Terming women’s presence in government entities as vital, President Ashraf Ghani on Friday said cases of all female prisoners would be re-assessed and those eligible would be either released or their jail terms reduced under presidential decrees. Accompanied…
President Ashraf Ghani on Friday arrived in this capital city of northern Balkh province to assess the security situation and inaugurate a 360-bed hospital. Accompanied by a high level delegation, the president is expected to inaugurate the mother-child…
President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday sacked Din Mohammad Jurat as his senior advisor and deputy of the National Security Council (NSC), an official said. An official at the Presidential Palace, who wished to go unnamed, told Pajhwok Afghan…
KABUL would not become a battleground for proxy war, stressing any attempts taking place in the regard should be stopped. A statement from the Presidential Palace received by Pajhwok Afghan News said the president met with a number of influential…
President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday ordered a second review of the cases of Pul-i-Charkhi prisoners and said a team under Ustad Danish was working on the cases of death row inmates. The president said this after laying the…
KABUL and skills. Ghani expressed the view during a meeting with students who secured top positions in this year’s university entry test, a statement from the Presidential Palace said. Higher Education Minister Najibullah Khwaja Omari told the meeting the entry…
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr. Abdullah Abdullah on Sunday said terrorism was ‘a global threat and fighting the menace needs regional and international cooperation.’ Abdullah met with visiting Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović in Kabul and thanked troops from…
President Ashraf Ghani has said there will be accountability in all spheres of the security and defense sector, insisting yesterday’s rocket and mortar attack on Kabul would not be treated indifferently. Presiding over a security meeting about Kabul…
KABUL ‘has no religious justification’ and that those who believed in bloodshed and endangering peace should rethink their minds. In his Eidul Ahda holiday speech after offering Eid prayers at the Presidential Palace mosque, Ghani said he offered another ceasefire…
President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has said that consultations with different social groups has been concluded and action plan for upcoming ceasefire being prepared, according to a statement from Presidential Palace on Sunday. The president expressed the view during…
KABUL, a statement from the Presidential Palace said Saturday. Ghani stressed the ceasefire must be bilateral and aimed at bringing peace and stability to the country. He was speaking at a meeting with High Peace Council Council Head Mualvi Qeyamuddin…
President Ashraf Ghani has stressed the need for proper management of potable water and prevention of the water’s wastage in capital Kabul, saying urban district heads would have more authority in the new municipality law, a statement said…
President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday chaired an emergency meeting on the deteriorating security situation in eastern Nangarhar province, directing strict security measures. The security situation recently deteriorated in Nangarhar province where Daesh or so called Islamic State (IS)…
President Ashraf Ghani and first vice-president Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum met on Monday for the first time after a long time. A statement from the Presidential Palace received by Pajhwok Afghan News said the meeting was attended by…
President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday urged religious scholars to raise their voice against administrative corruption, saying no TV or radio could take the place of minbar. Around 200 scholars from across the country attended the conference titled “Voice…
President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday urged religious scholars to raise their voice against administrative corruption, saying no TV or radio could take the place of minbar. Around 200 scholars from across the country attended the conference titled “Voice…
President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday visited a gurdwara (Sikh minority worship place) in Kabul and extended his deep condolence to the minority community over the deaths of its members in Jalalabad. Nineteen people, including 17 Sikh minority…
KABUL members on Monday accused the government of meddling in the electoral affairs, something that could lead to the country’s disintegration, but other lawmakers rejected the allegation. First deputy speaker of the lower house, Humayon Humayon, demanded free and fair…
KABUL air force. The president, who visited southern Kandahar province on Monday, met with 205thAtal Military Corps soldiers and officers, the Presidential Palace said in a statement. The military officials shared some suggestions with the president regarding the air force,…
President Ashraf Ghani’s recent visit to northern Balkh province was “ineffective, exhibitory and a power show”, says Provincial Council (PC) chief Mohammad Afzal Hadid. Addressing reporters here on Saturday, Hadid said: “The president doesn’t trust the elders and…
President Ashraf Ghani has accepted the resignation of Zabul governor Khial Mohammad Hussaini, a statement from the Independent Directorate of Local Governance said on Friday. The statement said the deputy governor of the southern province, Rahmatullah Yarmal, would…
President Ashraf Ghani has apologized for civilian casualties in an Afghan forces airstrike in Dasht-i-Archi district of northern Kunduz province. About two months back, Afghan Air Forces bombed a seminary in the district that left dozens of civilians…
KABUL a success. The president was talking to relatives of those killed in a terrorist attack on a mosque in Yaqubi district on people registering to vote. The president also talked to family members of a BBC reporter who was…
President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday said efforts were being made for reforms and their institutionalisation, seeking more cooperation from the United Nations. A statement from the Presidential Palace said Ghani issued the call for cooperation at a meeting…
