Ariana News: Former chairman of Wolesi Jirga and former vice president, Muhammad Younis Qanuni appointed as the new Chairman of Afghanistan High Peace Council. A source close to the National Unity Government (NUG) says that the measure was taken in National Security Council chaired by President Ashraf Ghani. The source refused to present further details.
Tolo News: Referring to government’s recent move to include bankrupt debtors of Kabul Bank to a housing scheme project, the legal experts said Friday that Afghanistan’s laws do not allow a criminal who is sentenced to ten years or more in jail to sign a contract or benefit from government privileges. Click here to read
While the new constitution was considered a milestone towards free and fair elections, it ignored a central issue which had always haunted Afghanistan’s political system: The highly centralized presidential system with dictatorial power in the hand of the President. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: The recent move of government to include bankrupt debtors of Kabul Bank to a vast government project has questioned the independence of Afghanistan’s Judicial Branch, said the legal experts on Thursday. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: The President’s Administrative Affairs Office has reportedly fired nearly 200 employees of the office since the establishment of National Unity Government – provoking anger of the workers that have been dropped to the waiting-list. The dismissed officials on Tuesday strongly criticized the action, accusing the office of nepotism… “nine new people from a