KABUL (PAN): President Hamid Karzai on Saturday assured neighbours they would face no threat from Afghanistan's soil, urging them to continue cooperating with efforts at bringing peace and stability to the war-hit country.
KABUL (PAN): Some regional spy agencies tried to disrupt the traditional Loya Jirga on the strategic cooperation pact with the US, the interior minister said on Saturday.
KABUL (PAN): Journalists complained on Thursday they were unable to cover the proceedings of the traditional Loya Jirga due to strict security arrangements.
KABUL (PAN): Some participants of the traditional Loya Jirga on Thursday supported the creation of US military bases in Afghanistan if the conditions set by the Karzai administration were met.
KABUL (PAN): Loya Jirga Chairman Prof. Sibghatullah Mujaddedi said on Wednesday Afghanistan needed a strategic cooperation pact with the United States to prevent foreign meddling, especially by Pakistan.
KABUL (PAN): The chairman, his two deputies, as many secretaries and a spokesperson for the traditional Loya Jirga on the strategic cooperation pact were appointed on Wednesday.
KABUL (PAN): As part of the proposed strategic cooperation deal, Afghanistan and the US had agreed on issues concerning the country's economy and good governance, a presidential advisor told the Wolesi Jirga on Monday.
KABUL (PAN): Meshrano Jirga, or upper house of parliament, members on Sunday said that participants of the traditional Loya Jirga should have been provided with enough information on the proposed strategic agreement with the US ahead of holding the grand assembly.
KABUL (PAN): Seventeen people were sentenced from five to 20 years in jail on charges of drug trafficking, the Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTF) announced on Saturday.
KABUL (PAN): The number of Wolesi Jirga members, intending to take part in this month's Loya Jirga, has reached 171, but still others MPs stand firm on their previous decision of staying away from the event.
