’s foreign ministry. Mr. Khalili visits Pakistan on an official invitation by Pakistan’s government. During his three-day visit, Mohammad Karim Khalili will meet Prime…

As Afghanistan’s peace talks crawl along in Doha, Kabul Now has talked to Mohammad Amin Ahmadi, a prominent member of the government peace negotiating team. Mr. Ahmadi, who holds a PhD in Islamic theology, has served as senior member of legal board at the Ministry of Higher Education and senior…

As many as three members of the Afghan Public Protection Force (APPF), including its spokesperson, Zia Wadan, were killed and one other was wounded when their riding vehicle hit a roadside bomb planted in the first street of Karte Naw, a neighborhood in PD8 of Kabul city, a government source…

The Taliban militants have abducted four civilians, who are residents of Jaghori and Malistan districts, in Qarabagh district of the southern Ghazni province, a local official confirmed. Talking to Kabul Now, district governor of Jaghori, Aref Bahunar, said that the incident took place on Saturday, January 09, in Zardaloo village…

As the second round of a contentious peace talks is underway between the government-led peace delegation and the Taliban negotiators, Kabul Now has sat with Hafiz Mansour, a prominent member of the government-led negotiating team. Mr. Mansour, who represents Jamiat-e-Islami Afghanistan, has served as an MP representing Kabul. He is…