Tolo News: President Ashraf Ghani’s former National Security Advisor and a leading presidential candidate Mohammad Hanif Atmar at a gathering on Monday called the continuation of the incumbent government “illegitimate” and made some offers to the head of the state. Addressing a group of presidential candidates, Atmar said the nation and the candidates are awaiting President Ghani’s
Tolo News: Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah is firm on his decision of boycotting the Grand Consultative Jirga for Peace, an official of Abdullah’s office said, adding that he has been invited by the Presidential Palace to attend the event but he has rejected the invitation. Head of Abdullah’s Office, Abdul Qahar Abid, said a team was
Tolo News: As the National Unity Government’s (NUG) term will end within the next one month, a group of 11 presidential candidates have started consultations on the establishment of an interim government to prevent “power gap” as elections are scheduled for September 28. The candidates said the incumbent government’s term ends on May 22 and that
By RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan April 14, 2019 KABUL — Afghanistan’s Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah says he will boycott a planned meeting of nearly 2,500 Afghan politicians and tribal, ethnic, and religious leaders aimed at discussing negotiations with the Taliban. Abdullah made the announcement on April 14, about two weeks before the gathering, known as
Tolo News: The National Unity Government’s (NUG) was established based on an agreement between Ghani and Abdullah in September 2014 after controversial elections. The agreement on the NUG was brokered by former US Secretary of State John Kerry. “Our nation is gradually coming to a consensus that the continuation of the incumbent government has no legitimacy
Tolo News: Presidential candidate and Afghanistan’s former minister of interior Gen. Noorul Haq Ulumi, who also leads a newly established political party, Afghanistan People’s National Front (Jabha-e-Milli Mardum-e-Afghanistan), on Tuesday warned to resist any kind of fraud and irregularities in the upcoming presidential elections scheduled for July 20. Ulumi said that he quit his position as minister
Ariana: “Abdullah has been given three chances, this time, it is better for him to move forward based on a principle set for him by Jamiat-e-Islami party,” Ismail Khan said. Speaking to Ariana News, Ismail Khan also criticized the National Unity Government – describing it as “kindergarten”. He said sidelining the jihadi figures have been the
RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan October 22, 2018 Senior Afghan officials have praised voters who cast ballots in weekend parliamentary elections that were plagued by violence and organizational problems, saying the turnout shows that Afghans are rejecting the ideology of Taliban militants. “The Taliban wanted to build a stream of blood, but the Taliban was defeated
Tolo News: Hekmat Khalil Karzai, Deputy Foreign Minister stepped down from his post on Wednesday morning citing ‘differences on foreign policies’ with the leadership of the national unity government..there are reports that Karzai will run in the upcoming Presidential Elections, but he has not mentioned this in his resignation letter. Click here to read more (external
Eisa Khan Ayoob Ayoobi via The Globe Post: The National “Unity” Government (NUG) was formed through a power-sharing deal to harmonize and protect the society. But in reality, it has emerged as a tribal monocracy and just a facade, plagued by disunity and ethnonationalism. As the head of NUG, Ashraf Ghani, since his illegitimate rise to power,