KABUL and talks on prisoners, President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday said the rebel leaders could not be removed from the UN blacklist until they reached an agreement with the Afghan government. Addressing a ceremony marking the National Day of the…
At the head of a high level delegation, President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday evening reached Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan, on an official visit, the Presidential Palace said in a statement. The statement said President Ghani was expected…
President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday said the fight against terrorism would continue and the four-decade-old conflict would come to an end fundamentally and the Afghans would own a lasting peace. The president expressed these views during a meeting…
President Ashraf Ghani and US Special Representative Zalmay Khalilzad have conferred on a wide range of issues around the Afghan peace process. The Presidential Palace said on Monday Ghani told the visiting US diplomat that more action was…
KABUL was no longer American’s war because the US sacrifice in blood had been eliminated practically and in treasure reduced massively. Speaking at a debate on the sidelines of the Munich security conference in Germany, the president explained since 2015,…
President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday paid rich tributes and respects to former president Sibghatullah Mujaddedi who passed away in a Kabul hospital late Monday. In his condolence message, Ghani said the former president was a jihadi commander who…
President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday expressed his readiness to offer the Taliban or southern Kandahar province. Addressing a gathering in Ghanikhel district of eastern Nangarhar province, where he traveled today with a high level delegation, the president congratulated…
President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday told Special Police Units that anyone taking up weapon against the government was the enemy and should be eliminated. A statement from the Presidential Palace received by Pajhwok Afghan News said that the…
President Ashraf Ghani has expressed grave concern at the use of violence against peaceful protestors in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces. Ghani tweeted: “The Afghan government has serious concerns about the violence perpetrated against peaceful protestors and civil…
President Ashraf Ghani has made clear Afghan politicians attending the Moscow conference do not have executive power and are not officially representing the country. Absent a national consensus, no peace deal between the Taliban and the US would…
President Ashraf Ghani Saturday said he would not accept a temporary peace, challenging the insurgents to a face-to-face fight with the Afghan national forces. The president said this after conferring medals on special unit forces who participated in…
KABUL of being a safe haven for cross-border militant activities. Speaking at a national conference for youth and peace in Kabul, Ghani said by contrast the “key to peace was in Afghanistan” as he cautioned international experiences showed half of…
President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani held separate meetings with US Special Representative for South and Central Asian Affairs Alice Wells and Special Envoy of Qatar Dr. Al Qahtani and discussed with the Afghan peace and reconciliation process, a statement…
Taliban insurgents collect most part of the crop yield from hundreds of acres of land belonging to President Ashraf Ghani in central Logar province. Abdul Baqi Ahmadzai, an elder in the Mohammad Agha district, who is close to…
President Ashraf Ghani, signing guidelines and maps of the urban design framework, on Sunday stressed on the use of domestic materials in construction works. A statement from the Presidential Palace to Pajhwok Afghan News said the president chaired…
KABUL’s representatives, the Presidential Palace said Saturday. A statement from the palace received by Pajhwok Afghan News said that President Ghani met with Iran’s deputy foreign minister Sayed Abbas Araghchi. The source said that both the sides exchanged views on…
President Ashraf Ghani has held telephonic conversation with Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and discussed Afghan peace process. President Ghani has praised Saudi Arabia’s support for peace efforts and thanked King Salman during the phone call,…
KABUL curriculum, President Ashraf Ghani has said the vital education sector should be national, professional and free of politics. The president, who addressed the last day of the first National Education Symposium at the Salam Khana Palace on Thursday evening,…
President Ashraf Ghani has directed the ministries of interior and finance to evolve a clear and comprehensive plan for security of government foundations and execute the plan. Presiding over a meeting at the Presidential Palace late Thursday, the…
KABUL’s presence at government, saying violence against women was a crime, opposite to national, humanistic values and would not be tolerated at any level. President Ghani made the remarks at a gathering marking the International Day for the Elimination of…
President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani is a nominee for upcoming presidential elections and efforts in this regard had been launched, an official said on Sunday. Deputy Presidential Spokesman Shah Hussain Murtazavi said the president was working on his team…
KABUL there. Foreign ministers from 62 countries and representatives of 35 international organizations attended the two-day (Nov 27-28) summit in the Swiss city on Afghanistan. The conference participants strongly appealed to the Taliban to embrace peace opportunities in particular the…
KABUL. Presidential Spokesman Haroon Chakhansouri wrote in his twitter account that besides addressing the Geneva conference, Ghani would hold bilateral meetings with representatives of participating countries and organizations. The conference will be held at a foreign ministry level on November…
President Ashraf Ghani has termed the suicide attack on Miladun Nabi gathering an act against national value, saying the incident would not be left without a response. President Ghani made the remarks on Wednesday evening after he visited…
