Rahmani Denies US Treasury Accusations of Corruption
The former speaker of Afghanistan’s republic-era Wolesi Jirga (the lower house of parliament), Mir Rahman Rahmani, and his son Ajmal Rahmani, also a former member of the Wolesi Jirga, rejected…
Work on Sheberghan-Mazar-e-Sharif pipeline underway
Officials at Afghan Gas Company say work on the gas pipeline from Sheberghan to Mazar-e-Sharif is underway.Akhtar Mohammad Mansour, the head of Afghan Gas Company in Jawzjan, said that the…
US slaps sanctions on two former Afghan officials for corruption
The United States said on Monday it put sanctions on two former Afghan officials and 44 related entities for a corruption scheme in which they allegedly siphoned off millions of…
UNSC Discuss Afghanistan’s Situation Behind Closed Doors
The United Nations Security Council held a closed-door meeting on Afghanistan.In the meeting hosted by Switzerland, members of the council also discussed the assessment of the situation in Afghanistan conducted…
Afghan Women’s Education Highlighted at Doha Forum
The UN special rapporteur for Afghan human rights, Richard Bennett stressed the importance of girls’ education in Afghanistan, saying that the Taliban have disagreements over the issue of girls education…
UNAMA renews calls to IEA over human rights issues
Marking the occasion of Human Rights Day and the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, UNAMA reiterated its call to the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan to embrace…
Administrative corruption close to zero: Mujahid
The Islamic Emirate’s spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid says the caretaker government has eradicated corruption in all government institutions and efforts are underway to eradicate corruption in non-governmental sectors as well.Marking International…
IEA condemns US veto of UN Gaza ceasefire resolution
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has denounced the United States for its decision on Friday to veto a resolution in the United Nations Security Council calling for a ceasefire…
IEA condemns US sanctioning two of its officials
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has condemned the United States imposing sanctions against two of its officials, saying sanctioning is not the solution to any problem.Fariduddin Mahmood, head of…
Islamic Emirate Never Sought to Harm Other Countries: Deputy PM
The Deputy Prime Minister for Administrative Affairs, Abdul Salam Hanafi, said that the Islamic Emirate never sought to damage other countries, and urged the neighboring countries to be politically neutral…