President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday said his government had launched work on bringing improvement to the country’s security situation. The president said this while talking to Germany’s defence minister Ursula von der Leyen, who called on him at…
President Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai on Saturday strongly condemned a gun attack that killed a dozen deminers and injured half a dozen others in southern Helmand province. The attack, involving armed rebels on motorcycles, took place this noon in…
President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday slammed a report from the US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence as "shocking" and demanded to know how many Afghans were subjected to "enhanced interrogation techniques". The United States released the long-awaited report…
President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Monday held a farewell meeting with former ministers, who were recently replaced by their deputies. The president praised the former ministers’ services to the people of Afghanistan, saying that his administration would make…
KABUL was going to open a new chapter in its relationship with the United States of America post 2015. He expressed the views at a joint press conference with visiting US defence Secretary Chuck Hagel in Kabul after a meeting…
KABUL over the longer hail, the chairman of Defence Select Committee of the British parliament promised. President Ashraf Ghani met MP Rory Stewart and other members of the committee on in London and discussed bilateral relations, regional security, Afghanistan’s security…
President Ashraf Ghani, who came to power two months back, on Sunday announced the new Council of Ministers would be unveiled in the next two to four weeks. He made the announcement in the evening on the national…
President Ashraf Ghani signed the access to information into law on Sunday, months after it was approved by both houses of parliament. The national TV showed the president signing the bill in the presence of Chief Executive Officer…
President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Saturday said building peace was his administration's top priority and the elements opposing durable peace would be isolated. The president stressed the need for peace during a meeting with Afghanistan Council (AUC) members,…
KABUL and would help continue to support Kabul in future. President Ashraf Ghani met with Prime Minister Modi on the sidelines of the 18th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit on Wednesday in Kathmandu, a statement from the…
President Ashraf Ghani has said the so many problems and challenges facing the country could not be solved all at once or in a short span of time. The president was talking to upper house members, led by…
Nine insurgents, including a commander were killed, five injured and nearly a dozen others captured in eastern Nangarhar province, police said on Sunday. Elsewhere, a female university student committed suicide in northern Takhar province. Nangarhar police spokesman Hazrat…
KABUL by the lower house of parliament, urging the upper house to follow suit. The Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) with the United States and a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) were signed on Sept 30, a day after the new…
KABUL needed a broader national consensus, vowing to introduce reforms in government sectors in consultations with Afghans. The president was talking to former jihadi leaders, politicians and influential personalities during a consultative gathering at the Presidential Palace, a statement from…
President Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai on Wednesday said he would in person oversee big project contracts in order to curb corruption, saying fundamental changes in government’s system for the sake of reforms needed time. The president was talking to…
President Ashraf Ghani has said solving problems in all provinces at once is not possible, but gradual and continued improvement would help overcome them. The president was talking to lawmakers from Paktia, Paktika, Khost, Ghazni and Logar provinces…
President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday said permanent solution would be found to problems being faced by residents of central Kabul province. The president was talking to a number of parliament members from Kabul at his office, the Presidential…
President Ashraf Ghani on Monday said political issues won’t undermine national security, praising Afghan forces for their patriotism. Ghani, who paid a visit to one of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) offices, thanked NDS personnel for their…
A number of Pakistani politicians associated with various political parties on Saturday met Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in Islamabad and discussed with him the potential of cooperation between the two countries in different sectors. The political leaders emphasised…
KABUL for the benefit of the people of the two countries. Addressing a business forum in Islamabad on Friday, the Afghan leader said the two countries had tremendous opportunities for bilateral trade and investment in various sectors. He said Afghanistan…
KABUL. Ahmadzai told this to UN secretary general’s special envoy to Afghanistan, Nicholas Haysom, at a meeting also attended by Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah at the Presidential Palace in the evening. The meeting deliberated on the UN’s assistance to…
President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday said the national infrastructure development plan would be ready over the next six months to revive and develop the country’s infrastructure. The president said this during a meeting with Kuchi tribe representatives from…
KABUL’s development. The president was talking to WB country director for Afghanistan Bob Saum, who called on him at the Presidential Palace on Monday evening, a statement from the president spokesman’s office said on Tuesday. “We are trying to work…
KABUL played insufficient leadership role in government departments, promising to improve their situation. The president was addressing the inauguration ceremony for a USAID-funded programme “Promote” that seeks to help 75,000 Afghan women become leaders in their respective fields. The ‘Promote’…
