Members of the provincial council, tribal elders and civil society activists on Wednesday urged President Ashraf Ghani to pay serious attention to addressing problems plaguing the electricity, education and economic sectors of southern Kandahar province. The president,…
President Ashraf Ghani said they were working to create a cooperation fund for the freedom of speech and trying their best to arrest and punish the perpetrators of a suicide attack on Tolo TV staff members. The president…
KABUL and will be 100 percent successful in this regard. The president was speaking to the governors of Kunar, Kandahar, Helmand, Uruzgan, Nimroz, Farah, Faryab and Herat provinces through a video conference, a statement from the president’s office said. The…
President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday said the increase in exports of Afghan products was a victory for traders and the country. The president was informed about the increase in exports of dry and fresh fruits from Afghanistan and…
President Ashraf Ghani on Monday said provincial governors would be consulted prior to the appointment of provincial police chiefs in future. The president said this while talking to a number of provincial governors through a video conference from…
KABUL in Kabul for the victims of last week’s suicide attack on a gathering of tribal elders in Jalalabad, the capital of eastern Nangarhar province. A statement from the Presidential Palace said President Ghani shared his grief and extended condolences…
President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday joined a prayers offering ceremony for the victims of Wednesday’s suicide attack on a minibus carrying Tolo News channel’s staff members in Kabul. Senior government officials attended the service for the departed souls…
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani congratulated his Iranian counterpart President Hassan Rouhani on the lifting of international sanctions, his office said on Tuesday. The lifting of sanctions came after US Secretary of State John Kerry issued a statement confirming…
The unity government leaders, condemning a deadly suicide attack in the capital of eastern Nangarhar province, on Sunday said the government would not talk peace with those killing civilians. At least 11 civilians were killed and another 13…
During his visit to Kapisa, President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday appointed a delegation to resolve the problems of the central province, an official said. Governor Syed Khalid Hashimi told Pajhwok Afghan News Ghani,accompanied by a number of…
During his visit to Kapisa, President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday appointed a delegation to resolve the problems of the central province, an official said. Governor Syed Khalid Hashimi told Pajhwok Afghan News Ghani,accompanied by a number of…
President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday said he himself was pursuing the gruesome murder of eight family members in Behsud district of eastern Nangarhar province, assuring a judicial session on the incident next week. The family of eight had…
KABUL specialists and contracts for offering health services continued while problems persisted. The president expressed these views during a meeting with officials of the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) and representatives of foreign charity organizations providing health services in Afghanistan.…
President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday said Daesh or Islamic State “has no room in the Afghan society” and his government had launched a strict campaign against the terrorist outfit. The president, who arrived on a day-long visit to…
President Ashraf Ghani has said terrorism poses short and long terms threats to global security and joint efforts are needed to eradicate the menace. The president was talking to a US congress delegation led by Senator Jack Reed…
President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday directed the Ministry of Defence to continue operations against self-styled Islamic State or Daesh militant group in Achin district of eastern Nangarhar province and other areas. The president, who met with elders from…
President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday said his government was committed to independence of judiciary and interference in judicial affairs from government and non-government officials “is not acceptable.” The president was addressing the oath-taking ceremony of a new member…
President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday said a special court would be created to address cases of female prisoners being held at Badambagh jail of capital Kabul in order to prevent interference from powerful individuals. According to a statement…
President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday said his government was ready to hold parliamentary and district council elections between summer and autumn of next year. The president made the pledge during separate meetings with members of the Electoral Reform…
President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday said his government was ready to hold parliamentary and district council elections between summer and autumn of next year. The president made the pledge during separate meetings with members of the Electoral Reform…
KABUL and Azerbaijan officials on Tuesday signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) on cooperation in the spheres of labour, social protection, employment and media during President Ashraf Ghani’s visit to the country. President Ghani, who arrived to a red-carpet welcome…
President Ashraf Ghani on Monday said no one was allowed to interfere in court verdicts and if any official did so would be arrested. Addressing newly-appointed judges of appellant courts in provinces, President Ghani said the new judges…
KABUL collected more annual revenue than the country had promised with the international community. The president said this while addressing hundreds of people who gathered at the Presidential Palace to celebrate the commencement of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project.…
KABUL collected more annual revenue than the country had promised with the international community. The president said this while addressing hundreds of people who gathered at the Presidential Palace to celebrate the commencement of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project.…
