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The Taliban leaders are reluctant to continue with negotiations after returning from their visit to Pakistan, says a government negotiator. Calling the late return of Taliban leaders from Pakistan, including the group’s chief negotiator Mawlawi Abdul Hakim, as main cause of postponement in intra-Afghan talks, the government negotiator says the…

“A nightmarish apprehension takes my mind every night, fearing that my father may discover my secret of going to university. Every day as I come back home from my university, I do the chores so as not to give any excuse to my mother and sister to let know my…

Government documents obtained by Kabul Now suggest that Afghanistan’s Ombudsperson Office (AOO) has found nine former and current officials of the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) as suspects, introducing them to the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) on charges of duty negligence and violation of procurement regulation. As documents show, the…

A number of people protested in Kabul to express support for implementation of lawmakers’ plan on equalizing salaries of government workers.  The protest was held on Saturday, January 16. The protesters, who included government employees and residents of Kabul, called on the government to pay equal salary to government workers.…

The 45-year-old Meena Jan, who seems happy to have recovered, says that she got married before seeing her first menstruation. She has had 13 deliveries of which only nine have survived. Seven years ago, Meena went through a painful bleeding as she underwent a hysterectomy surgery. After this surgery, she…

“I swear to God, I have no bread,” says Mohammad Hanif, 57, whose two sons, Eid Gul and Saddam Hussain, lost their lives while serving the Afghan National Army in battles against the Taliban. Four years ago, Eid Gul, 20, was killed in a Taliban ambush in Nad Ali district…

“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…

“Everything happened at once. I was a second year student at university, symptoms of osteoarthritis appeared in my body. My legs felt heavier as days passed. I slowly lost my walking ability and became a cripple. While I was trying to come to terms with my disease, I realized that…

By: AP “Where are they?” a Trump supporter demanded in a crowd of dozens roaming the halls of the Capitol, bearing Trump flags and pounding on doors. They — lawmakers, staff members and more — were hiding under tables, hunkered in lockdowns, saying prayers and seeing the fruits of the…