Tolo News: Integrity Watch Afghanistan (IWA) on Wednesday strongly criticized the Afghan government’s anti-corruption policy, saying actions promised by the Afghan government to curb corruption have been vague and there is a need for transparency for efforts to crack down on graft at customs. The watchdog says that President Ghani’s promises regarding the elimination of
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty May 26, 2020 KABUL — The Afghan government plans to release 900 more Taliban prisoners on May 26, as a cease-fire by the militants enters its third and final day. The break in fighting, which came into effect on May 24 to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, was for
The Guardian (UK): People in Afghanistan protested on social media that no women were present at a high-level government meeting, despite assurances from the president that they would be involved in important decision-making roles. The outcry followed a tweeted photo of a meeting of 12 political leaders at the presidential palace – all of them
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty May 21, 2020 U.S. special peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad has urged a reduction in violence “by all sides” in Afghanistan, saying innocent Afghans are bearing too much of the brunt of the war. Khalilzad, the architect of a February agreement with the Taliban clearing the way for a U.S. troop withdrawal,
Press TV May 13, 2020 Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani has ordered the country’s military to switch to offensive mode from a defensive one in the wake of the latest bout of bloodshed in the war-ravaged country. “In order to provide security for public places and to thwart attacks and threats from the Taliban and other
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty May 6, 2020 U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper has said the Taliban is not living up to its commitments as militant violence is increasingly threatening a fragile deal signed with Washington this year. After extended talks in Qatar, the Taliban and the United States signed an agreement on February 29 for
1TV: Afghanistan’s Senate referred Public Health Minister Ferozuddin Feroz and presidential adviser Waheed Omer to prosecutors on Thursday. Members of the Senate’s complaints commission said that there is rampant corruption over coronavirus fight budget in the ministry of health and the committee to fight the virus and the officials have refused to give account to
Tolo News: Integrity Watch Afghanistan (IWA) on Wednesday blamed the Afghan government for trying to monopolize foreign funds it receives from the international community to fight COVID-19. The IWA said that such a move will lead to further expansion of mistrust between the government and the donors. Click here to read more (external link). Related
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty April 28, 2020 Human Rights Watch (HRW) says Afghan women and girls with disabilities are being confronted with barriers, discrimination, and sexual harassment when trying to obtain government assistance, health care, and education. A report published on April 28 from the right groups details the obstacles that Afghan women and girls with
By Ayaz Gul VOA News April 23, 2020 ISLAMABAD – The Taliban has turned down calls for a cease-fire in Afghanistan during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which begins Friday. The Afghan government and others had hoped to enable health officials to better respond to the “common threat” of the coronavirus pandemic. A spokesman for the Islamist