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- IDREES DANIEL The fraudulent president (regular readers know that I refer to Karzai as the fraudulent president because he stole the election through massive fraud) issued a decree last week to create a High Commission of Oversight for the Implemen...
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By NUSHIN ARBABZADAH Special to Global Post LOS ANGELES - Afghan President Hamid Karzai's recent sharp and unexpected criticism of Kabul's Western allies has triggered an explosion of commentaries and analysis in the international press. Editorial...
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After intense pressure from his domestic opponents and the international community, President Karzai finally appointed a new chairman to the Independent Election Commission. The move has been welcomed by various observers and stakeholders and resu...
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By AKBAR ROSTAMI For the residents of Kabul's hillsides, collecting water is a routine chore that involves trekking down the mountainside to stand in line at a communal water pump sometimes several times a day. Residents of all ages wait their turn...
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By SEDIQ ZALIQ Elections observers say positive changes have taken place in the last few days, but many still voice concerns about the September elections, questioning whether the vote will be free and fair. Fazel Ahmad Manawi was sworn in as...
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By MASOUD AHMADI Badghis residents warn that if illegal logging is not curbed, forests in the western province will disappear within a few short years. Pistachio trees and other trees native to the province are being felled at an alarming rate, res...
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By MASOUD AHMADI HERAT - Government officials are hoping that revised mining and investments laws will draw more foreign investment to Afghanistan's mining sector, they said during a three-day conference held in Herat. The conference, which was att...
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By SEDIQ ZALIQ The Independent Election Commission kicked off the candidate registration process for September’s general election despite parliamentary anger related to a dispute over the Electoral Law. Earlier this month, lawmakers unanimousl...
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By NASIBA ALEMYAR Afghan shoemakers are a dying breed. Inside a 20-square metere shop in the old city, four people worked frantically hammering away and selecting molds to make new shoes. A row of footwear in various sizes and nailed to the wall ga...
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By YASSER SHARIFI JALALABAD - Bread is a staple at breakfast, lunch and dinner in nearly all Afghan homes. On average, a family buys several Afghan flatbreads for their meals - and over a month the costs can quickly add up. In Jalalabad, residents are ...
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The Huffington Post By Mayhill Fowler "Do you have a Plan B?" I asked the Afghan women diplomats. "For yourself and your families?" After all, they had assumed some risk--even in Kabul--by answering the call to serve in the Ministry of Foreign Affa...
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The election process has kicked off and it's going to be a rough few months if the debate over the Electoral Law is any indication. The Electoral Law of 2005 was never revised because lawmakers couldn't agree on the number of reserved seats for kuc...
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By MASSUD AHMADI Several buildings, including schools and hospitals, are falling apart across Herat due to poor construction. Local observers say a poor regulation and bribery, as well as the use of low quality construction materials are to blame. ...
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By SEDIQ ZALIQ Legislators are lambasting Justice Minister Habibullah Ghalib for his comments that the Wolesi Jirga's rejection of President Karzai's electoral law decree is "illegal" according to the Constitution. Less than two weeks ago, legisla...
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By NASIBA ALIMYAAR Interior Ministry officials report that crime rates are on the decline across the country, which they attribute to increased public confidence in the police and a new law that requires vehicle owners to remove the black tinting f...
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By NASIBA ALIMYAAR The Kabul Zoo is a favorite Friday spot for many capital residents families. Despite the huge demand for what is one of the few recreational sites in Kabul, conditions at the zoo are poor and do not appear to be improving. Th...
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The Washington Post By PETER W. GALBRAITH President Obama will soon have 100,000 troops fighting a counterinsurgency campaign in Afghanistan. Their success depends on having a credible Afghan partner. Unfortunately, Obama's partner is Hamid Karzai....
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- IDREES DANIEL Presidential spokesman Wahid Omar recently told a press conference that Hamid Karzai's anti-West comments have no impact on the strategic relationship between the U.S. and Afghanistan. Karzai lashed out at the United Nations and the...
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The Karzai Administration and Washington have for the last week tried to diffuse a year's worth of tensions. While tensions are being addressed, their underlying causes are not. The relationship started to deteriorate in January 2009 when U.S. Pres...
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