Ariana: Former Balkh governor and politician Atta Mohammad Noor said he has recently started considering the option of an interim government which he said could help resolve the current crisis. He said he only recently started thinking about this as an option and only after President Ashraf Ghani’s move to summarily dismiss the health minister
Tolo News: The former minister of mines, Wahidullah Shahrani, who was sentenced to 13 months in jail and fined $1.5 million on charges of misuse of authority, on Wednesday accused President Ashraf Ghani of trying to interfere in his judicial proceedings in the court. Shahrani’s aide quoted the Afghan Attorney General Farid Hamidi as saying
Tolo News: The Afghan government allowed 10 Chinese nationals– arrested on December 10 for operating a “terror cell” in Kabul–to leave the country, said the Hindustan Times, quoting sources familiar with the issue. The 10 members of the cell were flown out of the country in a plane arranged by the Chinese government after approval
Tolo News: Critics on Friday reacted to the removal of Ahmad Jawad Osmani from his post as public health minister by President Ghani, saying that government institutions such as the Ministry of Public Health should not be politicized. Ata Mohammad Noor, the CEO of Jamiat-e-Islami party, called it “hasty and insulting” decision and warned against
Ariana: Sima Samar, State Minister for Human Rights Affairs has confirmed the ministry has been dissolved without warning by President Ashraf Ghani and that she has been dismissed. According to her she also had no idea about her imminent dismissal and said she only found out when a colleague handed her a letter informing her
Tolo News: The Taliban has opposed President Ashraf Ghani’s call to hold the next round of the peace negotiations in Afghanistan, saying the request signals fear on the republic’s side. Click here to read more (external link).
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty November 24, 2020 Amid concerns that countries are focused inward on the coronavirus outbreak, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has warned that any reduction in foreign aid to Afghanistan will lead to “major setbacks” in public services, economic activity, and living standards. International aid “is important not only for development but also
Tolo News: Marshal Abdul Rashid Dostum on Wednesday called on President Ashraf Ghani to grant him the permission to lead the fight against the Taliban, saying he will curb violence in the country and will repress those who will try to wage war. Dostum said he is awaiting direction from the government, stating that he
Radio Mashaal November 18, 2020 Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan will embark on a one-day visit to neighboring Afghanistan on November 19, his first visit to Kabul since becoming prime minister in August 2018. Pakistan’s Foreign Office said in a statement on November 18 that Khan is making the trip at the invitation of Afghan
1TV: Only four to eight percent of Afghan people support the Taliban, President Ashraf Ghani said addressing a summit of Shanghai Cooperation Organization on Tuesday. The president said that opinions show that support for the republic is between 75 and 85 percent. Click here to read more (external link).