Last week, the ban on women higher education made headlines and sparked strong reaction at home and abroad, former President Hamid Karzai met some Afghan politicans in Turkey and discussed the importance of intra Afghan talks.
(Last Updated On: January 13, 2021)
US Chargé d’Affaires to Kabul Ross Wilson said Wednesday afternoon that the United States has not advocated for an interim government nor is it advocating for one.
“We have not advocated, and the United States is not advocating, an interim government,” Wilson tweeted.
He said the United States is committed to bringing about an end to conflict in Afghanistan through a political settlement that ensures the country remains sovereign, unified and democratic, is at peace with itself and its neighbors and can preserve gains made over the last 19 years.
He stated that the first phase of Afghanistan Peace Negotiations in Doha constituted an important step forward, “but much remains to be done”.
(Last Updated On: January 10, 2021)
Some Afghan politicians said on Sunday that President Ashraf Ghani has cultivated new friendships with some of his critics in order to avoid an interim government and to stay in power.
This comes after Ghani appointed Mohammad Mohaqiq, head of the Wahdat-i-Islami Party, as his senior political and military adviser and introduced Rahila Dostum as a member of the Wolesi Jirga (Upper House of Parliament).
Mohaqiq’s appointment comes after a reported “cold shoulder” in the past after not having been invited to the Presidential Palace for any meetings.
“All political parties think that an interim government should be established. If Ghani thinks that he will be in power for four year it may be a reason for the appointments,” said Sattar Murad, a leading member of Jamayat-e-Islami party.
(Last Updated On: January 10, 2021)
The National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA) said that it will distribute more than five million electronic identity cards (ID card) before the end of the current solar year in April.
According to NSIA the holders of paper identity cards will not need to verify their identity cards once they have been issued. With the paper ID’s verification is needed to work for government or to obtain a passport.
Addressing the Meshrano Jirga (Upper House of Parliament), the head of NSIA Jawed Rasuli said on Sunday that further information needed by other government bodies will be available soon.