Press TV September 15, 2016 Afghanistan’s former President Hamid Karzai has censured new authorities for giving the US military greater freedom in the fight against Taliban, saying the attitude could dent Afghan sovereignty. Karzai made the remarks in an interview on Thursday, expressing objection to the policies of the administration of current President Ashraf Ghani
Ayaz Gul VOA News September 10, 2016 ISLAMABAD — Top Afghan officials and representatives of an anti-government armed group, led by former warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, have reported major progress in their protracted peace negotiations and both sides are expected to sign a deal, possibly sometime on Saturday. President Ashraf Ghani’s national unity government for months has
Khaama Press: Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has warned to close transit route for Pakistan to Central Asian countries as the Wagah port has been closed for the Afghan traders for import and export. President Ghani made the remarks during a meeting with the UK’s special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan Owen Jenkins in Kabul. He said Afghanistan
Tolo News: President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday approved two crucial laws including the draft law on electoral reforms and the much-awaited census law. “The president has approved the draft law on election reforms and the law is prepared, the law on which the ministry of justice is working, all issues pertaining to the law will be finalized
Human Rights Watch: A purported recording of an encounter between members of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s security detail and a journalist is a troubling reminder of the fragility of the country’s hard-won media freedom. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: Rahmatullah Nabil, the ex-chief of the Afghan spy agency—the National Directorate of Security (NDS) – Tuesday alleged that President Ashraf Ghani’s unnecessary meddling in the works of government institutions has fueled political, security and social uncertainties in the country. “Poor leadership and unnecessary interferences by President Ghani in various fields of politics, security and economy
By Frud Bezhan Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty September 4, 2016 Two years after a contentious, fraud-marred presidential election pushed Afghanistan to the brink of another bloody civil war, the country is once again staring into the abyss. The compromise power deal signed by political rivals Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah to avert that crisis expires
The Washington Post: The accusation is that Ghani has surrounded himself with advisers from his Pashtun ethnic group and clan, while shutting out those from other backgrounds. Both of his vice presidents are from ethnic minorities, but several of his closest confidants, such as the national security adviser, Hanif Atmar, are fellow Ghilzai Pashtuns. He
Human Rights Watch: Afghan authorities should urgently investigate allegations that security forces physically assaulted and detained journalists after violence broke out during a protest in central Bamiyan province on August 29, 2016, Human Rights Watch said today. The demonstrators had been organizing a protest about a major power transmission line during a visit to the area
The First Vice President General Abdul Rashid Dostum harshly criticized President Ghani during a gathering in Kabul following a deadlock in the Government of National Unity by CEO Abdullah’s remarks. According to a video released online by Enayatullah Babar Farahmand, the Chief of Staff of the Office of the First Vice President, Gen. Dostum is seen