Acting Higher Education Minister said in a meeting that unprofessional people should not be placed in scientific positions.

The Chief Executive Office welcomed the release of two kidnapped professors of American University of Afghanistan the other day, a statement from the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) said.

 The planned exchange of two senior Taliban commanders and a leader of the Haqqani militant group for an American and an Australian kidnapped in Afghanistan in 2016 has not taken place, a diplomat and a former Afghan official said on Wednesday.