President Karzai sets ensuring peace as main precondition for signing security pact with US; Lower House decides to set up a commission to probe allegations made by the Finance Minister against six lawmakers; Afghanistan and UNHCR in dispute over delivery of cash for solving Afghan refugee issues in Pakistan; President Karzai meets UNESCO director; A number of MPs call parts of EVAW law un-Islamic; Kandahar blasts were planned in Quetta - officials; Anti Pak-Iran protest staged in Jalalabad; UNESCO director vows to increase aid in education sector.  

Kidnappers hanged in Herat - source; Voter registration begins 26 May - IEC; Police accuse Badakhshan MPs of trying to release drug traffickers; 45 militants join the peace process in Balkh and Faryab. 

Parliament refers three articles of election law to the constitutional watchdog; International Federation of Journalists condemns the murder of a journalist in Afghanistan; Russia warns about another Afghan civil war; US$ 1.8 billion invested in telecom sector over 12 years; Afghanistan Independent Journalists Association denounces the killing of a reporter in Laghman; Anti-Pakistan protest staged in Sar-i-Pul; 20 prisoners freed from Kunduz jail; Woman sentenced to death for killing daughter-in-law; Alleged lawmakers reject Finance Minister’s assertions; NATO ready to continue combat to sustain Afghan security achievements of the past decade; Counter Narcotics Ministry establishes new polices to tackle drug smugglers; Kabul police handover weapons to the DIAG.  

“US delegation did demand bases, troops post-2014” - Faizi; Taliban official calls for change in Taliban’s stance; MPs accused of corruption call for formation of a special tribunal to probe Finance Minister’s charges against them; Labour and Social Affairs Minister accuses international community of paying little attention to country’s priorities; CIA discontinues hiring Afghan militias, gives them arms and money - source; AGO asks Finance Minister to formally submit its corruption evidences against MPs; Only US military in exempted from tax, not contractors – Ministry of Finance; MoF reacts against SIGAR report; Dozens of schoolgirls poisoned in Mazar-e-Sharif; Ershad Ahmadi appointed as new Foreign Deputy Minister. 

"Zakhilwal only revealed names of those corrupt MPs who have issues with President Karzai" - analysts; MP claims that former defense minister and NATO authorized Pakistani forces to occupy 47 kilometer of Afghan soil in Goshta; 6,700 members of the armed opposition have joined the peace process to date - HPC official; Heavy snowfall and hail damage agricultural lands and fruit gardens in Parwan; Some MPs call for the release of the names of all corrupt MPs; IEC expresses concern over security situation in some districts; 40 schools closed due to militants' security threats in Zabul; Media representatives accuse Information and Culture Minister of not implementing media law. 

Finance Minister reveals names of lawmakers involved in smuggling and illegal demands; Afghanistan stance regarding Durand Line will remain unchanged - Karzai’s spokesman; Taliban denounces killing of Afghan labourers by Iranian forces, condemns border skirmish in Goshta; German official vows to continue annual aid to northern provinces until 2024; US official reiterates that US recognizes Durand Line as official border between Afghanistan and Pakistan; Pakistan resumes rocket attacks in Kunar - governor; Lawmaker accuses NSC of fabricating cases against certain MPs; Afghanistan summons Iranian official in Kabul to explain killing of Afghan labourers. 

Afghan analyst casts doubt on UN’s ability to ensure peace in Afghanistan; Karzai renews his call on US to return Afghan detainees from Guantanamo bay; Faizi claims that CIA’s financial assistance was spent through a transparent mechanism; AGO denies aid money was missing; Heavy floods wash away houses, grazing lands in Baghlan; Finalization of Af,US bilateral security pact crucial for Afghanistan and regional security - Rassoul; Parliament approves four clauses of Election Law; MPs bar colleagues from retaking their signatures in impeachment processes; Poppy still cultivated in Badakhshan - governor.  

Afghan and US officials to discuss implementation of strategic agreement; Militants in close contact with US military in north - source; Opposition party denies getting cash from a foreign company; Iran border police fires at Afghans; Warlord seizes 11 de-miners in Nangarhar - official. 

Pul-i-Charkhi inmates continue hunger strike; Suicide bombing rocks Khost City; Takhar man accused of killing daughter; Crime Management College being built; Man plots to kill top opposition leader detained – NDS; Taliban starts poppy eradication in Kunar; Anti-Pakistan protests continue in many Afghan provinces; Pakistan wants to shift Waziristan violence to Nuristan, says Kunar Governor; Interior and Finance Ministers not to be impeached; Lack of infrastructures pose challenges for sustainability of employment opportunity; Defence Ministry calls on ex-army officers to re-join their ranks; Armed groups in Kunar express readiness to stand against Pakistan; ICRC celebrates its 150th anniversary.

UN expresses concern about Afghan journalists safety; Kuchi lawmakers warn to boycott upcoming elections; Balkh governor rebuffs reports that he disallowed anti-Pakistan protest in Balkh; Border forces do not know the exact location of Durand Line - MPs; A polio cases was detected in Kunar; UN Secretary-General calls for protection of journalists, media; Pakistan warns Afghanistan to stop border clashes; Maternal health improves in Afghanistan; Top US commander, British envoy confirm Pakistan's border violation - Faizi; Finance Ministry complains of getting hundreds of requests from MPs.