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Ghani urges Taliban to accept Ramadan ceasefire offer
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 7 (ANI): Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has urged the Taliban to accept the demand of a Ramadan ceasefire offered by the government in an effort to fast track the peace and reconciliation process in the war-torn country.
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Afghan Prez inaugurates Jirga; calls for peace in the war-torn country
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Apr 29 (ANI): Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Monday inaugurated Grand Consultative Jirga on Peace to determine the framework for talks with the Taliban, saying peace in the war-torn country is his "top priority".
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17th legislative term of Afghan Parliament inaugurated
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Apr 26 (ANI): The 17th legislative term of the Wolesi Jirga, or the Afghan Parliament, was inaugurated on Friday by President Ashraf Ghani, even though the final results of five provinces is awaited.
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Afghanistan: Slain Sikh leader's son leading in prelim poll results
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Jan 4 (ANI): Narender Singh Khalsa, the son of slain Sikh leader Avtar Singh, has secured a seat in the Lower House of the Parliament (Wolesi Jirga), according to Afghanistan Election Commission's preliminary results.
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India congratulates Afghanistan for successful elections
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 21 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Sunday extended its congratulations to Afghanistan for successfully holding parliamentary elections in the country.
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Lone Sikh candidate among those killed in Jalalabad blast
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Jul 2 (ANI): A Sikh politician, who was planning to contest in the upcoming parliamentary elections in Afghanistan, was among the 19 people killed in a suicide blast in Nangarhar province's Jalalabad city.
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Taliban storm 16 check posts in Maidan Wardak
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 25 (ANI): The Taliban insurgents stormed around 16 check posts and escaped with military hardware, weapons and ammunition, lawmakers from Maidan Wardak province said on Sunday, during a Wolesi Jirga session.
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Bleak future for Pak women if jirga justice made legitimate: Expert
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
London [United Kingdom], Jan.10 (ANI): Successful democratic transitions may well be taking place in Pakistan, yet for poor and disadvantaged women, especially those living in the rural areas, these changes have bypassed them, says a Pakistan-origin journalist based in the United Kingdom.
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Karzai highlights Pak's role in achieving peace, criticises U.S.' policy o
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 12 (ANI): Former Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai has said that without Pakistan, peace would not be achieved in the country and has called to convene the constitutional Loya Jirga "to resolve the crisis the country is facing."
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Pak MNA Ayesha Gulalai says will not be held accountable by Waziri jirga
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 6 (ANI): Former Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leader and MNA Ayesha Gulalai reiterated claims that party chairman Imran Khan had been sending her "indecent, inappropriate messages" during an interview for Dawn News.
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Tribesmen threaten to besiege Ayesha Gulalai`s house
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], August 5 (ANI) : Malik Jalal Khan Wazir,a member of grand tribal jirga from North Waziristan Agency to which Ayesha Gulalai belongs, has asked her to produce relevant evidence about the allegations she has levelled against Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chairman Imran Khan.
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