Ghani in Balkh to review security situation in north
President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday traveled to northern Balkh province where he issued necessary instructions about the security situation of Balkh and neighboring provinces.
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Qatari Emir sends special letter to President Ghani
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Taliban should never think govt. will surrender: Ghani
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President Ghani to attend Tashkent conference
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Accelerate supplies to security forces: Ghani
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Political consensus vital for peace, stability: Ghani
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Ghani, Haidari for greater cooperation to address climate change
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Ghani calls for Muslim unity against terror groups
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Put positive spin on Afghanistan, Ghani asks media
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Now peace process to advance on Afghans’ will, says Ghani
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Ghani sees threat to Afghanistan’s education system
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Govt committed to supporting free media: Ghani
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Medical tools smugglers to be jailed for 20 years: Ghani
President Ashraf Ghani has warned the Ministry of Public Health that if any medical equipment or oxygen cylinder disappeared from any health facility, the responsible person would be imprisoned for 20 years, according to a statement on Monday.…
Taliban are accountable to nation for killing Afghans: Ghani
President Ashraf Ghani condemned a truck bombing that killed two dozen people and injured over a hundred others in central Logar province, saying the Taliban were accountable to God and nation for killing Afghans.
Ghani offers conditional power-sharing to Taliban
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Covid deaths: Ghani expresses solidarity with India
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Cabinet discusses preparations for US troop pullout
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Afghanistan ready for foreign troop pullout: Ghani
President Ashraf Ghani says Afghanistan is fully ready for the withdrawal of foreign troops after 20 years of their presence in the country. For the first time in decades, a real opportunity for peace had emerged, Ghani said…
US committed to pledges with Afghan govt, people: Blinken
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Afghanistan respects decision on US Troops withdrawal: President Ghani
President Ashraf Ghani, during a telephone call with his US counterpart Joe Biden on Wednesday, said that Afghanistan respects the US decision to withdraw its forces from Afghanistan. "Tonight, I had a call with President Biden in which…
Biden to share details of pullout plan with Ghani
American and Afghan official discussed multiple times the issue of US troop withdrawal, a presidential aide said on Wednesday. Wahid Omar, advisor to the president on public and strategic affairs, said US President Joe Biden was expected to…
Pakistani FM calls for ceasefire in Afghanistan
Pakistan on Tuesday denounced the spike in violence in Afghanistan, affirming its support for a ceasefire in the neighbouring country. At a meeting with President Ashraf Ghani at the Presidential Palace in Dushanbe, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood…
