Tolo News: In her interview with Radio Azadi earlier this week, Rula Ghani described the parliament as a vote-trading ground, saying that the acting ministers who were rejected by the parliament will continue their jobs whether the lawmakers want them to continue their jobs or not. Lawmakers described Rula Ghani’s statement as an insult to
The Tribune: “America is delegitimising democracy in Afghanistan. They want a puppet democracy. They are pushing Ghani (Ashraf Ghani) to give up the election. The Taliban is getting what they want. Pakistan is playing clever. They think that delegitimising democracy would create chaos in Afghanistan. Pakistan is maestro of chaos.” Click here to read more (external
Tolo News: The family of former TOLO news presenter Yama Siawash in a statement on Wednesday again warned they would lodge a complaint with the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague in the Netherlands and at the United Nations against the Afghan government and the Central Bank of Afghanistan, where Siawash was working when
By Tahir Khan Ayesha Tanzeem VOA News December 9, 2020 ISLAMABAD – Negotiation teams from the Afghan government and the Taliban have agreed to refer differences in interpretation of Sharia law to a joint committee, protect the confidentiality of ongoing peace talks, and carry out the process with “truthfulness, sincerity, and determination,” according to a
Tolo News: Peace negotiators from the Afghan Republic and Taliban teams held their second meeting about the agenda of the negotiations in Doha following their first meeting on Saturday. So far, the details of the meetings have not been made public by the two sides, but both sides have expressed optimism about moving forward to
Roshan Noorzai VOA News December 4, 2020 Afghan human rights monitors are sounding the alarm over a spike in attacks against them by unknown assailants, as they cautiously welcome the formation of a new government body to protect rights activists. In a presidential decree Tuesday, the government in Kabul announced the Joint Commission for the
Tolo News: Negotiators from both sides in Doha have agreed on procedural rules for the peace negotiation talks, the Taliban and the delegation of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan confirmed on Wednesday. Click here to read more (external link). Related Pompeo hails peace talks agreement as a ‘major milestone’ Washington’s envoy to NATO says Taliban
1TV: The World Bank has said that the Afghan central bank is not giving data needed for the disbursement of $180 million allocated for the country. In a letter to President Ashraf Ghani, the World Bank’s office in Afghanistan has said that the bank is obligated to assess the country’s macroeconomic policy framework prior to
Tolo News: The Afghan parliament on Wednesday approved three ministers and rejected two ministerial nominees–for Ministry of Education and Rural Rehabilitation and Development– and also did not confirm the head of the Central Bank [Ajmal Ahmadi]. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: A document seen by Tolo News suggests that Ajmal Ahmadi, the governor of the Central Bank of Afghanistan, has made dozens of new appointments over the recent months with special privileges offered to the candidates. The documents show that some of the newly appointed employees were paid more than 450,000 Afs under the