Seventeen ministers, who have obtained the trust vote from Parliament, have started their work without taking the oath. Kabeer Ranjbar, a political affairs expert, told Pajhwok Afghan News: “Continuation of a minister work without taking oath is 100…
Counternarcotics Minister Salamat Azimi and Justice Minister Abdul Basir Anwar on Monday survived no confidence motions after they satisfied lawmakers about their ministries’ budget spending. The Wolesi Jirga on December 17 summoned the ministers of public works, justice,…
KABUL on Monday summoned five ministers for next week over their failure to spend their development budgets. Minister of public Works, justice, counternarcotics, transport and telecommunications have been summoned to brief parliamentarians on the issue of under-spending. On November 24,…
KABUL Minister Dr.Firozuddin Firoz campaigning for a candidate. President Ashraf Ghani on August 7 released an order, asking government officials not to interfere in the Wolesi Jirga elections. The presidential order says Afghan security forces are responsible for ensuring security…
KABUL and evaluate progress in Resolute Support mission, an alliance official said on Wednesday. The ministers would take stock of the progress made on force generation and exchange views on continued financial support from NATO allies and partners to the…
KABUL “is a huge success for the government.” The Wolesi Jirga -- or lower house of parliament -- on Monday approved 11 ministers-designate except the nominee for the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum. The Cabinet nominees included Tariq Shah Bahrami,…
KABUL, or lower house of parliament. On November 9, the house decided to summon 17 ministers who spent less than 70 percent of their development budgets during the current solar year. Until now, the house has disqualified ministers of public works,…
KABUL, the government on Monday moved the Supreme Court to explain the summoning of cabinet members by parliament. On his Facebook page, President Ashraf Ghani’s deputy spokesman Shah Hussain Murtazavi quoted 2nd Vice-President Sarwar Danish as saying the government had…
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…
President Ashraf Ghani, not satisfied with the job of four ministers, has warned them to be fired if they fail to improve their performances, a source in the Presidential Palace said on Saturday. The source, speaking on the…
