KABUL in different departments, including key posts. Barmak revealed this at a gathering marking International Women’s Day in Kabul. The minister said the environment of male dominance had gripped the Ministry of Interior (MoI). He pledged to end the dominance…
KABUL-based militants in the latest wave of attacks in Kabul. National Directorate of Security (NDS) -- Afghan intelligence service -- head Masoum Stanikzai and Interior Minister Wais Ahmad Barmak arrived in Pakistan around noon. The two-member delegation, a well-placed source…
Interior Minister Wais Ahmad Barmak has once again resolved to deeply reform his ministry and assured of making visible positive changes soon. Addressing reporters here, Barmak said problems still existed in police ranks but the force had achievements…
Interior Minister Wais Barmak on Monday said some politicians violated government recruitment rules, preventing reforms in the ministry. Barmak, who appeared before the Wolesi Jirga or the lower house of parliament, told the lawmakers: “Let us recruit based…
Interior Minister Wais Ahmad Barmak on Saturday asked police to treat suspected criminals in custody in line with their legal authority. Barmak, who attended a ceremony at the Kabul Police Academy here for unveiling a new curriculum of…
Acting Interior Minister Wais Ahmad Barmak on Tuesday said a SIGAR’s report regarding harassment of the widows of martyred soldiers was ‘shocking’, promising to turn the ministry into ‘a home’ for martyrs’ heirs. A recent report by the…
Thirty-six senior police officers graduated from a management and leadership training in capital Kabul on Thursday. Some police officers, who attended the graduation ceremony, criticized reducing the retirement age for police, but the acting interior minister said the…
Interior Minister Mohammad Wais Barmak on Monday said positive change would come soon in the security situation of southern Helmand province. Barmak told a meeting in Lashkargah, the provincial capital, he visited Helmand to review the security situation…
President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday appointed Wais Barmak as acting interior minister and a nominee for the post while appointing Taj Mohammad Jahid as advisor on security affairs. The president’s order tasked State Minister for Parliamentary Affairs with…
KABUL National Disasters Management on Saturday criticised the president for not approving the ministry’s new staff structure, saying the government was yet to properly assist victims of calamities. Afghanistan National Disasters Management minister Wais Ahmad Barmak told the Wolesi Jirga…
Afghanistan Natural Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA) chief Wais Ahmad Barmak on Monday said 20 to 25 percent of Afghanistan’s land remained littered with landmines and the demining campaign lacked budget. Barmak expressed these views during a meeting of…
