Ayesha Tanzeem VOA News March 1, 2020 Less than 24 hours after the United States signed a landmark agreement with the Afghan Taliban in Doha, its implementation has already hit its first speedbump. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani announced in Kabul Sunday that his government has made no commitment to release thousands of Taliban prisoners, a
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty February 26, 2020 Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has postponed his inauguration for his second term until March 9, amid a bitter dispute with his main election rival. The delay was due to “rumors” about the spread of the new coronavirus and the short notice for world leaders to attend the ceremony,
Tolo News: Presidential candidate Abdul Latif Pedram, in response to the announcement by the Independent Election Commission (IEC) of the presidential election results, said that the final election results must be annulled, and an inclusive government needs to be established as a solution to the current crisis. He says the IEC has no legitimacy and
Tolo News: Former President Hamid Karzai and former mujahideen leader Abdul Rab Rasoul Sayyaf met with National Unity Government leaders on Monday as tensions continue to rise between electoral campaign teams. President Ghani has created a special commission for the ceremony of his swearing in, and Chief Executive Abdullah has also set up a separate
Tolo News: President Ghani to plans to take the oath of office for the presidency on Thursday. Ariana: Abdullah has formed a commission to administrate the ceremony where he would take the oath of the office as the president of the inclusive government. Related Abdullah’s Team Appoints ‘Acting Governor’ to Jawzjan Abdullah’s Campaign Head: ‘I
Tolo News: The Stability and Convergence team led by Abdullah Abdullah introduced Mohammad Noor Rahmani as the governor of Sar-e-Pul at a gathering in the province on Saturday. They also took down President Ghani’s portrait from the provincial governor’s office. Meanwhile, Kamaluddin Nizami, governor of the central province of Panjshir, appeared at a press conference
1TV: India congratulated Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on his reelection victory expressing commitment to work with the new administration. Click here to read more (external link). Related UN, EU ready to work with new Afghan administration
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty February 19, 2020 The long-awaited result of Afghanistan’s bitterly disputed presidential election was expected to end months of uncertainty. Instead, President Ashraf Ghani’s reelection has triggered a political crisis that has threatened to spill over into violence and derail a historic peace deal between the United States and the Taliban.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty February 19, 2020 KABUL– Afghan Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum has called on his supporters to take to the streets to protest the reelection of President Ashraf Ghani. But reports from across Afghanistan say that, despite Dostum’s rallying cry, there was little sign of major protests or celebrations by Afghans weary
Ayesha Tanzeem VOA News February 18, 2020 ISLAMABAD – Five months after Afghanistan’s presidential election, the country’s top electoral body Tuesday declared incumbent President Ashraf Ghani a winner for a second term while his top rival Abdullah Abdullah’s team called the decision “illegal.” The Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan said Ghani won 50.6 percent of