The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) said there would be no public holiday for the Persian New Year this week, but stated they would not stop people from celebrating the festival.

Persian New Year, known as Nowruz and celebrated throughout Iran and Central Asia, is a popular festival in Afghanistan and is usually marked by a public holiday,...

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Solar year 1400 was a painful year for Afghans who faced many challenges and dealt with many changes.

The first five months of 1400 were scarred by serious insecurity while the level of corruption reached its peak. Former president Ashraf Ghani was in that time named the world&s most corrupt leader.

With plummeting government revenue,...

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As the solar year 1400 comes to an end, Ariana News looks back at major security developments that took place in the country over the last 12 months.

Early in the year, fighting in Afghanistan escalated as foreign troops worked towards an end-August withdrawal date following the 2020 deal between the United States and the Islamic Emirate of...

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On the eve of Afghanistan&s new solar year, Nowruz, the year 1400 has proven to be one of increased economic hardships that ultimately led to a financial crisis in the country.

In August, the former government collapsed which sparked widespread panic among Afghans who rushed to banks to draw their money.

People queued for hours, for days and...

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From the collapse of intra-Afghan peace talks to the Islamic Emirate&s return to power, 1400 was filled with major political events.

On 11 Hamal, (March 31) a crucial summit on peace was scheduled to start in Turkey, a meeting that was at the time dubbed the second Bonn conference.

However, the summit failed to take place due to disputes...

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Pakistan&s parliament will convene on Friday to take up a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan, the lower house speaker&s office said on Sunday, in what shapes up as his toughest test since coming to power in 2018.

An alliance of opposition parties filed the motion against Khan this month, saying he had lost his...

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