Tolo News: Afghan president Ashraf Ghani on Sunday defended the performance and integrity of the National Procurement Authority (NPA) days after the US State Department announced that Washington was withdrawing about $100 million earmarked for an Afghan energy project, and would withhold another $60 million in planned assistance, because of corruption. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo
Tolo News: The opening ceremony of the 24-hour crossing at Torkham was held on Wednesday, with Prime Minister Imran Khan and a number of Afghan government officials, including Nangarhar governor Shah Mahmoud Miakhail and acting Minister of Public Works Yama Yari, in attendance. The presence of Afghan officials at the 24-hour Torkham Crossing ceremony has caused
By RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan September 20, 2019 Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has promised to take steps to prevent civilian casualties in the war against militants, a day after at least 30 civilians were killed in a U.S. drone strike in eastern Nangarhar Province. Ghani said on September 20 that he had introduced several “checks
Ariana: The state-builder electoral ticket held a campaign rally inside the presidential palace on Wednesday. The fortified compound hosted thousands of Ghani’s supporters. The participants of the gathering entered into the palace through the building of the Administrative Office of the President. Rival candidates have always accused President Ghani of misusing government resources. Click here to
Tolo News: Within hours, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s move to skip a live TV debate with his rival candidate Abdullah Abdullah on Monday drew backlash from the Afghan media. The debate was organized by Ariana News in Kabul. Media organizations have called Ghani’s defiance an insult to the media and to freedom of speech. Click here
Ariana: Ariana News is set to hold the biggest presidential election debate between Dr. Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah tonight at 8:30pm Kabul Time. Ariana News anchors Naseer Fayaz and Baseera Joya will serve as the debate moderators. The event will be aired live exclusively on Ariana News, Ariana Television, Ariana FM, Ariana News
Ayaz Gul VOA News September 13, 2019 ISLAMABAD – Afghan President Ashraf Ghani told an election rally Friday that more than 2,000 Taliban fighters have been killed over the past week and insisted his elected office is where the insurgent group must come to seek a decisive political settlement to the conflict. Ghani’s assertions came
Tolo News: Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah has suspended a presidential decree which was issued to investigate allegations on appointments in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, MoFA. A copy of a letter obtained by TOLOnews shows that Mr. Abdullah has said that the investigation is part of election campaign by President Ghani. Mr. Abdullah’s office has not
Ken Bredemeier VOA News September 9, 2019 WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump’s abrupt cancellation of planned peace talks with Taliban leaders creates new uncertainty about his vow to end the country’s 18-year military effort to fight terrorism in Afghanistan and could lead to more bloodshed ahead of Afghan elections late this month. Trump called
By Ken Bredemeier VOA News September 8, 2019 U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday that President Donald Trump “made the right decision” to call off peace talks with Taliban leaders at his presidential retreat because of the terrorist group’s on-going attacks in Afghanistan. “We need to see them capable of delivering on their