King Amanullah Khan formally announced the independence of Afghanistan from the British India on this day 105 years ago. Afghanistan gained independence from the British under the leadership of Amanullah Khan on 18th of August 1919. Amanullah Khan,…
Islamic Emirate leaders on Saturday said peace in Afghanistan was in the interest of the entire region and the world and the international community should interact with the Afghans. Senior government officials attended an event at the Ministry…
Marking 104th independence day, the Islamic Emirate on Saturday said it believed in healthy relations with countries of the region and the world based on Islamic Sharia and hoped others would choose what was good for everyone. The…
Today (Friday) marks the 103rd Afghanistan’ Independence Day and Pajhwok Afghan News offers its best felicitations to the people of Afghanistan. The people of Afghanistan under the leadership of the then King Ghazi Amanullah Khan regained its independence…
Pajhwok Afghan News congratulates the entire nation on the occasion of 102nd anniversary of re-claiming independence. Back in 1919 Afghanistan under the leadership of King Amanullah Khan defeated British and re-claimed the country’s independence. In the past this…
KABUL of liberty at the Ministry of Defence (MoD). A smartly turned-out MoD guard played the national anthem as part of the short ceremony. The cabinet members and a number of other government officials also attended the ceremony. August 19…
Pajhwok Afghan News congratulates the entire nation on the 99th Independence Day today. The people of Afghanistan secured their independence 99 years back from British under the leadership of Ghazni Amanullah Khan. In the past the Independence Day…
Local officials on Saturday said all needed measures have been taken for celebration of the Independence Day in northern Balkh province. Residents of Mazar-I-Sharif, the capital of Balkh province, are installing the Afghanistan national flag and pictures of…
KABUL’s pride and glory, urging the Afghans to work for the development of their country. August 19 commemorates the signing of the 1919 Treaty of Rawalpindi, which granted Afghanistan full independence from Britain. The country was never part of the…
KABUL’s pride and glory, urging the Afghans to work for the development of their country. August 19 commemorates the signing of the 1919 Treaty of Rawalpindi, which granted Afghanistan full independence from Britain. The country was never part of the…
KABUL’s independence. A smartly turned-out Ministry of Defence guard played the national anthem as part of the short ceremony. Later on, Ghani returned to the Presidential Palace. August 19 commemorates the signing of the 1919 Treaty of Rawalpindi, which…
Russian president Vladimir Putin has sent his Afghan counterpart Ashraf Ghani greetings on the occasion of the country’s 98th Independence Day, a statement from the Russian Embassy in Kabul said on Friday. Besides congratulating the Afghans on the…
The Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG) on Friday asked all local government departments to celebrate the 98th Independence Day in a befitting manner. Afghans will mark the country’s independence day tomorrow (August 19). The IDLG congratulated the…
The residents of capital Kabul on Thursday celebrated the country’s 97th Independence Day with patriotic zeal and enthusiasm by arranging special events and programmes. Most parts of the capital were decorated with national flags and its tri-colours. National…
Afghanistan’s 97th Independent Day will be observed by organising special ceremonies in eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Thursday. Deputy Governor Mohammad Hanif Gardewal told this at a gathering where the mayor of Jalalabad, the provincial capital,…
Thousands of people attended graceful ceremonies marking the 96th anniversary of Afghanistan’s independence in southern Kandahar province a day earlier, with most participants spending the night awoke. While, thousands of youth marched through the streets of Kandahar…
KABUL) on Wednesday conveyed good wishes and greeted the nation on the auspicious day. The Independence Day is being celebrated throughout out the country with national zeal and enthusiasm by holding special programmes and ceremonies. Former King Ghazi Amanullah achieved…
