Afghan grand assembly 'Loya Jirga' opens in Kabul, women debarred

Jun 30, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], June 30 : The first-ever 'Loya Jirga' or grand assembly of religious scholars and elders opened in Kabul on Thursday, Xinhua reported...

Afghan leaders support Pashtun ethnic jirga in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Mar 16, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], March 17 : Former Afghan Foreign Minister Mohammad Haneef Atmar and former Vice President Amrullah Saleh on Wednesday supported the proposal by...

Reclusive Taliban Supreme Leader Akhundzada attends clerics gathering in Kabul

Jul 01, 2022

Kabul [Afganistan], July 1 : Taliban's supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada is participating in a three-day religious gathering of clerics at the Loya Jirga Hall...

Afghanistan: Explosions, gunfire heard close to Taliban's Grand Assembly

Jun 30, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], July 1 : Multiple explosions and gunfire were heard near the Loya Jirga hall in the Afghanistan capital Kabul where religious scholars...

Afghan technician dies by suicide in Kabul amid financial problems

Nov 05, 2021

Kabul [Afghanistan], November 5 : An Afghan technician of a state-run TV - Wolisi Jirga TV died by suicide in Kabul amid financial problems...

50-member TTP Jirga to visit Kabul for peace talks with Pakistan

May 31, 2022

Islamabad [Pakistan], May 31 : The peace effort between Pakistan and the proscribed terror outfit Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) gather pace as a 50-member jirga...