Michael Hughes: The obsession of the U.S. and its international partners with building a strong central state in Afghanistan at the expense of local, more informal, governing institutions is one of the reasons the state-building mission failed, leaving the country vulnerable to predation and abuse by corrupt officials and warlords. As a result, the Afghan government,
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,
Khaama Press: According to the officials in the Independent Administrative Reform & Civil Service Commission, the majority of the vacant posts are in the Ministry of Education which is having around 13,000 vacant posts. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: A spokesman for the High Peace Council on Tuesday said funding for 2,400 HPC projects has been embezzled and that key members of the council are being paid by foreign embassies. While appearing on a TOLO news current affairs show, Tawde Khabare, Mawlavi Shahzada Shahid, spokesman for the HPC, let slip that prominent members
1TV: Afghanistan’s Mines and Petroleum Minister Daud Shah Saba has resigned, sources told 1TV on Monday. Saba presented his resignation to President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday. It was not immediately clear why the minister resigned. Click here to read more (external link).
Khaama Press: The supporters of Junbish-e-Milli party led by vice president General Abdul Rashid Dostum and Jamiat-e-Islami party led Ata Mohammad Noor reconciled in northern Faryab province shortly after the growing rift led to a bloody encounter last week. The supporters of the two prominent political parties reinstalled the removed pictures belonging to Gen. Dostum, Ahmad Shah
Tolo News: The Wolesi Jirga (Lower House of Afghan Parliament) on Saturday decided to impeach Foreign Minister, Salahuddin Rabbani, after he failed to attend a parliament session he had been summoned to. Rabbani and the Minister of Refugees and Repatriations Sayed Hussain Alimi Balkhi were due to appear before parliament on Saturday and answer questions over the
VOA News March 25, 2016 As Afghanistan’s national unity government approaches its second anniversary, a new BBG-Gallup survey shows deep public dissatisfaction with the country’s national leadership. Nearly 81 percent of respondents said they were somewhat or very dissatisfied with the performance of the national unity government, while 17 percent said they were somewhat or
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
By Frud Bezhan Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty March 23, 2016 Afghanistan has managed to bring one of the country’s most notorious militant leaders to the negotiating table after he dropped demands that all foreign forces leave the country. Now Kabul must consider whether Gulbuddin Hekmatyar’s offer to end a 15-year insurgency campaign in exchange for