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Speaking at the 19th death anniversary of Ahmad Shah Massoud, today, Tuesday, September 08, Abdullah Abdullah, head of the High Council for National Reconciliation, said the intra-Afghan negotiations was imminent to take place between the government-led negotiating team and Taliban negotiators. “We have no animosity at home with each other,…

A woman, in burqa, rushed towards me as she noticed my presence before the half-opened gate of her mud-walled house in the flood-hit area of Parwan. “My name is Suhaila and I have an 11-year-old daughter,” she told me as she revealed her face. The 35-year-old Suhaila asked me to…

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…

A number of people in the southern Ghazni city have taken to the street to protest against a growing insecurity in the province. The protesters say that local security authorities have fallen short to protect public life, and end crimes, particularly kidnap by the Taliban fighters. The protestors lambast on…

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…

In reaction to a recent decision made by the Law Committee on virginity test, Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) called for unconditional ban on virginity tests in the country. In a tweet posted today, Thursday, September 03, the AIHRC considered the virginity test as both violation of human rights…

Holding a rally in the eastern Paktia province, today, September 02, a number of women called on the warring parties to agree on a ceasefire before start of intra-Afghan negotiations. Participants of the rally attended by dozens of women – each lost a family member in the war – stated…

Release process of the Taliban prisoners will be completed with last batch of the militants – a group of 120 Taliban inmates – set to be released today, September 02, a source from Office of the National Security Council (ONSC) confirmed to Kabul Now. The source who spoke on condition…

As many as 16 Taliban’s red unit fighters, including five Pakistani nationals, were killed and six others wounded in counter attacks by Afghan security forces in Sherzad district of the eastern Nangarhar province, local authorities confirmed. According to a statement issued today, Wednesday, September 02, by media office of Nangarhar…

In collaboration with civil and media activists, Herat’s local government has launched a 10-day campaign to promote domestic and agricultural products in the western city today, September 02. The campaign is aimed at promoting sales of Afghanistan domestic and agricultural products. In a meeting with the activists, Herat Governor Sayed…