Tolo News: Acting Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani inaugurated Afghanistan’s first ever embassy in Greece on Monday and held talks with Greek officials during his trip to Athens. This was the first visit of a senior Afghan delegation to Greece. Rabbani said his meetings with Greek officials were aimed at strengthening political, economic and trade ties between
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty December 18, 2017 Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has announced the resignation of a powerful ethnic Tajik governor and political leader in a northern province, angering the politician’s party — which said he had been sacked. The president’s office said on December 18 that Ghani approved the resignation of Atta Mohammad Noor,
Tolo News: A top member of Jamiat-e-Islami party, Ismail Khan, has called on the international community to stop funding the Afghan government saying it has failed to fix the deteriorating situation in the country and other issues of national interest. The statement comes just two days after acting foreign affairs minister Salahuddin Rabbani, who is
Tolo News: Afghanistan’s Jamiat-e-Islami Party on Tuesday said the party will announce its next move regarding the presidential palace’s rejection of one of its demands, which was for the removal of Hanif Atmar as chief of the national security council. The statement comes a day after acting foreign affairs minister Salahuddin Rabbani, who is also the
Press TV June 6, 2017 Afghan President Ashraf Ghani says the death toll from the deadly bomb blast in the Afghan capital city of Kabul has reached 150, as the country faces more deadly attacks in its major cities. “Over 150 innocent Afghan sons and daughters were killed and more than 300 wounded were brought
RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan June 5, 2017 Afghan Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani has called for the dismissal of the country’s top security chiefs after a wave of deadly attacks in the capital, Kabul. Rabbani, speaking at a press conference in Kabul on June 5, said the attacks in the past week that killed or wounded
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty March 22, 2017 Afghanistan wants the United States to send more forces to help battle the Taliban and the Islamic State extremist group, the country’s top diplomat has said. Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani on March 21 welcomed a recent call by U.S. General John Nicholson, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan,
Ayaz Gul VOA News February 25, 2017 ISLAMABAD — Pakistan disclosed Saturday that it is engaged in negotiations with Afghanistan on developing a joint “mechanism” to address mutual cross-border terrorism concerns, and both sides could formalize a deal next week. Sartaj Aziz, the prime minister’s adviser on foreign policy, told reporters in Islamabad that he will
KABUL, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) — Afghanistan and neighboring Uzbekistan signed agreements on Tuesday to enhance security cooperation and expand ties in transport and trade sectors, the Afghan national television RTA reported. Afghan Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani and his visiting Uzbek counterpart Abdulaziz Kamilov signed the agreements during a ceremony held in Afghan Presidential Palace here.
Press TV November 12, 2016 Afghanistan’s lower house of parliament, the Wolesi Jirga, has sacked three government ministers, including the foreign minister, citing poor performance and their failure to timely spend allocated budgets. “The respected minister Salahuddin Rabbani of foreign affairs is voted down and we request the president to introduce another candidate and candidates