KABUL (PAN): Lower house members on Wednesday said they were not satisfied with explanations offered by ministers of information and mines about under-spending development funds in 2011.
KABUL (PAN): The Free and Fair Election Foundation of Afghanistan (FEFA) on Tuesday asked the Wolesi Jirga to act fast on amendments to laws on polls and structure, duties and powers of poll panels.
KABUL (PAN): Four ministers on Monday appeared before the Wolesi Jirga, lower of parliament, insisting they had utilised more than half of development funds allocated to them in the 2011 annual budget.
KABUL (PAN): Foreign and local journalists on Sunday announced a boycott of Senate sessions in protest against disregarding their proposals about the procedure of questioning summoned officials.
KABUL (PAN): A parliamentary delegation on Sunday said detainees continued to be tortured and mistreated in southern Kandahar province, widening the gap between locals and the government.
KABUL (PAN): Justice Minister Habibullah Ghalib on Saturday presented the Wolesi Jirga -- lower house of parliament -- a draft law on population census aimed at preventing the issuance of forged computerised ID cards.
KABUL (PAN): The Wolesi Jirga -- lower house of parliament -- debate on on the fate of the Independent Administrative Reform and Civil Services Commission (IARCSC) ended on an inconclusive note on Saturday.
KABUL (PAN): Some lawmakers, hailing the full handover of Bagram jail a positive move towards recognition of the country's sovereignty, on Wednesday expressed their doubts about the ability of Afghan forces to secure the notorious prison.
KABUL (PAN): The quorum problem on Wednesday prevented the Wolesi Jirga -- or lower house of the parliament -- from dealing with a heavy agenda, including important bills and agreements.
KABUL (PAN): The quorum problem on Wednesday prevented the Wolesi Jirga -- or lower house of the parliament -- from dealing with a heavy agenda, including important bills and agreements.
