President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani and Gulbadin Hekmatyar, head of the Hezb-i-IslamiAfghanistan (HIA), on Thursday affixed their signatures to a landmark peace agreement. Representatives of the High Peace Council and HIA concluded the historic deal after two years…
KABUL leader Gulbadin Hekmatyar were set to sign the peace agreement on Thursday, an official said on Tuesday. The peace agreement between the government and the HIA was inked last week after negotiations lasting two years. On behalf of the…
President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday left for Uzbekistan to attend the funeral ceremony for Uzbek President Islam Karimov. The Presidential Palace said Ghani left Kabul for Samarkand to take part in the last rites of the Uzbek leader, who…
President Ashraf Ghani arrived on Monday in central Bamyan province to inaugurate the main provincial airport and the Maidan Shahr-Bamyan highway. Vice-President Sarwar Danish, Deputy Chief Executive OfficerMohammad Mohaqiq, some cabinet members and foreign diplomats have also…
President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr. Abdullah on Monday reached agreement on electoral reforms, distribution of electronic ID cards and creating a commission for amendments to the constitution. Abdullah’s deputy spokesman Ahmad Omaid Maisam told…
President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr. Abdullah have met in an attempt to iron out their differences on key issues, including electoral reforms. The tension-defusing talks between the national unity government leaders were held at…
KABUL. The Taliban-style attack involving three heavily armed gunmen began at 7pm when one of the three exploded an explosives-laden car against the university wall, allowing the two others to enter the campus, with the siege lasting 10 hours. According…
KABUL (AUAF) as an assault on development and progress. A statement from the Presidential Palace quoted Ghani as saying: “Terrorist groups want to prevent the development of the country by attacking civilians, educational institutes, residential areas, bridges, power pylons and…
KABUL’s interest in getting membership of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). At a meeting with his Chinese counterpart in Tashkent, he said Afghanistan was ready for cooperation in areas of economic, business, infrastructure, security and human resource development. Afghanistan is…
Presiding over a meeting of the National Procurement Commission, President Ashraf Ghani has said contractors will be fined if they illogically delayed completion of projects. A statement from the Presidential Palace said on Saturday that the NPC met…
President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday said Afghanistan and India pursued constructive policies rather than destructive like some other countries did, stressing the need for controlling Afghanistan’s water to green it dry lands. President Ghani was speaking at…
President Ashraf said on Saturday political pressures and other obstacles had forced the appointment of acting leaders of some government organs. Ghani arrived in Herat on Friday to jointly inaugurate the Salma Dam project with Indian Prime Minister…
KABUL and protection of their achievements made over the past more than one decade. The president was addressing an international symposium on Afghan Women Empowerment here. Ghani made it clear that no compromise would be made on the country’s Constitution.…
President Ashraf Ghani has said the ministries that could not fully utilise their development budgets should explain reasons for their failure to the parliament. The president made the remarks at an overnight meeting that assessed projects of Ministries…
After branding militants as terrorists, President Ashraf Ghani has begun reviewing cases of death row insurgents, the Presidential Palace said on Thursday. The president’s deputy spokesman, Shah Hussain Murtazawi, told a news conference in Kabul that the president…
Ahead of President Ashraf Ghani’s address to the joint sitting of parliament on the current security situation in the country later on Monday,stringent security measures have been put in place. Deputy presidential spokesman Shah Hussain Murtazawi told Pajhwok…
While voicing concern over the poor performance of the Kabul Municipality, President Ashraf Ghani on Monday said corruption and injustice had become an entrenched culture in the nation's capital. During a meeting with members of parliament and the…
President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has welcomed the British government’s support for electoral and peace processes, promising necessary measures to hold parliamentary and district council polls on time. The president expressed the views during his meeting with British Foreign…
President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday expressed his concern over using only 55 percent of the national budget last fiscal year, asking ministers to take necessary measures to avoid the underspend this year. Addressing a joint sitting of Cabinet…
KABUL as its people’s fundamental demand, President Ashraf Ghani has said regional and international cooperation is crucial in this regard. The president said this while accepting credentials from the new British ambassador to Afghanistan, Dominic Jermey, during a ceremony at…
President Ashraf Ghani, heading a high-level delegation arrived in Kandahar City on Wednesday to meet local officials. The governor’s spokesman, Samim Khpalwak, told Pajhwok Afghan News the president arrived in the southern city at around 11am. As…
President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday directed the security personnel to try their level best to ensure the protection of journalists, his office said. Ghani issued the directives during a meeting with leaders and employees of Tolo TV, Tolo…
KABUL Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, President Ashraf Ghani returned home on Saturday, the Presidential Palace said. On the sidelines of the WEF on its second day, Ghani met US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, and…
President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Saturday arrived in central Kapisa province and participated in a huge public meeting in Mahmood Raqi, the provincial capital. Accompanied by a number of cabinet members and security officials, the president reached…
