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Afghanistan’s president, Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, in response to killing of Ayub Gharwal, deputy chief of Paktia Provincial Council, said the Taliban must agree to ceasefire, underlining that a durable peace is what the Afghans and the international community expect from the intra-Afghan negotiations which is underway in Doha, capital of…

The Afghan peace talks is underway in Doha, capital of Qatar. On September 12, the opening ceremony of the talks started between the Afghan negotiating team and Taliban negotiators at Al-Dafna Hall of five-star Sheraton Hotel. Qatar’s foreign minister, Mohammed bin Abdurrahman bin Jassim Al Thani hosted the opening ceremony…

A recent Taliban attack against Ghorian district of the western Herat city and the militants’ growing presence in eastern districts of the province, including Pashtun Zarghoon, have sparked concerns among local officials, fearing that the militants may launch offensives on the capital of Herat province. The Taliban militants launched an…

The Taliban militants have launched offensives on Hazara populated areas ahead of a peace talks that is scheduled to take place in coming weeks in Doha, Qatar. Hazara populated areas in northern Balkh, Sar-e-Pul, and Samangan, in central Daikundi and Ghor and in the southern Ghazni came under repeated attacks…

Acting minister of defense, Asadullah Khalid, and head of the National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA), Ahmad Jawid Rasouli, will face a one month pay cut for violating the Access to Information Law following the daily Etilaatroz and Pajhwok News Agency filed a complaint against the officials. In a press…

The Afghan government has announced that the first round of intra-Afghan negotiations will be held once the remaining 230 “hard-core” Taliban prisoners are released. Speaking at the inauguration of a peace survey, conducted by Institute of War and Peace Studies (IWPS), on Thursday, August 27, Abdullah Abdullah, chairperson of High…

An official Contract for Services obtained by Kabul Now suggests that the Ministry of Finance (MoF) has paid USD 500 per day to Ajmal Ahmady, acting governor of Da Afghanistan Bank, who then served as Senior Adviser to the President in Banking and Financial Affairs. The document shows that Ahmady…

Documents obtained by Kabul Now suggest a poor health care service delivery in the central Bamyan province for which director of the province’s health department, Sayed Ali Aqa Ayoub Naseri, is accused of mismanagement, corruption, abuse of authority, and nepotism. Kabul Now cannot verify the accusation. Talking to Kabul Now,…

Workers are subject to a widespread exploitation in Kabul industrial park as labor law remains unimplemented. Majority of factory workmen, who are working in Kabul, have not signed job contracts, and under a laborious condition, they are forced to work for long hours with almost no safely measures and job…

In a protest rally held Saturday, August 15, in Kabul, families of war victims called for a “direct participation” in the intra-Afghan negotiations with the Taliban group. The protesters called for an immediate ceasefire, assurance of war victims’ rights, and transparency in the peace process. This call as the long-delayed…