Khaama Press November 27, 2015 The leader of Hezb-e-Islami party Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has offered conditional support to the Afghan peace process while seeking a comeback and leverage in the politics of the country. Carrying a title of the most notorious warlord for his 40 years of involvement in war and violence in the country, Hekmatyar,
Khaama Press November 26, 2015 President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has assigned a delegation of high level government officials to launch an investigation regarding the alleged support the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) loyalists receive from the government. A statement by ARG Presidential Palace said the delegation was assigned after deputy house speaker Mohammad Zahi
Khaama Press November 26, 2015 President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has dismissed the provincial Intelligence – National Directorate of Security (NDS) Chief along with a number of other high level government officials. President Ghani arrived in Kunduz this morning on a second visit within the past one month to hold talks with the government officials and
Tolo News: Political analyst Ahmad Saeedi who survived an assassination attempt on Tuesday evening urged the government to track down the perpetrators; he blamed the so-called ‘fifth pillar’ for being involved. Click here to read more (external link).
AOPNEWS | November 22, 2015 Shukria Barakzai, a member of the Wolesi Jirga (Afghan parliament’s lower house) has been appointed as Afghanistan’s ambassador to Norway, Afghan media is reporting today. Barakzai is well known in the media as an outspoken female lawmaker pushing for women’s rights. However, after the death of Mullah Omar, she did
Khaama Press November 20, 2015 Afghanistan signed two agreements and four memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with Kazakhstan on Friday. The two agreements were on cooperation in the fields of culture and civil defense, prevention and emergency response, and the four MoUs were in different sectors. According to information released by the Presidential Palace “ARG”, one
KABUL, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) — The Afghan Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in the country have launched a new five-year project, aiming to deliver improved public services, the IDLG said in a statement on Sunday. The project called, Local Governance Project-Afghanistan (LoGo), which was launched on Saturday,
Tolo News: The Wolesi Jirga (Lower House of Parliament) on Saturday rejected President Ashraf Ghani’s recent decree to amend the law on caretaker officials. With a majority of votes the MPs flatly refused to agree to the decree. “We are against this amendment because the president wants the acting defense minister to stay on in
Khaama Press | November 11, 2015 Asif Ashna, deputy to the spokesperson of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah has resigned over the incident that took place in southern Zabul province. Ashna says the reason of his resignation is the incompetence of government to prevent the atrocity of seven civilians in Zabul province. Two women,
Press Release – November 07, 2015 Office of the President Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Whereas addressing the Kabul Bank case to recover the loans from the shareholders is one of the main commitments of the government of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan; Recognizing the need to ensure that recovering the loans of this bank is by