1TV: Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah’s Twitter account was hacked on Saturday and filled with a post that ridiculed the official. The attack happened four days after the official posted tweets stressing on government’s decision on route of a planned power line despite protest. “I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery,” the only tweet by the hackers read
KABUL, July 29 (Xinhua) — Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has vowed to keep high pressure on corruption as the country is preparing for a key international conference to be held later this year, Arg, the country’s Presidential Palace said in a statement on Friday. On Thursday, Ghani chaired the first meeting of National High
1TV: Speaking with the Los Angeles Times, Hamid Karzai has said that the current Afghan top officials including President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah all served in his government. “[Ghani] is also a legacy of mine. So is Abdullah,” Karzai said. “Rather than going into the past, they should begin to deliver — not talk
VOA News Noor Zahid June 29, 2016 The U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan on Wednesday launched a program to help advance educational opportunities for Afghan women. Funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Promote Scholarship Program will provide aid to 720 Afghan women over the next five years, an embassy statement said. Recipients
Press TV May 17, 2016 A Chinese official says neighboring Afghanistan has expressed its support for Beijing amid ongoing maritime tensions between China and regional and extra-regional countries over the South China Sea. “Our Afghan counterparts expressed their gratitude for China’s long-term support over the years, and also said they support China’s position on the
VOA News Ayaz Gul May 12, 2016 ISLAMABAD—Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan and Pakistan Thursday launched the construction of an electricity power grid Thursday to link the four nations to a jointly operated power supply and promote regional stability, security and prosperity. Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah and the heads of the
Khaama Press: Former Afghan interior minister Ali Ahmad Jalali has said the government of national unity led by President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani and CEO Abdullah Abdullah will not collapse. Jalali served as the minister of interior during former President Hamid Karzai’s administration and is currently in the United States, serving as lecturer in a US military academy.
Tolo News: Afghan CEO Abdullah Abdullah marked World Press Freedom Day on Tuesday at an event in Kabul and applauded local media for their achievements over the years and said government would do everything possible to protect journalists from coming under attack. Increased levels of press freedom and a growth in Afghanistan’s media sector are two of
ISLAMABAD, April 21 (Xinhua) — Pakistan said on Thursday that Afghanistan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah has postponed his upcoming visit to Islamabad. Abdullah’s office had earlier said that he will not travel to Pakistan after a deadly suicide bombing in Kabul Tuesday that killed nearly 70 people and injured over 300. The Afghan leader was
Tolo News: The Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Abdullah Abdullah, said that those who no longer have the facilities they used to have, are unhappy with the continuation of the National Unity Government’s (NUG) tenure. Abdullah urged political figures to cooperate with the government, instead of creating problems and criticizing the activities of the NUG. Click here