Politics

Taleban: For war or peace?

توسط - Taleban: For war or peace?

It is hard to miss a link between the timing of the announcement of Taleban leader Mullah Omar’s death and the peace talks brokered by Pakistan. ...

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Women farm saffron

توسط - Women farm saffron

Saffron, one of the most expensive spices in the world, will cover fields in all 34 provinces this year, according to the government. Lutfullah Rashed, head of the publication department in the Ministry of Agriculture ...

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Jirga’s rule

توسط - Jirga’s rule

Tribal leaders in Paktia province have peacefully resolved many disputes between villages and families, says Haji Afaq, a council member. The most recent case involved two families – the son’s of two brothers – in the village of Shekhan, ...

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Millions spent by minister

توسط - Millions spent by minister

Mohammad Akram Khpalwak, the former minister of borders and tribal affairs, has spent 19 million Afs (315,150 USD) from the developmental budget allocated to the Khushal Khan High School located in Padola desert on a strategic plan. An investigation. ...

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Peace without Mullah Omar

توسط - Peace without Mullah Omar

Ahead of the second round of talks between the government and representatives of the Taleban, there are unsubstantiated reports in the media about the death of Mullah Omar. ...

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Jirga heals rift

توسط - Jirga heals rift

A woman paid with her life for bad blood between an uncle and his nephew.* The two fought over ownership of ancestral property in Kunar province. The nephew, Haji Ghairat, sought to build a guest house on the land ...

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Some good news, at last

توسط - Some good news, at last

Afghanistan may not need higher levels of foreign aid if the economy continues to grow outside the areas of conflict. There is a slow but steady implementation of projects for mining of natural resources, connecting villages with cities ...

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Ex-ministers hang on to privileges

توسط - Ex-ministers hang on to privileges

Some former ministers and senior government officials - even those dismissed - have found it hard to give up perks of office, a Killid investigation reveals. ...

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Will history repeat itself

توسط - Will history repeat itself

There is concern among ordinary people that the nightmare of the '90s may be coming back to haunt with jihadist leaders dreaming of their own tribal armies. ...

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Where there’s a will, there’s a way

توسط - Where there’s a will, there’s a way

A fight that started between two football players snowballed into a feud between families of the Alizai tribe in Zendajan district, Herat, this year. Peace was restored by the district high peace council. ...