President Ashraf Ghani, who visited central Maidan Wardak province, on Friday said the perpetrators of a mortar shelling that killed nine civilians in the Syedabad district would be punished. About two weeks ago, mortar shells fired by Afghan…
President Ashraf Ghani has ordered the authorities concerned to fully implement the court verdict in the Kabul Bank scandal and step up the collection of lost money. The president issued the orders during a meeting at the Presidential…
President Ashraf Ghani has stressed the need for a proper mechanism to resolve problems being faced by universities, calling for all higher educational institutes to be connected through the internet. The president, who inaugurated the 11th conference of information…
KABUL’s economic situation. The president was speaking at a press conference at the Presidential Palace in Kabul a day after he joined the regional leaders to formally launch work on the historic Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) pipeline, the largest gas pipeline project…
KABUL-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project. The president was warmly received by Turkmen officials and Afghan diplomatic mission at the airport, a statement from the Presidential Palace said. The president during his two days official visit would address a conference on…
KABUL, his office said on Thursday. The president flew back home Wednesday night following a series of important meetings with key representatives of various countries on the sideline of conference. Iran’s Foreign Minister Javed Zareef and the president discussed security,…
KABUL beyond 2016, announced the German defence minister during a meeting with President Ashraf Ghani, a statement from the Presidential Palace said on Monday. Ghani and Ursula von der Leyen, who met in the afternoon, discussed the stay of German…
President Ashraf Ghani has said the perpetrators of Friday’s mortar shelling that killed some civilians in central Maidan Wardak province would be tried, promising to construct a religious school with his pocket money in the name of those…
President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday visited the site of Saturday’s blaze that gutted hundreds of shops and godowns in central capital Kabul and talked to the affected traders, assuring them of his government assistance. The president demanded a…
KABUL in various government sectors would bring about peace that would guarantee the defence of their rights. The president met with 400 policewomen who recently returned from Turkey after completing a training course, a statement from the Presidential Palace said.…
KABUL over the past 40 years, the Presidential Palace said on Friday. President Ghani made the comments on Thursday afternoon during a peach to a gathering at the Korber Foundation. High ranking German officials and parliamentarians attended the event in…
KABUL’s first deputy speaker who accused the government of supporting Islamic State (IS) or Daesh in the country. A statement from the Presidential Palace quoted President Ghani as saying that such claims by Zahir Qadir could disturb people’s mind, weaken…
President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday approved the creation of three new district units after arriving in northern Kunduz province and ordered the sacking of some National Directorate of Security (NDS militants. Heading a high level delegation, the…
A number of officials, religious scholars and influential individuals of northeastern Kunduz province on Thursday demanded greater attention to security, religious schools and helping war-affected people. They issued the call during a meeting with President Ashraf Ghani,…
President Ashraf Ghani, at the head of a high-level delegation, arrived in the Kazakh capital, Astana, on Thursday night on two-day state visit, the Presidential Palace said on Friday. According to a statement from the Presidential Palace, President…
President Ashraf Ghani, at the head of a high-level delegation, on Thursday evening left for Kazakhstan on two-day state visit, the Presidential Palace said. A statement from the Presidential Palace said the president left for Astana, the Kazak…
President Ashraf Ghani will pay a day-long official visit to Kazakhstan in the near future, his deputy spokesman said on Wednesday. Although Syed Zafar Hashimi gave no date, the Kazakh president’s press secretary said the Afghan leader would…
President Ashraf Ghani will pay a day-long official visit to Kazakhstan in the near future, his deputy spokesman said on Wednesday. Although Syed Zafar Hashimi gave no date, the Kazakh president’s press secretary said the Afghan leader would…
President Ashraf Ghani met with civilians who were rescued by security forces from captivity of Islamic State (IS) militants in southern Zabul province, asking security organs to improve coordination. A statement from the Presidential Palace said First Vice-President…
President Ashraf Ghani on Monday confirmed TAPI gas pipeline project would be launched next month. The president said this during a meeting with a delegation of East-West Foundation at the Presidential Place, a statement from the president’s media…
President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday said provincial council (PC) members could not individually interfere in the affairs governors otherwise they would be prosecuted by the government. The president said this during a joint video conference with administrative boards…
KABUL’s body to share its experience with the Afghan government as a colleague. The president expressed these views during a meeting with UN Development Programme (UNDP) administrator Helen Clark at the Presidential Palace, the palace said in a statement. Speaking…
President Ashraf Ghani and some lawmakers on Monday vehemently condemned the beheading of seven civilians by Islamic State loyalists in southern Zabul province. According to reports, Daesh fighters abducted seven residents, including three women and a child, from…
President Ashraf Ghani, who met a US delegation at his office on Sunday, said there was no bad or good terrorism and the Afghan government would continue its struggle against the menace. A four-member delegation of US senators…
