The Former Ambassador to Pakistan Mullah Abdul Salaam Zaeef said that Afghanistan has come out of international isolation and constitution and the formation of a political strategy could help towards the government’s legitimacy. The formation of a political strategy could be effective for earning legitimacy, Zaeef told Pajhwok Afghan News in an inclusive interview. The More

Dr Alam Khan, an Afghan professor at the University of California, the United States, has praised the Taliban’s decision not to reduce pension of retired government servants and says he will present a plan in this regard in future. The expert said his plan about giving pensions to retired public servants needed creation of a More

The National Examination Authority (NEXA) chief says his organisation is discharging its responsibilities in a transparent manner. In an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News, the Sheikh Abdul Baqi Haqqani said the number of students participating in the university entrance exams (kankor) had spiked this year. He suggested the applicants who had repatriated to their More

The US Cricket Board (USCB) chief executive officer plans to implement the strategy devised for promoting the game in Afghanistan. Dr. Noor Mohammad Murad, who was recently appointed as the CEO of USCB, previously served as the head of ACB’s cricket development department. In an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News, he spoke about the More

Shinkai Karokhail, a member of parliament in the former government, has said some traditional-minded leaders do not want girls to be allowed to get modern education, but tribal elders and youth should talk to the officials in this regard. Shinkai Karokhail told Wesal Tv’s Sarnawesht Program: “Some traditional-minded officials in the Taliban movement think women More

The acting Afghan government should hear the voices of the people of Afghanistan, not the world, because the problems of Afghans and the country would surge more than ever before if the obstacles are not removed and interaction with the world was not maintained, Mohammad Masoum Stanikzai, chief negotiator of the previous republic regime has More

Habibullah Qadri, counternarcotics minister during former president Hamid Karzai’s government, says the then government failed to win the war on drugs due to corruption and money Afghanistan received in this regard was mostly ended up with foreign companies. Qadri claims many officials in the Karzai administration, including some cabinet members, were involved in drug trafficking. More

Former presidential spokesman Sediq Sediqi says the politicians living abroad must apologise to the people for their failure and inaction. He believes a permanent and pragmatic solution needs to be found to the multiple problems currently facing the country. Sediqi, who spoke for ex-president Ashraf Ghani, made the remarks in a special video interview program Sarnawesht (Destiny). He blamed America’s former special representative for Afghanistan reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad for ambiguity with regard to the peace process. More