Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty May 10, 2016 British Prime Minister David Cameron has described Afghanistan and Nigeria as “fantastically corrupt.” It was not clear whether Cameron knew he was being filmed and recorded when he made the comments at a London reception on May 10. “We’ve got some leaders of some fantastically corrupt countries coming
KABUL, May 5 (Xinhua) — Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani said on Thursday that the Afghan government is firm in fight against administrative corruption and would step up efforts to eliminate the menace in the country. “The administrative corruption is still a big challenge. The Afghans are fed up with corruption. But we are firmly
Politico: For years, John Sopko has played the media and rattled the Afghan reconstruction effort. Now, lawmakers are questioning his methods. Sopko, hailed by many as a heroic advocate for taxpayers for his prolific work as the special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction, threw a sudden punch at a now-defunct Pentagon task force he had long accused
The New York Times: Women’s sports programs in Afghanistan, long a favorite of Western donors, have all but collapsed. Some consist of little more than a young woman with a business card and a desk, as one insider described the women’s version of cricket, Afghanistan’s most popular game. Others, like women’s soccer, have managed to field a few teams for practices
Tolo News: Election watchdog organizations and political parties on Sunday said that government has failed to bring about electoral reforms. They said this was unacceptable. According to them, the continuation of war and insecurity should not deter government from bringing electoral reforms. They said that playing games with the issue of electoral reforms is playing games with the fate
1TV: Most of the citizens in Afghanistan will not participate in the upcoming parliamentary elections, according to the findings of a recent survey. The survey, by Focus Group, covered 10,512 people in all 34 provinces of the country. Mohammad Yosuf Rashid, the head of Free and Fair Election Foundation of Afghanistan, said a fraud-rigged presidential election in
Khaama Press: Noor issued an online statement earlier tonight rejecting the allegations which comes after days of massive protests which were triggered following the removal of Vice President General Abdul Rashid Dostum’s portraits from Mazar-e-Shari city, the provincial capital of Balkh province. Noor released a photo which purportedly shows formation of the provincial leadership of Balkh province,
1TV: Former Afghan governor Abdul Basir Salangi has grabbed government land in north Kabul. The issue came to light after authorities visited the site to clear the constructed buildings and reclaim the land in Badam Bagh area. As they started operation, guards affiliated to Salangi, who was governor of Parwan during Karzai rule, arrived at the site forcing
Tolo News: Addressing delegates at the 4th g7+ Ministerial meeting in Kabul on Wednesday President Ashraf Ghani stressed the need for transparency in government in conflict-affected countries. He said the lack of a real fight against corruption was one of the main reasons for a lack of progress. Referring to Afghanistan, he said so far corruption had
RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan March 9, 2016 Authorities in Afghanistan say they’re investigating the circumstances around a disturbing video clip that appears to show police officers taking part in the brutal torture of an alleged terror suspect. The two-minute footage was posted this week by the Pajhwok news agency and shows a group of men,