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Tactical Retreat Preceded Fall of Nerkh District: Officials  Following reports about the fall of Nerkh district of Maidan Wardak province to the Taliban, Afghan security officials said that the security forces made a "tactical retreat" from the district. Maidan Wardaks governor said that the security forces retreated from the district as part of a "conspiracy," without further elaborating. He said the district is currently under Taliban control. However, the Afghan Ministry of Defense (MoD)...

Residents ‘Concerned’ as Clashes Continue in Kandahar The continuation of clashes between Afghan forces and the Taliban in at least six districts of Kandahar has changed into a big concern for residents of the province who say the group is trying to transfer its hubs from Pakistan to the southern province by mounting their attacks on government forces. Heavy clashes have continued in Kandahar between government forces and Taliban over the last few months. According to local officials, of ...

FARAKHABAR: Absenteeism in the Afghan Parliament Out of the 250 members, only 80--or less than 80--regularly attend the general sessions of the Afghan parliament. In this program, host Yaser Abrar discusses the topic with the following guests: Karim Atal, MP

14 Mar 2021 - 14:51 KABUL (Pajhwok): Wolesi Jirga (WJ) member from Kabul province Najibullah Nasir elected on Sunday as the deputy speaker of the house. Earlier, Javid Jaihon was elected as first deputy speaker of Wolesi Jirga, Karim Atal as secretary and Hujatullah Kheradmand as deputy secretary of the Wolesi Jirga. Article 87 of the constitution says: “Each of the two houses of the National Assembly, at the commencement of their work period, shall elect one membe...

A parliamentary delegation led by Wolesi Jirga Speaker Mir Rahman Rahmani on Saturday departed for Tajikistan where they will meet senior Tajikistan officials including President Emomali Ra

Kandahar May Fall to Taliban Because of Poor Leadership: MPs Lawmakers from Kandahar and Helmand provinces in Afghanistan’s House of Representatives on Wednesday said that internal rifts between local officials, the poor management of jobs, and the local authorities pursuit of personal business has pushed Kandahar to the verge of falling to the Taliban. The lawmakers said that the war has now reached the doorstep of the city, adding that the Kandahar governor, the head of the National Direc...

Insults Fly in Afghan Parliament Security Debate A parliament discussion on the security of the Kabul-Kandahar highway flared up after MP Kamal Nasir Osuli took the government’s side and said the security of the key highway is better than when the country was in civil war.  “The values that a republic government should have do not exist in this republic,” said Khan Agha Rezaee, head of the security committee of the parliament.  “The current republic, over the last 20 years, is bette...

Govt Sends 3rd Budget Draft to Parliament The government sent an amended draft of the current fiscal year’s budget to the parliament for the third time on Thursday after it was rejected twice by lawmakers over various reasons, including “inequality” in public employees’ salaries.  The fiscal year  1400 began on December 21,  2020, but the budget draft has not been approved by the parliament, resulting in a serious face-off between the two branches of the state.   The Presidenti...

Govt Sends 3rd Budget Draft to Parliament The government sent an amended draft of the current fiscal year’s budget to the parliament for the third time on Thursday after it was rejected twice by lawmakers over various reasons, including “inequality” in public employees’ salaries.  The fiscal year  1400 began on December 21,  2020, but the budget draft has not been approved by the parliament, resulting in a serious face-off between the two branches of the state.   The Presidenti...

Cabinet Approves New Amendments in Draft Budget: Palace Following weeks of tension between the Afghan government and the parliament, the Presidential Palace in a statement on Wednesday said that the cabinet approved the third draft of the national budget for the fiscal year 1400. The Afghan parliament has rejected the first two drafts, citing major shortcomings in the document.     “The President has directed the Ministry of Finance to refer the draft budget to the National Assembly. We c...