KABUL should be improved and made available to all people including repatriates. A statement from the Presidential Palace to Pajhwok Afghan News said the president presided over a meeting on professional education at his office today (Wednesday). Senior advisor to…
President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has said the government is committed to benefitting from technology in holding future elections for the sake of transparency. A statement from the Presidential Palace on Sunday said the president presided over a meeting…
KABUL and workplace harassment would not be tolerated. The president expressed the view during a gathering at Presidential Palace, marking International Women’s Day. He said every Afghan woman played an important role in security, defence, education and culture of the…
KABUL is trying to expand trade relations with Sri Lank through establishing an air corridor with that country, the president said on Tuesday. Ashraf Ghani said this during a meeting with the newly-appointed Sri Lankan ambassador to Afghanistan, according to…
President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Monday laid emphasis on the holding of parliamentary elections, saying legal hurdles in this regard had been removed. The president, who inaugurated the first joint session of the parliament’s seventh year and 16th…
KABUL. Addressing the fourth national water conference under the theme ‘Water and Stable Development,” at the Presidential Palace, Ghani said, “Afghanistan’s water development is in the interest of the region.” Asking neighbours support the process, the president said his administration’s…
The US national security advisor, General Herbert Raymond McMaster, on Friday night talked with President Ashraf Ghani through telephone, a statement from Presidential Office said on Saturday. Both sides conferred on the security situation of the region, combating…
President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday held a consultative meeting with political and jihadi leaders on major national, security and political issues. A statement from the Presidential Palace said the meeting was held before noon on law enforcement, recent…
‘Combating terrorism needs inter-state cooperation at international, regional and national levels, President Ashraf Ghani said at the 53rd Munich Security Conference (MSC). On Saturday night, the president told the conference in Munich: “Afghanistan is a country in the…
President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday met US vice president Mike Pence in Munich and both the leaders affirmed the continued importance of the strategic partnership between their countries. White House in a readout said the US vice president expressed…
President Ashraf Ghani has returned home from an official visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to condole the killing of Emirati diplomats in Kandahar province, his office said on Monday. A statement from the Presidential Palace said…
President Ashraf Ghani, ordering the relevant organs to take effective measures for the prevention of possible floods, on Tuesday said at least 160 people had been killed by recent snowfall and avalanches across the country. President Ghani, in…
KABUL (JIA) on Monday supported talks between President Ashraf Ghani and the acting governor of northern Balkh province, asking government leaders to hasten the implementation of the political agreement. The leadership council of that the party said in a statement…
President Ashraf Ghani has urged the United Nations (UN) to hold a conference on important regional issues, his office said on Wednesday. Ghani met UN Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Miroslav Jenča in the morning, a statement from…
KABUL’s enemies. The presidential statement comes after five women employees of the airport were killed in an armed attack early Saturday morning in southern Kandahar province. According to a statement from the Presidential Palace, Ghani expressed his deep shock over…
KABUL members on Monday welcomed the rejection of $500 million Pakistani aid by President Ashraf Ghani at the Heart of Asia Conferencein Amritsar. Representatives from about 40 countries and groupings like the European Union attended the two-day event, which was…
President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday praised good coordination among security institutions in the north, but said their management needed to be reviewed. On his return from a three-day visit to Turkmenistan, the president landed in Balkh province and…
KABUL. Ghani expressed the view during a meeting with members of the Wolesi Jirga’s administrative board and heads of commissions at the Presidential Palace on Saturday evening. “We are committed to introducing reforms and transparent accountability.We respect the principle of…
President Ashraf Ghani has said a transparent spending of budget needed a detailed discussion, asking lawmakers to press Cabinet members and share their assessments with him and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). In a series of consultative meetings…
President Ashraf Ghani on Monday said anyone who interfered in the Selection Committee’s affairs would be considered a criminal and brought to justice. Ghani expressed these views during a meeting with the committee’s members at the Presidential Palace,…
KABUL and aloof from politics, his office said. The president said this during a meeting with the military officers, who have just returned from the US and other European countries on completion of training. AimalPacha, Kambiz Yama and Abdul Haseeb…
KABUL and increase public awareness regarding the nefarious designs of the enemy to spread chaos and instability in the country. A statement from the Presidential Palace said Ghani spoke via a video conference with governors, ulemas and provincial council heads of 34 provinces at…
KABUL -- an example of co-existence at the regional level. “The 10th of Muharram (Ashura) had been day of worship for Prophet Mohammad (PBUH). The importance of this day has increased as it coincides with the martyrdom of Hazrat Hussain…
President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday said the international community’s aid pledges worth $15.2 billion and an investment of $1.1 billion by the private sector in the past three months indicated a positive change in the country. The president…
