VOA News / January 18, 2016 ISLAMABAD – Afghanistan’s top election official says postponed parliamentary polls will be held in October, promising mistakes of the bitterly disputed 2014 presidential vote would not be repeated. Independent Election Commission Chairman Ahmad Yousuf Nuristani announced Monday in Kabul the panel has made “all technical” preparations to ensure “fully transparent”
Human Rights Watch: The Afghan government should quickly remedy its missed deadline to produce a plan to include women in the peace process, Human Rights Watch said. In September 2015, the Afghan government of President Ashraf Ghani promised its key international donors it would finalize an implementation plan by year’s end and begin carrying it
Tolo News: Critics blasted President Ashraf Ghani on Monday over the creation of what they call incompetent task teams assigned to investigate major incidents in the country and for withholding the findings of such teams despite having pledged otherwise. Click here to read more (external link).
VOA News Ayaz Gul January 10, 2016 ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN—Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday traveled to eastern Nangarhar province where he met with officials and tribal leaders to assess concerns Islamic State is gaining ground in the province that borders Pakistan. Addressing the meetings in the capital Jalalabad , Ghani stressed that the government is
Khaama Press: President of Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has said that Afghanistan has a specific stance for peace and no deal would be made on its independence and constitution. Click here to read more (external link).
Sputnik: Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani on Monday condemned what he called a cross-border attack on an Indian air force base near Pakistan, the Indian prime minister’s office said in a press release Monday. Click here to read more (external link).
Press TV / December 31, 2015 Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has expressed readiness to attend Pakistan-brokered talks with Taliban on the condition that the militant group give up terrorism. “It is obvious that there are groups of Taliban, not a unified movement,” President Ghani said on Thursday in Kabul. “The fundamental issue here is the choice: choose peace or
Khaama Press November 26, 2015 President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has dismissed the provincial Intelligence – National Directorate of Security (NDS) Chief along with a number of other high level government officials. President Ghani arrived in Kunduz this morning on a second visit within the past one month to hold talks with the government officials and