President Ashraf Ghani, conferring the Ghazi Mohammad Ayub Khan medal on the national team, says political interference in board affairs is unacceptable. Ghani granted medals and cash awards to the cricketers in recognition of their outstanding performances during…
President Ashraf Ghani discussed the ongoing voter’s registration process with provincial civil and security officials via a video conference and issued necessary directives in this regard, the Presidential Palace said Thursday. Governors of 34 provinces, security and Independent…
President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday appreciated the services and plans of Eng. Rokhan Olasmal, the mayor of Kandahar City, the capital of southern Kandahar province. A statement from the Presidential Palace to Pajhwok Afghan News said President Ghani…
President Ashraf Ghani has directed provincial security and administrative officials to take necessary measures for implementation of the voter registration process to be kicked off on Saturday, April 14. A statement from the Presidential Palace on Thursday said…
President Ashraf Ghani has promised to ban the use of Pakistani currency in government offices, asking the countrymen to do businesses in the local currency. The president made these remarks while addressing a gathering in southeastern Khost province…
President Ashraf Ghani has said giving daughters under baad marriage has reached zero level in Khost, which indicates cultural advancement in the southeastern province. Meeting women in Khost City, the provincial capital, after arriving here on Monday,…
President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday strongly condemned a suicide attack that killed 26 people and wounded 18 others in capital Kabul. The blast happened at around 12:00pm in the limits of third Police District near to Kart-i-Sakhi…
President Ashraf Ghani has appointed new governors for Laghman, Logar, Maidan Wardak, Samangan and Kunduz provinces, the Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG) said on Saturday. A IDLG statement to Pajhwok Afghan News said the five governors were…
President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Saturday ruled out the possibility of talks with culprits behind recent bombings and terrorist attacks in capital Kabul. Ghani expressed the view during his address at the general assembly meeting of the High…
President Ashraf Ghani on Monday vowed to avenge the deaths of Afghans in recent terrorist attacks in capital Kabul. “I feel the pain of everyone of you. Trust me I will take revenge of the blood of our…
President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday called for full eradication of polio, saying all challenges in this regard particularly in remote areas should be identified and focused on. A statement from the Presidential Palace quoted the president as stressing…
President Ashraf Ghani said outdated administrational structures within the Ministry of Interior (MoI) were problematic and emphasized he supported reforms in the ministry to further people’s confidence in police. The president Ghani was addressing the graduation ceremony of…
The Population Registration Department (PRD) head on Tuesday said the process of issuing electronic national identity (e-NIC) cards has been postponed to next week because of the president’s busy schedule. Homayoon Mohtat, PRD head, said his office was…
KABUL, a statement from the Presidential Palace said on Wednesday. Around 700 religious scholars from different parts of the country attended the day two of a two-day conference “Ulema Consultative Conference on Peace” on Tuesday organized by the High Peace Council.…
President Ashraf Ghani on Monday said the country’s ports would be turned into open economic zones for paving the ground for foreign and local investments and job opportunities. A statement from the Presidential Palace to Pajhwok Afghan News…
President Ashraf Ghani has ordered the Population Registration Department to get ready for issuing electronic identity cards within coming days, an official says. Humayun Muhtat, the census department head, wrote on his Facebook page on Thursday that the…
President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday evening left Kabul for Turkey to attend an extraordinary meeting of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) leader Istanbul. The President, at the head of a high-level government delegation, departed for the Turkish city on…
President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has been awarded the diploma of conferring him the title of Honorary Doctor of Bukhara State University, a media report said on Wednesday. During the visit to the Bukhara State University, Ghani met with…
KABUL over using word “shawl” in a speech on Saturday, the Presidential Palace said on Sunday. “Some individuals who want to mislead the minds of common people had misinterpreted the president’s speech,” a statement from the Presidential Palace said. “The…
KABUL Directorate. Rahimi was introduced to a gathering held at the Presidential Palace on Thursday noon in the presence of President Ghani, a statement from the palace said. “It is a proud moment that sportsmen from the old and current…
KABUL’s trade deficit posed a threat to the country’s future, stressing promotion of domestic products. Speaking at a ceremony marking the launch of the 4th National Urban Conference here, Ghani said the unfavorable trade balance was a threat to Afghanistan.…
KABUL’s administrative board members on “important issues”, the Presidential Palace said. A statement from the Presidential Palace received by Pajhwok Afghan News said the meeting was held before noon today, with the lower house administrative board appreciating President Ghani’s diplomacy,…
President Ashraf Ghani is all set to meet his US counterpart Donald Trump on Thursday and the two leaders are expected to confer on bilateral relations, terrorism and building capacity of the Afghan forces, a presidential spokesman said…
KABUL, a delegation of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) is expected to visit Kabul to evolve a National Olympic Council (NOC) policy. President Ashraf Ghani expressed the views during a meeting with OCA head, Sheikh Fahad Al-Sabah, in Ashgabat…
