Tolo News: President Ashraf Ghani and Atta Mohammad Noor have in recent weeks forged closer ties, a move that has been met with mixed reaction. A serious rift emerged between the two during the last presidential election – after the results were announced. At the time, Noor said he did not accept Ghani as the then
The New York Times: It was not just another group of hotheaded fans going at it. The man who had thrown the punch is the vice president of Afghanistan, Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum. And he did not stop there: To drive the humiliation home, he put his foot on the chest of his downed victim, a
Tolo News: Independent Election Commission (IEC) members on Sunday elected Najibullah Ahmadzai as the new head, Wasima Badghisi as operational deputy and Abdul Qadir Qurashi as administrative deputy of the commission. Gulajan Abdul Badi Sayad was elected as secretary and spokesman of the IEC. Click here to read more (external link).
The Washington Post: Afghanistan’s attorney general, Farid Hamidi, had pledged that his new anti-corruption team would go after individuals considered too powerful to touch and would concentrate on schemes involving more than $100,000. It was widely anticipated that they would soon put two senior Interior Ministry officials on trial, a politically explosive move. Click here to
Ayaz Gul VOA News November 22, 2016 ISLAMABAD — Afghanistan’s new electoral commissioners were sworn in Tuesday, paving the way for long-delayed parliamentary and district council elections. President Ashraf Ghani and his governing partner in the so-called National Unity Government (NUG), Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, witnessed and addressed the swearing-in ceremony at Kabul’s presidential palace. The
Reuters: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani instructed cabinet ministers sacked by parliament to remain in their jobs on Monday, looking to the Supreme Court to resolve an escalating power struggle. Ghani has quickly intervened to halt parliament’s cabinet reshuffle, which he fears could weaken the already fragile Western-backed government and delay state projects. The deteriorating political and
Khaama Press: President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani conferred High State Wazir Mohammad Akbar Khan Medal on National Security Adviser Mohammad Hanif Atmar. President Ghani said [he] admired Atmar for his service, patriotism, and intelligence as the Afghan nation admires it. He also hailed Atmar for his services as the Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, specifically mentioning
Tolo News: Sayed Mustafa Kazemi, former member of Wolesi Jirga (Lower House of Parliament), who was killed in an explosion in Baghlan province in 2007, had been a skilled economist who tried hard to put his country on the road to economic success. Today, a number of his plans have been implemented. Two key projects Kazimi
Khaama Press: The provincial governor of northern Balkh province Ata Mohammad Noor has rejected reports of political agreement with President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani to leave Balkh and assume a key post in the capital. Noor issued a statement after a report emerged on a local newspaper suggesting that the prominent political figure belonging to Jamiat-e-Islami has
Khaama Press: Speaking to a gathering in northern Jawzjan province following a military operation led by him, Gen. Dostum said President Ghani prefers those speaking Pashto and individuals belonging to his province are even more important to him. Gen. Dostum further added the Chief Executive Abdullah is an incapable leader and has lost his fame among