Friday 20 June 2014

FATHER AND TWO SONS WERE KILLED IN ROAD SIDE MINE BLAST

FATHER AND TWO SONS WERE KILLED IN ROAD SIDE MINE BLAST

The incident which took place at 9.am local time in Spain, claimed three lives and injured one in Boldak district .
Local officials, said Aman and his sons were travelling from Marouf district to Boldak- Spain when their vehicle struck a road side mine.
According to a Provincial Government Spokesman, Dawa Khan Menapal, said. "A father and two of his sons between the ages of 11 and 12 were killed in the blast Menapal said. "The other son was injured in the blast, but is strongly injured.
The victims bodies are at the hospital and we are waiting for their family to arrive, Menapal said. The roadside blast was to been suspected to has being place by the Taliban insurgents in the district. But no groups have been hold responsible for the blast.

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THE HEAD OF ECC IN TAKHAR, BARNA SALEHI RESIGNS

 THE HEAD OF ECC IN TAKHAR, BARNA SALEHI RESIGNS

Barna Salehi, the head of ECC in Takhar Province's resigned from his position on Friday morning, because of the interference of government officials  and the Independent Election Commission's (IEC) in his office's affairs.
Barna Salehi, said "IEC is much more biased in the second round of Elections". He added "we did not think that their interference would extend or have impacts on the Elections, but it did.
Barna Salehi allegation were rejected by the IEC and the IEC spokesman, Noor, said "we do not have any interest in interfering in their affairs. According to Abdullah Abdullah, on a press conference on Thursday confirmed his stance, and said that the two Electoral organizations have failed to be impartial in the Election process, he said.
The IEC spokesman. Noor, said the Takhar's ECC is an independent organization.

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AFGHAN- CITIZENS PROTEST AGAINST FRAUD IN RUNOFF ELECTION: KABUL

AFGHAN- CITIZENS PROTEST AGAINST FRAUD IN RUNOFF ELECTION: KABUL

In Kabul, Citizens gathered together on Friday to protest against fraud in the second round Election. Protesters stressed that all Electoral complaints must be address by Electoral bodies.
An Activist, Shazim Sarwari, said "we demand from the Electoral bodies separate fake votes from the genuine one". The protesters announced that they will not leave their tents until the issue is addressed.
The IEC Spokesman Noor Mohammad Noor assured the people that the complaints that were filed will be investigated shortly. In the Runoff Election on Saturday a total of 2,558 complaints were filed with ECC.
According to officials, ECC is responsible for investigating cases of fraud in the Election process.

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Thursday 19 June 2014

U.S CONDEMNS HORRIFYING IRAQ MASSACRE BY ISLAMIC MILITANTS

U.S CONDEMNS "HORRIFYING IRAQ MASSACRE BY ISLAMIC MILITANTS

The horrifying massacre by the Islamic militants have killed hundreds of Iraqi soldiers. The United States condemned the act on Sunday.
Iraq said it had "regained the initiative" against fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant as grisly reports emerged of atrocities.
The Islamic militants massacred 1,700 Iraqi Shia air force recruits in Tikrit. The U.S State Department, spokeswomen Jen Psaki said "while we cannot confirm these reports, one of the Primary goals of Islamic is to set fear into the hearts of all Iraqis and drive sectarian division among its people". She said.
Psaki said U.S would boost security at its embassy.
U.S to trained Iraqi forces, immediately as Islamic militants captured key towns in Iraq successful last week. Iraq forces discard their uniforms and abandoned their operations vehicles. Islamic militants seized Iraq's biggest city Mosul and Tikrit, in four days.
According to Iraqi officers, said their forces were now starting to chase the militants, and Iraqi forces had recaptured two towns in North of Baghdad. As troops were chasing back the militants, 12 policemen burned bodies were found in the town of Ishaqi in Salaheddin Province, including bodies found, a police colonel and a doctor.

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ELECTION OBSERVERS ANNOUNCED RUNOFF FINDINGS- AFGAHNISTAN

ELECTION OBSERVERS ANNOUNCED RUNOFF FINDINGS- AFGAHNISTAN

Election observers held a joint press conference in Kabul on Monday. The European Union (UN) observers, the Free and Fair Elections Foundation of Afghanistan.
Observers released their preliminary reports about the election fraud in the presidential Runoff election.The EU delegation reported no fraud from the sites its monitors on Saturday Presidential Runoff election, the Free and Fair Election Foundation of Afghanistan (FEFA). Said its observers documented a large amount of election fraud in various locations in Afghan.
The senior European Union (EU) observer explained that his delegation documented no fraud on Election Day. And praised Afghanistan Citizens for their participation in the Runoff Election and say. "Anyone who tries to change the Results by illegal means, by violence or by fraud, shows nothing but a shocking contempt of all the thousands of Afghanistan citizens who have cast their votes honestly and courageously".
The IEC Secretariat Chief, Amarkhail, has been accused of smuggling ballots boxes out of the secretariat headquarters in Kabul on Election Day. President candidate Abdullah Abdullah on Sunday said he can't accept any Results from the commission until the senior Election official is suspended and investigated.
The IEC Chairman Ahmad Yousuf Nuristani defend Amarkhail and called the entire affair a "misunderstanding".
The FEFA officials said that their observers recorded some numbers of cases of frauds, and government officials interfering in the voting process, including under age people. The FEFA's report, most of their documented fraud in the Runoff Election took place in Paktika, Balkh, Logar, Paktia and Wardak Provinces and the fraud was committed by government officials, IEC Staff and including candidates observers.
The Election Complaints Commission (ECC) on Monday, said they have received large bulk of complaints since the said Election on Saturday, but most were against IEC employees.
Abdullah levelled serious accusations against the IEC, on Sunday Night, at a press conference. Saying there was "endemic fraud" in the Runoff Election and Suggest the commission was largely behind it. But the Chairman of IEC, Nuristani and President Hamid Karzai, have urged Abdullah not to discredit the Commission without first Providing evidence to support his claims.

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Wednesday 18 June 2014

FRAUDS IN RUNOFF LEADERS COMPLAINT- AFGHANISTAN

FRAUDS IN RUNOFF LEADERS COMPLAINT- AFGHANISTAN

On Monday the first vice president Muhammad Khan addressed he people and say there was inclusive frauds in Saturday's runoff Election, he explain that the number votes in some Provinces not match the number of registered voters.
Khan said that the out come of a fraudulent election will not be accepted by Dr. Abdullah and his team.
In the camp of Dr. Abdullah's electoral team is worried about the differences of Results from the Runoff and the first round election.
The camp of Ashraf Ghani electoral team is happy about the Runoff election. Faizullah Zaki, member of Dr. Ghani- Ahmazai's team said. "There is law and mechanism in distinguishing clean votes from fraudulent ones". He said complaints can be register through a legal Procedure if backed by evidence.
The IEC Chairman
 announced that over 7m Afghanistans casted votes. He move ahead and said the exact number of voters will be clarified in the coming days. 
In Barmal district in Paktika Province, on the eve of the Presidential Runoff election. The commander of 23th corps of TANDAR accused the district governor with five electoral officials for stuffing boxes. He said that he has enough evidence against the accused men.
The first vice president, Khan said that the voting process should be launched again in areas where the process was tampered with, but the head of the Independent Election Commission's (IEC) secretariat will be dismissed from his position.
The monitoring election bodies of Afghanistan. The Free and Fair Election Forum of Afghanistan(FEFA) and Election Watch Organization of Afghanistan (EWA), have claimed that fraud took place in the presidential runoff.


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ONE ANFOFFICER AND SEVEN SUICIDE BOMBERS KILLED IN SOUTHERN KANDAHAR

ONE ANFOFFICER AND SEVEN SUICIDE BOMBERS KILLED IN SOUTHERN KANDAHAR

Early, Saturday morning according to officials, seven suicide bombers attempted to enter a police headquarters in Southern Kandahar Province, on Election day. One of the bombers detonated his explosives outside the police building and the six others enter inside.
While during the clash between insurgents and policemen, seven suicide bombers and one Afghanistan National policeman were killed during the incident. Two police officers were injured during the clash.
According to the spokesman in the office of the governor at Kandahar, Dawa Khan Menapal said. "The suicide bomber entered the police building on Election day morning". But Afghanistan forces did not launch an attack in order not to scare people for Runoff polling.
Menapal said, when the Election ended, the Afghanistan forces launched a military operation around 5:00pm and all insurgents were killed by Sunday morning 11:00pm.

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WORLD CUP BRAZIL

WORLD CUP BRAZIL

Friday 13 Results:
Mexico 1- 0 Cameroon
Chile 3- 1 Australia
Netherlands 5- 1 Spain
Saturday 14 World Cup Brazil
Colombia vs Greece
           17:00
Uruguay vs Costa Rica
           20:00
England vs Italy
           23:00
Sunday 15 World cup Brazil
Ivory Coast vs Japan
           02:00
Switzerland vs Ecuador
           17:00
France vs Honduras
           20:00
Argentina vs Bosina- Herz
           23:00

EBOLA OUTBREAK SIERRA- LEONE CONFIRMS FIRST DEAD

EBOLA OUTBREAK SIERRA- LEONE CONFIRMS FIRST DEAD

Sierra- Leone records first Ebola outbreak, which killed about five people.
Ebola, the Virus disease which have a fatality rate of about 92 percent. The disease have killed up to 185 people from the neighboring countries of Sierra- Leone. Countries like Guinea and Liberia experience the deadly disease.
On Monday, the WHO, sense a new expansion of the disease which regional officials said had been brought under control. WHO, also said the outbreak in Sierra Leone was located in an area along the Nation's border with Guinea's Gueckedou. Prefecture where the disease cases where earliest recorded in WHO website.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) record. A total of 258 clinical cases have been recorded in Guinea, since the  outbreak was first identified as Ebola. The death recorded were 174, 95 confirmed having the disease, 57 probable and 57 were suspected having it.

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NIGERIA HEALTH MINISTER SIGNS $85m LOAN AGREEMENT WITH JAPANESE GOVERNMENT

NIGERIA HEALTH MINISTER SIGNS $85m LOAN AGREEMENT WITH JAPANESE GOVERNMENT

The Federal government of Nigeria singed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). With the Japanese government on Monday for $85m loan to facilitate polio eradication in the Nation.
Nigeria health Minister, Professor Onjebuchi chukwu, Said  that the $85m loan would be used to purchase vaccines, during the ceremony of the signed of MoU.
The Minister move ahead to say "it is my hope that with the loan, polio will be interrupted this year".
The sun news. The minister," he said Nigeria would not be the last Nation to eradicate polio, and the government had taken a good steps to ensure that all children in the Nation are immunized"
Dr. Mairo, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation appreciate the government effort to the progress in polio eradication.
Mandra gave Kudos to religious and traditional leaders for their role they play in polio eradication. She said after the execution of the project the Foundation would repay the loan to the Japanese government. The Japanese Ambassador to Nigeria, said this will build a robust bridge for Nigeria to succeed for polio eradication.

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POPE FRANCIS VISITS THE MOST IMPORTANT PLACE- JERUSALEM

POPE FRANCIS VISITS THE MOST IMPORTANT PLACE- JERUSALEM

In the Middle East, the Old- Jerusalem Pope Francis visits the most vital sites for Muslims and Jews in Jerusalem, in his final day tour.
Pope Francis Urged all religions of different types to work together for justice and peace. At the al-Aqsa Mosque compound. He then bow his head and pray at the Western wall.
Pope invited Israelis and the Palestinians, Presidents to the Vatican. Shimon Peres and Mahmoud Abbas. Both gives a positive response. Pope visited the compound, considered the third holiest site in Islam on he third day trip. According to BBC news Pope met with the Muslim leaders outside the Dome of the Rock, including Jerusalem's grand Mufit. Pope enter the Dome of the Rock with his bare foot, the palace where Islamic tradition says Prophet Muhammad ascended to Heaven. Pope walked to the nearby al-Aqsa mosque, speaking to the Grand Mufit of Jerusalem. He call on Christians, Jews and Muslims to "love one another as brothers and sisters". "May we learn to understand the suffering of others". "May no one abuse the name of God through violence", he said.
Pope move ahead to the Western wall, the Holiest sites in Judaism and pray at the Western wall. Pope embraced an Imam and a rabbi. Pope stop at a memorial for Israeli civilians killed in attacks by Palestinians. Laid a wreath at Yad Vashem's hall of Remembrance.

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SOUTH KOREA BUS TERMINAL FIRE KILLS 7 PEOPLE AND 20 PEOPLE INJURED

SOUTH KOREA BUS TERMINAL FIRE KILLS 7 PEOPLE AND 20 PEOPLE INJURED

In a fire out break seven people have been killed and 20 others injured at a bus terminal in South Korea.
According to BBC news report, on Monday Morning in Goyang city, Northwest of Seoul. Experiences a fire out break. The fire out break were believed to been caused by Welding works. Carry out underground by welders constructing site in a building, which started with a sparks. Said the firefighters.
The emergency officials said two people are in critical condition due to the incident. Several people suffered from the smoke and they were taken to hospital for treatment. Some bodies were found at the construction site. The President of South Korea Park Geun- hye, apologized to the Nation for the unexpected disaster. Promise to improve safety standards.

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70,000 OBSERVERS CARDS APPROVED BY IEC FOR RUNOFF

70,000 OBSERVERS CARDS APPROVED BY IEC FOR RUNOFF

70,000 Observers cards were approved by the Independent Election Commission (IEC). The spokesman Noor Mohammad Noor on Monday, said that the election commission had issued up to 70,000 observers cards for the two Runoff Candidates.
Observers cards will allow appointees of the two candidates to monitor the voting process in polling centers around the Nation. Mr. Noor, said that if the candidates didn't choose to send their observers to the polling centers in June, their complaints regarding any fraud or irregularities would not be considered.
Meanwhile 5,500 people may be recruited to under take a public awareness campaign, said Noor by the commission due to the runoff election of June 2014.
The intention of the campaign is to Educate voters, update them and persuaded them to vote, both in the remote areas.

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OFFENSIVE LAUNCHED AHEAD OF RUNOFF- MILITARY

OFFENSIVE LAUNCHED AHEAD OF RUNOFF- MILITARY

The spokesman, Sedqi Sediqqi of the Ministry of Interior at a press conference on Monday said the government of Afghanistan security forces have launched 75 military operation across the nation. This is to secure key locations and ensuring the safety of voters on election day.
Sediq said, 75 operations have been conducted and 100 militants and terrorists were killed in these operations. Others like 46 were arrested.
However the security and election officials have agreed to add hundreds of new polling centers for the Runoff vote. Sediq, said the list of new centers had not yet been drafted.
TOLOnews gives the Report.

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Tuesday 17 June 2014

UN, NICHOLAS HAYSOM PRAISED ELECTION- AFGHANISTAN

UN, NICHOLAS HAYSOM PRAISED ELECTION- AFGHANISTAN

The United Nations (UN), Secretary General Representative for Afghanistan, Nicholas praised the election commission's initiatives in tackling challenges witnessed in the election process.
Haysom, Stated that the runoff election preparations we better than the first round.

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DEADLY TRAIN CRASH IN NORTH INDIA KILLED 20 PEOPLE

DEADLY TRAIN CRASH IN NORTH INDIA KILLED 20 PEOPLE

20 People dead after an express train carrying passengers hit a stationary goods train in India's Uttar Pradesh state.
According to a railway spokeman Anil Saxena, said that nine bodies had been recovered. Rescuers were searching bodies which were trapped in the mangled coaches or cover by metal on the down.
The Gorakhdham express incident, about Eighty- three people were injured. Including the train operator and his assistant operator. The train was travelling from Gorakhpur town to Hisar- Haryana state.

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NASERI TRIBE ENDORSES GHANI

NASERI TRIBE ENDORSES GHANI

Naseri Tribe on Monday in Kabul gives their support to Ghani. They announced to support Presidential Candidate Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai in the coming runoff.
According to Naseri Tribe Representative, Najibullah said on behalf of the Naseri Tribe who was giving me the change, I announced that Naseri Tribe supports you in the coming runoff election, and he said "All their offices across the Nation from today onward will operate as campaign offices".
The Presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani addressed the people, pledged to them for their contribution for coming to support him.
He thanked voters around the  Nation for standing by him, and plead with them to come out and vote in the runoff, as they did in the first round election. Western Herat Province hold a rally to support Ghani's campaign in the province.

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Monday 16 June 2014

AFGHANISTAN: TWO POLICE KILLED IN SUICIDE ATTACK

AFGHANISTAN: TWO POLICE KILLED IN SUICIDE ATTACK

According to TOLOnews Afghanistan, in Southern Zabul Province on Sunday evening, two Policemen were killed by a suicide bombers.
According to the local officials in Zabul Province said the incident took place in Qalat city, which is the capital province. A Chief police officer, Ghulam Sakhi Rogh- Lawanai. Said we had the information about the two suicide bombers seeking to enter Qalat, so extra checking points were created by the police to help capture them.
Other local officials saidn when the two suicide bombers reached the police check point they packed with the explosives and detonated the Vehicle. A Tabliban Spokeman Qari Yousuf Ahmadi claimed responsibility for the suicide bomb attack.

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MAHMOOD KARZAI, 110Mps AND 66 SENATORS ENDORSE ABDULLAH ABDULLAH

MAHMOOD KARZAI, 110Mps  AND 66 SENATORS ENDORSE ABDULLAH ABDULLAH

Monday 26th 110Mps and 66 senators announced their support for Abdullah. Due to the endorsements on Monday, his team have a confidence in a future victory.
In a press conference in Kabul on Monday Abdullah, said "today we proved that we represent the entirety of Afghan". Those who joined Abdullah team on Monday seemed equally as assured. According to Senator Dawood Asas he said, "I don't think the runoff makes any sense because we are the winner".

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214 PRISONERS RELEASE BY PRESIDENT HAMID KARZAI- PUL-E-CHARKHI PRISON

214 PRISONERS RELEASE BY PRESIDENT HAMID KARZAI- PUL-E-CHARKHI PRISON

214 Prisoners were released from pul-e-c-harhi prison on Sunday, by President Hamid Karzai. The 214 prisoners were detainees and held on charges related to insurgents activities.
According to Gen. Qais Fasihi, said the released prisoners might return to the battle field and continue to fight the government again. He said "the released prisoners consist of those who were involved in fighting against the government of Afghanistan". Gul Rahman Qazi the head of the independent commission for over sight and implementation of constitution(ICOIC) said that the released prisoners should go back to their normal lives and respect the rule of law.

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FEFA CALL FOR CORRECTION FOR FIRST ROUND ELECTION

FEFA CALL FOR CORRECTION FOR FIRST ROUND ELECTION

The free and fair election foundation of Afghanistan (FEFA) on Sunday called on independent election commission to prevent the mistakes that happen in the first round of election not to repeat.
But based on the FEFA report ballot shortage were one of the biggest challenges of the first round. FEFA criticized the election commission for not coordinating the first round well with monitoring groups.

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4 PEOPLE CONFIRMED DEAD IN BOMB BLAST, SATURDAY NIGHT-JOS

4 PEOPLE CONFIRMED DEAD IN BOMB BLAST, SATURDAY NIGHT-JOS

In Nigeria- Jos, explosion killed four people on Saturday night. According to eye witness, Alhaji Garba Ahmad who lost his senior brother. Said the suicide bomber have the attempt to enter the viewing centre, but the barricade erected along the road prevent it not to enter and try to enter the garage but he encountered a wall.
The suicide bomber don't have any option, so he packed the car in front of a house. The eye witness said, when we saw the car we challenged the car owner to take the car away from there. He say that his car is faulting and wanted to repair it, but due to the pressure put on him. He enter the car and start. That is when it explode and killed three people in the spot. But on Sunday morning one other body was discovered.
The football fans watching the UEFA Champion league final, between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, escaped dead.

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IEC- CHAIRMAN CALL FOR TERMINATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES INVOLVED IN ELECTION FRAUD

IEC- CHAIRMAN CALL FOR TERMINATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES INVOLVED IN ELECTION FRAUD

The Chairman, Independent Election Commission, Mr. Ahmad Yusuf Nuristani. Said Ministers and Governors were among those who have a hand in the first round election fraud. Mr. Nuristani said the names of government officials involved in the fraud in the first round election have been sent to president Karzai and the Ministry of Interior.
Nuristani has asked president Hamid Karzri to pass a presidential decree that would order all government staff to avoid interference in election.
Spokeman in the Ministry of Interior Sediqi Sediqi  said that the lists has been forwarded to the Minister and internal investigations have begins. About 5,380 employees from the IEC commission have been added to the black list but employees will not be able to work for the commission again said Nuristani.

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BELGIUM HOLD REGIONAL AND FEDERAL PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION

BELGIUM HOLD REGIONAL AND FEDERAL PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION

Belgium general election, electing both new federal and regional assemblies to govern 11 million people. The election will see 541 days without a government. Belgium which is composed of Flemish and Franco phones.
Belgium Federal election, 2014. Its have a six political parties namely:
N.VA, P.S, MR, CD&V, SP.a, and open VLD.
In the first party, Second party and Third party. We have 150 Seats in the Chamber of Representatives while 76 Seats for the majority.
In the Fourth party, Fifth party and Sixth party. The last election 17 Seats, 13 Seats and 13 Seats.

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CALL FOR END OF ISRAEL AND PALESTINE CONFLICT

CALL FOR END OF ISRAEL AND PALESTINE CONFLICT

Pope Francis visit the Middle East, he came face to face with Palestinians on Sunday, and touch Israel's Separation wall.
He called for the end to the increasingly unacceptable Israeli- Palestinian Conflict. Pope said his visit has purely religious motives and stop at the wall, rested his forehead against the barrier in prayer. Pope Francis's arrival in the West Bank has marked part of the second stage of his three- day tour. Which began in Jordan on Saturday.
Pope said "the time has come for every one to find the courage to forge a peace which rests on the acknowledgement by all of the right of two states to exist and to live in peace and security within internationally recognised borders".

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ABDULLAH PROMISES TO SIGN BSA WITH WASHINGTON

ABDULLAH PROMISES TO SIGN BSA WITH WASHINGTON 

In an interview with TOLOnews, the presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah promised to sign the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) with Washington. Abdullah told TOLOnews.
"I promise that upon winning, God willing after the inauguration ceremony, the signing of the agreement will happen in the first few days".
Meanwhile the BSA with provides military partnership between the U.S and Afghanistan after 2014.

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THE WOMEN OF AFGHAN WANT POLITICAL POWER

THE WOMEN OF AFGHAN WANT POLITICAL POWER

The female politicians want to see the increase of Afghan women in government position, especially in the supreme Judicial council.
The women's caucus in the House of Reps listed out 11 points recommendation for the next Afghan president on Sunday. The caucus comprised of 22 members, called on the next president to put at least one female on the Supreme Judicial Council of Afghanistan.
The women also point out, a "culture of impurity" for women's rights violators and called for stricter enforcement of laws to prevent violence against women law must be ratified and implemented as soon as possible.

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