GHAZNI CITY (Pajhwok): An armed clash over the election of the provincial council head in southern Ghazni province left three people injured on Wednesday, an official said. A source in the provincial council office, wishing anonymity, told Pajhwok...
GHAZNI CITY (Pajhwok): Elections for leadership board of the provincial council of southern Ghazni province is yet to be held due to internal problems and political interference, an official said on Wednesday. Amanullah Kamran, deputy head of the...
KABUL (Pajhwok): Insecurity and negative traditions have a negative impact on women ’s lives in central Maidan Wardak province, but the election of three women to lead the Provincial Council has raised hope for a positive change. For the first time...
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): A provincial council member in northern Balkh province, Mohammad Asif Momand, has been suspended for not attending the council’s sessions; however, Momand said his was suspended under pressure from Governor Atta Mohammad Noor.
KABUL (Pajhwok): Publishing a bill reinstating supervisory role of the provincial councils in its official gazette, the government on Sunday said the councils’ supervision role would help improve governance, fight against corruption and resolve local disputes.
MAIMANA (Pajhwok): Public representatives in northern Faryab province on Sunday said some 200 security men and uprising forces faced death after being besieged by the Taliban in Kohistan district. The Taliban overran a neighborhood in Kohistan...
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): The provincial council head for northern Balkh province on Thursday claimed most projects executed with national budget were being given to relatives of powerful individuals, ministers and lawmakers. Dr. Mohammad Afzal...
CHARIKAR (Pajhwok): A provincial council member’s son has been killed in an armed clash in central Parwan province, an official said on Thursday. The clash took place between Mohammad Bashir, son of provincial council member Najib Shurish, and...
PUL-I-KHUMRI (Pajhwok): Unknown gunmen on Thursday killed a provincial council member along with his three security guards in northern Baghlan province, police said.
KABUL (Pajhwok): Provincial council is a requirement of a democratic regime to develop governance and bring about improvement to provincial affairs, but the provincial council of central Kabul province has failed to achieve these goals. Provincial...
KABUL (Pajhwok): President Ashraf Ghani has said government officials would not be allowed to interfere in the election of provincial councils’ administrative boards. A statement from the Presidential Palace said the president talked to governors,...
GHAZNI (Pajhwok): The residents of southern Ghazni province on Sunday said members of the provincial council (PC) did not attend their office and interfere in affairs of some government departments.
KUNDUZ CITY (Pajhwok): The provincial council on Monday voiced concern over a large-scale Taliban ’s presence around the capital of northern Kunduz province, but security authorities vowed to completely clear the province of insurgents. Taliban...
JALALABAD CITY (Pajhwok): The Nuristan provincial council was shut on Thursday in protest against the alleged breach of promises by the Ministry of Public Works (MoPW). Members of the provincial council said they would not reopen their office until...
KUNDUZ CITY (Pajhwok): The provincial council on Thursday assailed the government over failing to control the fighting in northern Kunduz province, saying mostly civilians bore the brunt of the situation.
BAMYAN CITY (Pjahwok): The Provincial Council (PC) members of central Bamyan province on Wednesday said President Ashraf Ghani did not listen to people’s problems during his recent trip, a claim rejected by local officials. Bamyan PC head Haji...
KUNDUZ CITY (Pajhwok): Civil society activists in northern Kunduz province say all members of the Provincial Council (PC) have fled to capital Kabul after insecurity escalated in the province. Shahbaz Saberi, a civil society activist, told Pajhwok...
BAMYAN CITY (Pajhwok): The provincial council (PC) members on Sunday locked their office doors in central Bamyan province in protest against yesterday’s deadly attack on the Hazara minority in central capital Kabul . The twin suicide blasts ripped...
GARDEZ (Pajhwok): The provincial council’s administrative board in southeastern Paktia province on Tuesday said the provincial administration should not be accused of corruption but instead cooperated with in fighting the menace. The board’s views...
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): Private jails are being run and government officials are involved in land-grabbing in northern Balkh province, alleged members of the provincial council on Thursday. Addressing a press conference regarding ongoing political...