KABUL’s pride and glory, urging the Afghans to work for the development of their country.
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.
A statement from the Presidential Palace said Ghani attended a function marking the 98th Independence Day of Afghanistan at the Zafar Military Corps headquarters in western Herat province on Saturday.
Ghani watched the national flag that was signed with a million signatures and then placed flowers in front . . .
