President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday told lawmakers that he had no intention to dissolve the parliament. The president, who met Wolesi Jirga’s administrative board members at the Presidential Palace, said he had not talked to anyone about the…
President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday said the current education curriculum was not responsive to students’ needs and teachers were also under pressure. Ghani, who arrived to a warm welcome in the capital of northern Balkh province, inaugurated the…
President Ashraf Ghani on Monday asked provincial governors to ensure the university entrance test was taken in a transparent manner. Talking to the governors of all the 34 provinces via a video link, the president said the exam…
President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday interviewed eight candidates for the post of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) secretary at the Presidential Palace. Second vice-president Mohammad Sarwar Danish and Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah were present at the interviews,…
KABUL wound plunge into anarchy. “Let’s come and turn Afghanistan into an independent, stable and rich country until the 100th Independence Day of the country.” The Cabinet has named February 27 as the Afghan security forces national day. Former King…
President Ashraf Ghani has said that the main objectives of the thoughts and campaign of Abdul Ali Mazari, the former leader of Hizb-i-Wihdat Islami Party, were social justice and fair political participation. The president said this in his…
President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday called on the Afghan security forces to protect the people from rebels and suicide bombers. The president said this at the graduation ceremony of military officers from the military university in Kabul. It…
KABUL leaders on the sidelines of their first get together with US representatives under President Trump in Munich, Germany. The annual weekend gathering opened on Friday, with US Vice President Mike Pence, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Homeland Security Secretary…
The National Security Council (NSC) has approved in principle the procedure for registration of vehicles including non-custom paid (NCP) and biometric entry of their owners. The NCS met with President Ashraf Ghani in the chair at the Presidential…
Six border police officials and four senior transport managers have been removed from their jobs in western Herat province following a presidential order, an official said Wednesday. Herat governor’s spokesman, Jilani Farhad, told Pajhwok Afghan News the…
President Ashraf Ghani, accompanied by a high-level delegation, on Saturday left for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on an official visit, the Presidential Palace said. In a statement, the Presidential Palace said the president during his visit was…
President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday asked intelligence officials to conduct a deep analysis of insecure districts and determine factors of instability. The president, who addressed a seminar on its third and last day involving senior intelligence officials from…
KABUL elections. A statement from the Presidential Palace to Pajhwok Afghan News said the president chaired a meeting attended by Independent Election Commission (IEC) commissioners, the UN special representative and a number of foreign envoys. CEO Abdullah Abdullah also attended…
President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Monday said 10 provinces deprived of some important developments would be paid special attention. The president said this while presiding over a meeting that discussed requirements of provinces at the Presidential Palace, a…
President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday said controlling the country’s waters was his government’s priority and sought help in this regard from Norway, a statement from the Presidential Palace said. The president was talking to Norwegian foreign minister BorgeBrande,…
KABUL. A statement from the Presidential Palace said the president talked to both the ailing leaders about various topics including issues of national interest. Mujaddedi and Sayaf thanked the president for visiting them at their homes and wished him and…
President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday strongly condemned a terrorist attack in Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah city that took place early this morning. A statement from the Presidential Palace to Pajhwok Afghan News quoted President Ghani as calling terrorism a…
President Ashraf Ghani says the Afghan government has a strong will to take revenge on the perpetrators of recent terrorist attacks and ensure security across the country. The president was talking to Pakistan’s new army chief Gen. Qamar…
President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday announced a two-day national mourning on Sunday and Monday for the victims of recent terrorist attacks in capital Kabul and southern Kandahar and Helmand provinces. During the mourning period, the Afghanistan flag would…
The ongoing talks between President Ashraf Ghani and Balkh governor Atta Mohammad Noor were going in right direction and would yield results soon, the Jamiat-i-Islami Afghanistan party said on Monday. The party’s deputy head, Zabihullah Firat, said Noor…
President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday said organizations and individuals who had somehow violated the Constitution should be evaluated and the fundamental law be taught at schools. The president said this during a meeting at the Presidential Palace with…
President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday said his government would not let human rights violations go unanswered and justice would be served under any circumstances. Addressing a gathering “support of human rights defenders” in Kabul, the president said it…
President Ashraf Ghani has suggested execution of development projects in different districts of Kabul province to strengthen security in the nation’s capital. Ghani’s remarks came at a meeting that he chaired on the 10-year development strategy for the…
President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday said a government without credibility in the nation’s eyes could not continue and the Afghans were origin owners of the national unity government. Talking at a conference on performance of the Ministry of…
