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President Ghani: women’s representation in peace negotiations is essential
14 Nov 2018

President Ghani: women’s representation in peace negotiations is essential

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani urged women on Tuesday to come up with a clear list of suggestions for peace negotiations as he continues his meetings on forming an advisory board for peace process....

Afghanistan signs landmark energy transmission MoU with Turkish company
07 Nov 2018

Afghanistan signs landmark energy transmission MoU with Turkish company

Kabul—President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani presided over the signing of Memorandum of Understanding for TAP (Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan) transmission line with a Turkish company that will bring 1,00...

President Ghani, NATO Secretary General addressed challenges at a joint press conference
06 Nov 2018

President Ghani, NATO Secretary General addressed challenges at a joint press co...

Arg—President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani and Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General, met today before addressing a press conference. President Ghani thanked NATO for reinforcing Afghan Air Force (AAF) an...

Afghanistan-China Air Corridor inaugurated, sending 20 tons in first cargo flight
06 Nov 2018

Afghanistan-China Air Corridor inaugurated, sending 20 tons in first cargo fligh...

Kabul—President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani inaugurated the corridor this morning, which will transport a major chunk of Afghanistan's pine nuts output, worth $700-$800 million from Afghanistan to China ann...

Teachers, professors appreciate President Ghani for building 24 schools from his private account
03 Nov 2018

Teachers, professors appreciate President Ghani for building 24 schools from his...

Paktika—President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani met with school teachers and professors in Sharana, Paktika today, told them about the progress of constructing 6,000 schools all over Afghanistan. President...

President Ghani: enhancing women’s capacity and improving education is our top priority
03 Nov 2018

President Ghani: enhancing women’s capacity and improving education is our top p...

Paktika—President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani pledged to build female-only schools in Sharana and Urgun, and vowed to pay extra to female justices and attorneys had they chose to work in Paktika to meet the...

President Ghani hosted Japan’s ambassador to Afghanistan, Mitsuji Suzaka and JICA’s president
31 Oct 2018

President Ghani hosted Japan’s ambassador to Afghanistan, Mitsuji Suzaka and JIC...

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday thanked president of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Shinichi Kitaoka, and the government of Japan on behalf of the Afghan people and govern...

President Ghani: General Raziq was an outstanding example
30 Oct 2018

President Ghani: General Raziq was an outstanding example

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani reassured in a meeting with Kandahar elders today that a thorough investigation of Kandahar incident is underway, and renewed his commitment of naming the police academ...

President Ghani met General Votel
29 Oct 2018

President Ghani met General Votel

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani and commander of U.S. Central Command, General Joseph Votel, discussed parliamentary elections, peace process, security sector reforms and impact of U.S. South Asia Str...

President Ghani receives Danish Foreign Minister
29 Oct 2018

President Ghani receives Danish Foreign Minister

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani met with Andres Samuelson, Foreign Minister of Denmark, and discussed a range of issues including ANDSF reforms, peace process, curriculum development, technical and vo...