Making a major shift in his policy, Afghan President, Ashraf Ghani stated on Monday that Pakistan’s involvement in the current peace talks with Taliban will no longer be sought by Kabul. Addressing a joint session of the Afghan parliament, Ghani stated, “Pakistan had promised to aid peace talks but we no longer expect Islamabad to […]
Apr 25 2016 | Posted in
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U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, has announced that two Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani, have agreed to a recount under UN supervision of the vote in the second round of the presidential elections held on 14 June. Both have pledged to respect the final results. The count will begin within 24 […]
Jul 14 2014 | Posted in
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U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, has come to Kabul in order to try to mediate the latest political crisis that threatens Afghanistan: The Battle for the results of the presidential election in June in which the two candidates, Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani, have declared victory and whom the chief diplomat of the United […]
Jul 12 2014 | Posted in
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Abdullah Abdullah rejected the Afghan presidential elections and today rejected the victory of his opponent Ashraf Ghani, opening a political and ethnic crisis in Afghanistan months before the withdrawal of NATO troops. ” We are the winners of elections and must form a legitimate government,” Abdullah said at a meeting at the traditional Loya Jirga […]
Jul 9 2014 | Posted in
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Afghanistan Election Commission has declared on Monday July 7, 2014 that Ashraf Ghani has won the majority vote in the second round of presidential elections and has been elected as the country’s new president. Ashraf Ghani, according to the Afghan Election Commission, secured 56.44 percent of the ballots while his rival, Abdullah Abdullah, won 43.56 […]
Jul 7 2014 | Posted in
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