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A member of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar's Hizb-e-Islami party, Humayoun Jarir, on Tuesday blamed the Presidential Palace for not delivering on its promise about the structure and the authority of t

The Afghan government on Wednesday said that the authorities, agenda and working procedures of the Supreme State Council have been finalized and that the council will soon convene its first

Hekmatyar Will Not Join Supreme State Council: Aide A member of Gulbuddin Hekmatyars Hizb-e-Islami party, Humayoun Jarir, on Tuesday blamed the Presidential Palace for not delivering on its promise about the structure and the authority of the Supreme State Council and said that Hekmatyar will not participate in the Supreme State Council as a member. “The Arg (Presidential Palace) has not followed through on the promises it made in the trilateral meeting with Mr. Hekmatyar and Mr. Karzai,�...

Dostum Camp Warns of Protests Across North Over Faryab Governor A spokesperson for the Junbish-i Milli- Islami party, led by Marshal Abdul Rashid Dostum, on Thursday warned that six other provinces in the north will launch local demonstrations if the Presidential Palace does not meet the "demands of the people" against the appointment of a new governor in Faryab.  Dostum’s spokesman Ehsan Nairo said that six days after the protests, the government is still not prepared to meet the demand...

Protestors Block Access to Govt Offices in Faryab Protestors in the northern province of Faryab on Tuesday blocked the doors of at least five government offices as anger continues to grow over President Ashraf Ghanis appointment of a new governor for the province. Protestors threatened to close down all government departments in the province if their demands about the appointment of the governor are not met. Protestors on Tuesday closed the doors of the provincial municipality office, the dep...

The National Islamic Movement of Afghanistan, or Junbish-e-Islami, led by former vice president Marshal Abdul Rashid Dostum, has threatened to continue their protests over the new governor’

Taliban, US in Talks Over Full Withdrawal by July: Sources Americans and the Taliban are discussing the possibility of ending the withdrawal process by the beginning of July, sources familiar with the matter said.   The Taliban will return to the talks, will attend the Turkey conference and will reduce violence if there is an agreement on the matter, the sources said.  The US began its withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan this week, and, based on President Joe Biden’s decision, the proce...

Dostum’s Aides Continue to Criticize Govt Appointment in Faryab Close aides to Marshal Abdul Rashid Dostum on Tuesday said the appointment of the new governor for Faryab indicates that President Ashraf Ghani is not committed to the political agreement signed last year between Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah. Ehsan Nairo, a spokesman for Dostum, said that based on the agreement, the appointment of governors should include views from leaders of both teams – Ghani’s and Abdullah Abdullah’s �...

Dostum’s Aide Accuses Govt of ‘Dictatorship’ over New Appointment Reacting to the appointment of new governor of Faryab, Babur Farahmand, a top aide to Marshal Abdul Rashid Dostum on Friday accused the government of adopting "dictatorial approach" on issues while the country is in need of national unity.   He said that democracy needs consensus and any political exploitation of the system will break it down. The government so far has not officially commented on Farahmand’s assertions...

Reconciliation Council Reviewing Over 25 Peace Proposals Senior political leaders and government officials are reviewing over 25 peace proposals, including that of the Presidential Palace, to make a unified peace road map for the upcoming conference in Turkey. The committee that operates under the High Council for National Reconciliation is led by former vice president Mohammad Yunus Qanooni, and its members are politicians and senior government officials, including the national security advi...