Tolo News: NUG commission head says the Constitution allows the country’s president to have too much power and likened the amount to that of a Sultan. Mohammad Natiqi, the head of the commission overseeing the implementation of the political agreement of the National Unity Government (NUG), reiterated a call on Wednesday for radical reforms to be
Tolo News: Kandahar Police Chief Gen. Abdul Raziq responded to recent rumors about his removal from the position, saying that he has not been appointed by the government and that the state cannot remove him. He made the remarks in an interview with a local radio station in Kandahar. Raziq said the government is a coalition
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty December 23, 2017 One of Afghanistan’s most powerful regional politicians has vowed to defy his ouster as governor of the northern province of Balkh, posing a potential threat to the shaky Western-backed governing coalition of President Ashraf Ghani. The presidential palace said on December 18 that it had approved the resignation
Tolo News: President Ashraf Ghani and CEO Abdullah Abdullah on Monday overturned a recent decision to ban two social media chat groups, WhatsApp and Telegram. The two leaders met to discuss the issue which caused widespread anger in the country – particularly among civil society activists. The two leaders have described the ban on the social
Tolo News: Balkh’s Provincial Governor Atta Mohammad Noor on Sunday slammed government leaders and accused them of poor management and said he is thinking about running for presidency in the next elections. Speaking at the 94th anniversary of the Declaration of the Republic of Turkey Noor blasted the National Unity Government (NUG) leaders and said they
Ayesha Tanzeem VOA News April 10, 2017 ISLAMABAD — The future of Afghanistan’s unity government is “shaky,” according to a new report by the International Crisis Group. The Brussels based NGO says Afghanistan’s New Unity Government is beset with internal disagreements and discord, while facing a revived insurgency. The group blames the discord on what it
Tolo News: Commenting on recent reports of talks on power-sharing between President Ashraf Ghani and CEO Abdullah Abdullah, the CEO’s spokesman Mujiburrahman Rahimi on Thursday said no individual and no force would be allowed to undermine or move the political share of the CEO to someone else. The statement comes after reports emerged of ongoing negotiations
Tolo News: Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a recent report that the Afghan government had not made any considerable achievements in improving human rights in 2016 and that internal political rifts and the lack of political will could put the achievements of the past 15 years in jeopardy. In the report it said 8,000 civilians
Tolo News: Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani and CEO Abdullah Abdullah Thursday called on all Afghans to comply with the provisions of the nation’s constitution. The two officials had been speaking at a ceremony in Kabul to mark the 13th anniversary of the ratification of the Afghan constitution. “It is important that institutions in Afghanistan including the
Ayaz Gul VOA News November 22, 2016 ISLAMABAD — Afghanistan’s new electoral commissioners were sworn in Tuesday, paving the way for long-delayed parliamentary and district council elections. President Ashraf Ghani and his governing partner in the so-called National Unity Government (NUG), Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, witnessed and addressed the swearing-in ceremony at Kabul’s presidential palace. The