Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty November 19, 2015 A U.S. inspector general overseeing U.S. reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan said the effort is plagued by poor planning, wasteful spending, and chronic corruption. The criticisms by John Sopko are the latest from his agency, which is known by its acronym SIGAR and which is charged with monitoring U.S.
Khaama Press November 18, 2015 New details have unfolded regarding the involvement of a top government official in a controversial agreement regarding the construction of a township in capital Kabul, involving a senior official of the former Kabul Bank. Abdul Ali Mohammadi who has been suspended by President Ghani to serve as the legal presidential
Tolo News: President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday night suspended his legal advisor, Abdul Ali Mohammadi, over the signing of a controversial housing scheme project, according to sources close to the Presidential Palace. Mohammadi allegedly facilitated the signing of the “Smart City Township” project between a key Kabul Bank defaulter Khalilullah Frozi and the Ministry of Urban
VOA News Ayaz Gul November 17, 2015 ISLAMABAD—A new nationwide survey of public opinion in Afghanistan reports 58 percent of Afghans say the country is headed in the wrong direction. The San Francisco-based Asia Foundation released its annual survey Tuesday in Kabul, saying that overall optimism has decreased across all Afghan regions. The most frequently
Tolo News: The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) reported Tuesday that a senior official from the Ministry of Urban Development Affairs (MoDA) was arrested on charges of accepting a bribe of two million Afs. The arrested official who worked in the ministry’s finance department was allegedly caught red-handed by the NDS while accepting the bribe. Click
Khaama Press November 17, 2015 President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani says 16,500 people have seized government land in Afghanistan. While talking to the gathering organized in support of justice and development in Kabul on Monday, President Ghani said that a “loud voice” from people is required in saying no to the corruption. The President did not
Tolo News: President Ashraf Ghani has ordered that Khalilullah Frozi, ex-CEO of Kabul Bank must serve out his full 10 years in prison and pay his court ordered fine of $137 million USD, said Sayed Zafar Hashemi, the deputy presidential spokesman on Monday. He also said the president has warned against interference in the court
New York Times: KABUL, Afghanistan — EVEN though he goes to his office in an armored vehicle escorted by several guards, Yar Mohammad Hussainkhel takes a different route every morning, hoping to confuse the many enemies who want to kill him. Once Mr. Hussainkhel arrives at the fortified compound in the north of Kabul, Afghanistan’s
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Tolo News: President Ashraf Ghani’s office said Monday that the government is thoroughly investigating the housing scheme project which was signed with a Kabul Bank defaulter before it was cancelled by Ghani. The finding of the investigation will be shared with the people soon, Ghani’s deputy spokesman Sayed Zafar Hashemi said. Click here to read more (external