Women participants hope that the Loya Jirga provides an appropriate platform to convey their desire for peace in Afghanistan.
Afghans are worried over the possible impact of growing tensions between Iran and the United States after Tehran reacted sharply to Washington’s designation of its Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) this week.
With the April 20 Afghan presidential vote still months away, some candidates have announced their intention to run for the presidency while others are jockeying hard to form the most formidable coalition or come up with a strong ticket.
Residents of Afghanistan’s restive, teeming capital have struggled for years with terrorist attacks, a lack of services, a booming population, clogged traffic, and toxic air.
The leaders of an Afghan Islamist political party are wrangling over who calls the shots in the organization, considered a major player in the country’s political arena.
