KABUL’s independence.
A smartly turned-out Ministry of Defence guard played the national anthem as part of the short ceremony. Later on, Ghani returned to the Presidential Palace.
August 19 commemorates the signing of the 1919 Treaty of Rawalpindi, which granted Afghanistan full independence from Britain. The country was never part of the British Raj
Cabinet members and other government officials attended the ceremony. The president is schedule to give a news briefing at his office.
Portraits of Ghazi Amanullah Khan . . .
