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Lawmakers scuffle over disputed speaker election

By
Khwaja Basir Fitri
On
Jun 19, 2019 - 16:20
KABUL (Pajhwok): Scuffles broke out in Wolesi Jirga or lower house of parliament between lawmakers as part of an ongoing dispute over the speaker position and led to suspension of the house live broadcast. On May 16, the election for the speaker...
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Salaries of ex-MPs stopped, weapons being collected

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Khwaja Basir Fitri
On
Apr 09, 2019 - 16:54
KABUL (Pajhwok): Salaries and other privileges of Wolesi Jirga members have been suspended and a process to collect weapons from their bodyguards is underway, officials said Tuesday. On the other hand, a number of the former Wolesi Jirga members say...
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MPs welcome Daudzai’s Pakistan visit, Maulna Fazl comment

By
Khwaja Basir Fitri
On
Jan 16, 2019 - 17:03
KABUL (Pajhwok): Wolesi Jirga members on Wednesday welcomed High Peace Council (HPC) Secretary Omar Daudzai’s recent visit to Pakistan and fresh comments of Maulana Fazl Rahman regarding the Afghan peace and reconciliation. Renowned Pakistani...
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Human Rights Watch report on Khalid a conspiracy: MPs

By
Khwaja Basir Fitri
On
Jan 14, 2019 - 15:57
KABUL (Pajhwok): A number of Wolesi Jirga or lower house members on Monday criticized the Human Rights Watch (HRW)’s allegations against the acting defense minister Asadullah Khalid as ‘biased’ and ‘baseless’. The lawmakers termed the report a...
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Documents of Ghani’s nominees land in Parliament

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Khwaja Basir Fitri
On
Jan 07, 2019 - 16:51
KABUL (Pajhwok): The documents of four ministers-designate and two Supreme Court members, President Ashraf Ghani’s nominees, have reached the Wolesi Jirga and may be introduced next week, the lower house said on Monday. Several key ministries...
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MPs swing behind Kabul’s stance on Trump comment

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Navid Ahmad Barakzai
On
Jan 05, 2019 - 19:16
KABUL (Pajhwok): Some Wolesi Jirga members on Saturday criticized US President Donald Trump’s recent remarks about the former Soviet Union invasion of Afghanistan and supported President Afshraf Ghani’s stance in this regard. During a Cabinet...
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MPs summon more ministers over under-spending

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Khwaja Basir Fitri
On
Dec 17, 2018 - 15:16
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Wolesi Jirga on Monday summoned five ministers for next week over their failure to spend their development budgets. Minister of public Works, justice, counternarcotics, transport and telecommunications have been summoned to...
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12-member govt team not capable of holding talks with Taliban: MPs

By
Khwaja Basir Fitri
On
Dec 01, 2018 - 15:36
KABUL (Pajhwok): Some Wolesi Jirga members on Saturday raised questions over the 12-member government’s team for talks with the Taliban and asked reconsidering the list. President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday said a roadmap for peace in his war-torn...
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MPs involved in Kabul university clash, Senate told

By
Khwaja Basir Fitri
On
Nov 25, 2018 - 21:45
KABUL (Pajhwok): Higher Education Minister Najibullah Khwaja Umari on Sunday said some parliamentarians had a hand in the clash on the Kabul University campus, in which one person was killed and several others were arrested. Umari, who appeared...
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Lack of quorum: Wolesi Jirga cancels session

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Ahmad Shah Erfanyar
On
Oct 15, 2018 - 17:59
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Wolesi Jirga could not hold its once a week session on Monday because a majority of the house members were absent campaigning for their reelection in the Oct 20 polls. Earlier, Wolesi Jirga speaker Abdul Rauf Ibrahimi had said...
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BSA behind growing insecurity in Afghanistan: MPs

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Khwaja Basir Fitri
On
Sep 10, 2018 - 17:51
KABUL (Pajhwok): Some Wolesi Jirga members on Monday asked the government to revoke the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) with the United States because the deal had resulted in increased insecurity instead of peace and stability. The BSA was inked...
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Daesh centers exist in Jalalabad, claims Hazrat Ali

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Khwaja Basir Fitri
On
Jul 30, 2018 - 17:30
KABUL (Pajhwok): Wolesi Jirga members from eastern provinces on Monday claimed the security situation in the eastern zone, particularly Nangarhar, has been artificially deteriorated.
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Concerned at growing insecurity, MPs demand timely polls

By
Khwaja Basir Fitri
On
Jul 16, 2018 - 22:07
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Wolesi Jirga or lower house of the parliament on Monday expressed concern over increasing insecurity in the country and confrontation between the government and political parties. Wolesi Jirga speaker Abdul Rauf Ibrahimi told...
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Dipping afghani: MPs want Central Bank chief summoned

By
Mohammad Halim Karimi
On
Jul 04, 2018 - 20:27
KABUL (Pajhwok): Some Wolesi Jirga members, describing the afghani’s depreciation ‘a matter of concern’ for low-paid government employees, on Wednesday demanded the Central Bank chief to be summoned to the lower house. According to Pajhwok, in July...
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Wolesi Jirga session prorogued as MPs trade barbs

By
Navid Ahmad Barakzai
On
Jun 27, 2018 - 14:29
KABUL (Pajhwok): Wednesday’s session of the Wolesi Jirga , or lower house of Parliament, ended with an exchange of harsh words between two lawmakers. Earlier, civil society activists and residents of southern Ghazni province demanded reopening of...
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MPs urge unity leaders to reach consensus on e-NICs

By
Navid Ahmad Barakzai
Zarghona Salehi
On
May 05, 2018 - 21:05
KABUL (Pajhwok): Wolesi Jirga members on Saturday expressed their concern about continued differences between unity government leaders over the electronic National Identity Cards (e-NICs).
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Sticker attachment slows voter registration: MPs

By
Khwaja Basir Fitri
On
Apr 18, 2018 - 17:34
KABUL (Pajhwok): Some Wolesi Jirga (lower house) members on Wednesday expressed concern over the attachment of a sticker to paper identity cards of those registering to vote. The lawmakers were of the view that the sticker attachment had slowed down...
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Corruption cripples logistics supply to forces: MPs

By
Khwaja Basir Fitri
On
Apr 11, 2018 - 20:07
KABUL (Pajhwok): Some Wolesi Jirga members on Wednesday said corruption in supply system of logistic materials to security forces had been behind the collapse of security posts. Mohammad Arif Rahmani, a lower house member from southern Ghazni...
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MPs accuse unity govt, HIA of fueling ethnic tension

By
Ahmad Shah Erfanyar
On
Mar 23, 2018 - 10:51
KABUL (Pajhwok): Influential lawmakers from southeastern Afghanistan , criticizing the unity government and the Hezb-i-Islami Afghanistan (HIA) for what they alleged fueling ethnic strife, have said they would soon announce a new national political alliance.
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Insecurity, conflict key hurdles to elections: Survey

By
Khwaja Basir Fitri
On
Mar 05, 2018 - 23:58
KABUL (Pajhwok): A majority of Wolesi Jirga members have cited insecurity and conflict as among biggest obstacles to the conduct of upcoming parliamentary elections in a survey released on Monday. One-third members of the lower house representing 29...
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