The cabinet on Tuesday appointed a delegation to verify the ownership of private houses and vehicles of former officials or unknown people to hand them over to their owners. The cabinet also directed the officials concerned not to…
The Taliban on Tuesday announced more than two dozen high-level officials, including ministers and deputy ministers. Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesman for the interim government, said the appointments had been made in compliance with orders from Taliban’s supreme leader Mullah…
The European Union (EU), Germany and China criticized the composition of the Taliban’s caretaker cabinet, with Japan and Qatar saying they would monitor the performance of the Taliban while Uzbekistan termed the cabinet a beginning for a durable…
Splinter factions of Jamiat-i-Islami Afghanistan (JIA) party have criticized the newly-announced acting cabinet, saying it represented mostly a single ethnic group and warned not to stay silent on the matter. Taliban took control of capital Kabul on August…
Political commentators and common people believe that not announcing a list of Cabinet members has a negative impact on the governance and resulted in economic, social problems and lack of employment opportunities in the country. About a month…
KABUL cabinet has approved in principle the national strategy on combating coronavirus and the plan will be shared with international community. The Public Health Ministry yesterday said Afghanistan’s positive coronavirus tally had reached 840, with 30 persons dying of the…
Cabinet approves strategy to impose certain restrictions on public movement in capital Kabul, an official said on Friday. Waheed Umar, presidential advisor in public and strategic communication, on his twitter wrote that cabinet approve strategy of partial lock…
The Council of Ministers on Tuesday approved the bill for protection of media outlets and workers’ rights among many other drafts, a statement from the Presidential Palace said on Tuesday. The statement said Justice Minister Abdul Basir Anor…
The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has said 91 percent of the national development budget has been spent so far this year, when the revenue increased by eight percent compared to the previous year. A statement from the Presidential…
The Cabinet has approved the draft annual budget for the Afghan calendar fiscal year 1398, which begins on December 22. A statement from the Presidential Palace received by Pajhwok Afghan News said President Ashraf Ghani praised massive people’s…
The government on Saturday announced to introduce nominees for the six cabinet slots currently led by acting officials, to the lower house for vote of confidence. Abdur Rauf Ibrahimi, the Wolesi Jirga was expected to be introduced by…
KABUL or Senate on Tuesday welcomed granting trust vote to 11 ministers-designate, but regretted denying the same to the only female candidate. The Wolesi Jirga on Monday approved 11 ministers-designate except Nargis Nehan, the only female presidential nominee for the…
The cabinet has reduced oil and gas tariffs by 50 percent, a move that will help cut prices, the deputy minister of customs and revenue announced on Thursday. Dr. Najibullah Wardak, flanked by Afghanistan Fuel and Liquid gas…
KABUL Cabinet has endorsed a draft law exempting periodic and non-periodic print media from paying taxes to the government, an official said on Monday. Habib Zadaran, taxpayers’ in-charge at the Ministry of Finance (MoF), said that their ministry’s proposed law…
KABUL and boost the country’s economy. At a meeting chaired on Wednesday evening under the chairmanship of President Ashraf Ghani, the cabinet tasked Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah to coordinate emergency assistance, a the Presidential Palace said on Thursday.…
KABUL to remain in their jobs until a ruling in the matter from the Supreme Court (SC). A statement from the Presidential Palace said President Ashraf Ghani, who presided over the Cabinet meeting, declared his full support for the three…
KABUL between 2012 and 2015, the Presidential Palace said on Wednesday, citing the Central Statistics Organisation (CSO)’s annual report. The report for 2014 was presented to a Cabinet meeting presided over by President Ashraf Ghani at the Presidential Palace by…
The Cabinet has decided to sell 144 acres of government land near the Kabul International Airport against $350 million to the Alokozay Group of Companies (AGC) for establishing six factories. A statement from the Office of Administrative Affairs…
The Cabinet has revoked the exploration and technical study license given to a company in 2008 for a gold mine in Qara Zaghan village of northern Baghlan province at the request of the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum.…
The Civic Movement for Social Justice (CMSJ) on Thursday urged the government to fill the remaining key posts left vacant with the change in government in order to overcome the vacuum. Wolesi Jirga or lower house of parliament…
Environmental degradation would be one of important topics to be discussed at the first cabinet meeting scheduled to take place on Wednesday night, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah said. Addressing a gathering marking International Earth Day here,…
KABUL is in the most challenging period of its latest history of last 13 years from political, social, economic and security perspectives, the Samoon Movement said in a statement released on Wednesday. In a statement to Pajhwok Afghan News, the…
KABUL were sworn-in by President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday morning in Kabul. The 1st and 2nd Vice Presidents Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostam, Mohammad Sarwar Danish, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah and 1st deputy CEO Eng. Mohammad Khan were…
Abdul Bari Jahani, minister-designate for information and culture, on Saturday presented plans to the lower house of parliament after his second nationality was revoked. More than two weeks back the unity government introduced its picks for 16 remaining…
