President Ashraf Ghani on Monday said he was committed to keeping his election campaign promise of ending Hazarajat’s geographical isolation. Accompanied by Vice-President Sarwar Danish, Deputy Chief Executive Officer Mohammad Muhaqqiq, Cabinet members and foreign diplomats,…
President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday said he personally interviewed and appointed 21 mayors for their commitment and mentality to develop the country through hard work, not through begging for foreign aid. Addressing the second conference of mayors at…
Following CEO Abdullah’s criticism of President Ashraf Ghani, the two leaders were expected to meet on Saturday, but the meeting did not take place for unknown reasons. Two days ago, the CEO, during a gathering at Sapedar Palace…
President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday said he would hand over the country’s affairs to the youth before retiring as president. The president was speaking at a function marking the first-ever Model United Nations or MUN conference arranged by…
Vowing revenge for Saturday’s twin powerful explosions that killed and wounded hundreds of people, President Ashraf Ghani announced a national day of mourning to be observed on Sunday. The suicide blasts ripped through crowds of Hazara tribesmen protesting…
President Ashraf Ghani has said his government is committed to holding parliamentary election and for this purpose, two separate committees – finance and security – have been established. The president told this to the Afghanistan Protection and Stability…
KABUL’s leaders in condemning a truck attack on crowds of people celebrating France public holiday in Nice city, in which 84 people were killed and dozens more injured a day earlier. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack that…
At the head of a delegation, President Ashraf Ghani on Friday arrived in the capital of eastern Nangarhar province to evaluate the situation in the eastern zone, an official said. The president arrived in Jalalabad in the morning,…
KABUL, President Ashraf Ghani said on Thursday during a meeting with Danish Foreign Minister Kristian Jensen. A statement from the Presidential Palace in Kabul said Danish Foreign Minister Kristian Jensen, who arrived in Kabul at the head of a delegation,…
President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday assessed an ongoing investigation into a twin suicide attack that killed and wounded a of number police cadets in the Paghman district of central Kabul province. The police cadets were heading to Kabul…
President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday strongly condemned ‘as crime against humanity’ a twin suicide bombing targeting buses carrying trainee policemen near Kabul. The Taliban have claimed credit for the attack that left 37 people dead in Paghman district,…
KABUL through diplomatic channels. A statement from the Presidential Palace said the president held a consultative meeting before noon at the palace with political and national leaders of the country about the tension between Afghanistan and Pakistan over the construction…
President Ashraf Ghani, who arrived in the troubled southern Helmand province on Monday to assess security situation, said he had received many complaints about corruption in the province and vowed to investigate them. The president landed on the…
KABUL’s water resources in line with international rules, President Ashraf Ghani said on Wednesday. Ghani, who met a special delegation of the Ministry of Energy and Water at the Presidential Palace, was presented a technical study report on the Harirod…
President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday suspended procurement and execution process of the Turkmenistan-Uzbekistan-Tajikistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan (TUTAP) electricity project and assigned a 12-member commission to assess the situation within 10 days. The multimillion TUTAP power import project will pass through different…
KABUL’s anti-corruption summit. The president initially departed for a two-day trip to Tajikistan and then headed to Britain where he met some world leaders on the sidelines of the anti-corruption summit. A statement from the Presidential Palace said the president…
President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday termed administrative corruption as ‘a national shame’ and said nepotistic appointments on key government posts was a legacy of the past government and needed fundamental reforms. The president expressed these views at a…
KABUL to find funding sources for completing more than 600 incomplete school buildings. Presiding over a meeting of the National Procurement Commission (NPC), Ghani directed the two ministries to present an assessment report to the commission on incomplete projects in…
President Ashraf Ghani has directed the authorities concerned to set aside budget for surveying the internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the country and take special care of destitute families. The president issued the directives during a meeting of…
President Ashraf Ghani met the father of a 14-year-old boy Abasin who was found dead after being kidnapped and offered his condolences to the bereaved family, the Presidential Palace said on Saturday. Ghani directed the authorities concerned to…
KABUL leaders operating from its soil. “If we do not see a change, despite our hopes and efforts for regional cooperation, we will be forced to turn to the UN Security Council and launch serious diplomatic efforts,” Ghani told a…
President Ashraf Ghani, while visiting the people injured in Tuesday’s devastating attack on an elite security agency in Kabul, has promised revenge for the killing of innocent Afghans. At least 30 people were killed and more than 350…
KABUL (HIA). The lower house or Wolesi Jirga members quoted the president as expressing these views during his last night’s meeting with members of parliament at the Presidential Palace. Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah and senior security and government officials…
KABUL members tonight on peace and security in the country, 1stDeputy Speaker Haji Zahir Qadir said on Monday. He said that top government officials would brief the lawmakers on the overall security environment and eight representatives from lower and upper…
