Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai facing trouble in travelling in Afghanistan: Reports
Mar 12, 2022, at 01:32 am
Kabul: Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai said that he himself and former head of Afghan reconciliation council Abdullah Abdullah are facing restrictions in travelling in Afghanistan.
We didn’t plan to assassinate Ashraf Ghani: Taliban govt's Deputy PM
Jan 04, 2022, at 11:44 pm
Kabul: Deputy Prime Minister of Taliban government in Afghanistan, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, has claimed the insurgents had no plan to assassinate ousted Afghan President Ashraf Ghani when they took control over Kabul in mid-August last year.
Ashraf Ghani gives reason for leaving Kabul as Taliban approached city on Aug 15
Dec 31, 2021, at 09:15 pm
Kabul: Former Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani said he decided to flee Afghanistan when Taliban approached Kabul as he wanted to prevent the destruction of the city.
Doha led to collapse of Ashraf Ghani govt: Ex-Official
Dec 20, 2021, at 04:40 am
Kabul: Hamdullah Mohib, the former national security advisor for ex-president Ashraf Ghani, has said the signing of the U.S.-Taliban peace deal in February 2020 paved the way for the fall of Afghanistan into the Taliban’s hands.
UAE govt restricts political activities of ousted Afghan president Ashraf Ghani
Nov 30, 2021, at 11:11 pm
Kabul/IBNS: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) administration has restricted political activities of the ousted Afghan President, Ashraf Ghani, and his associates, the current Taliban government of the country said.
Nov 29, 2021, at 04:36 am
Kabul/IBNS: Delivering his first public speech since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in mid-August, the Islamist group's co-founder and the country's interim Prime Minister, Mohammad Hassan Akhund, has accused the ousted Aghan President Ashraf Ghani of corruption and funds embezzlement, according to local media reports.
'Could not make it end differently': Ashraf Ghani apologises to Afghans
Sep 09, 2021, at 05:27 am
Kabul/IBNS: Former Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday apologised to his countrymen for not being able to 'make it end differently', nearly three weeks after he fled the country following the Taliban's seizure of the capital city Kabul on Aug 15.
Taliban says Ashraf Ghani, Saleh can return to Afghanistan if they want
Aug 23, 2021, at 04:31 am
Kabul: The Afghan Taliban have extended their amnesty to president and vice president Ashraf Ghani and Amrullah Saleh respectively, and allowed them to return to Afghanistan if they wished to do so.
Justin Trudeau says Canada will not recognize Taliban
Aug 19, 2021, at 09:38 pm
Ottawa: Canadian PM Justin Trudeau has said his nation will not recognize the Taliban regime as the legitimate government in Afghanistan.
'I vow to get back..came to UAE in sandals, didn't steal public money': Afghan Prez Ashraf Ghani
Aug 19, 2021, at 09:12 pm
Dubai/IBNS: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in his first video message on Facebook, after fleeing the Taliban three days ago, defended his decision, and said that he came to UAE to prevent bloodshed in his homeland.
Waiting to get killed by Taliban: Afghanistan female mayor Zarifa Ghafari
Aug 18, 2021, at 11:21 pm
Kabul/IBNS: After insurgent group Taliban invaded Afghanistan, a female mayor of the country, Zarifa Ghafari, said she won't flee even if that would lead to her death.
'Will never bow to Taliban': Afghanistan ex-Vice President pledges new fight
Aug 18, 2021, at 05:43 am
Kabul/IBNS: Afghanistan's defiant Vice President Amrullah Saleh on Tuesday made it clear that he will not bow down to the Taliban after the group took over the capital Kabul.
Facebook, TikTok continue ban on posts promoting Talibans after Afghanistan fall
Aug 18, 2021, at 03:59 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Social media platforms like Facebook and TikTok on Tuesday announced that they won’t lift bans on content that promotes the Taliban after the group took control of Afghanistan.
Afghanistan: Taliban holding talks in Doha about future government
Aug 17, 2021, at 07:40 pm
Kabul/UNI: The Taliban said discussions are underway in Doha about a future Afghanistan government, including its structure and name, and they will reveal the details soon.
Ashraf Ghani committed treason by abandoning his post, say angry Afghans
Aug 17, 2021, at 07:16 pm
Kabul/UNI: The fleeing of former Afghan president Ashraf Ghani and his aides from the country has been harshly criticized by Afghans who say Ghani played with the "blood of the people" and "committed treason" by abandoning his post after making pledges to stay.
Stand squarely behind Afghanistan pull-out decision, buck stops with me: Joe Biden amid criticisms
Aug 17, 2021, at 10:37 am
Washington/IBNS: Facing severe criticism, US President Joe Biden on Monday broke his silence over the fiasco in Kabul following the Taliban's capture, stating his country's mission was never supposed to be nation building in Afghanistan and that he "stands squarely behind his decision."
Facing criticisms over Afghan crisis, US President Joe Biden to address nation
Aug 17, 2021, at 05:32 am
Washington/IBNS: US President Joe Biden will address the nation on Monday night (US time) after being criticised over the fiasco in Afghanistan following the Taliban's capture of capital city Kabul.
Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani fled Kabul with cars filled with cash: Reports
Aug 16, 2021, at 11:43 pm
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, who stepped down to prevent further violence in his country, was fleeing Kabul escorted with cars filled with cash, the Russian embassy said on Monday, adding that some cash was left in the airport.
War in Afghanistan is over: Taliban
Aug 16, 2021, at 03:31 pm
Kabul: Taliban insurgents have declared that the 'war' in Afghanistan is over after they entered Kabul on Sunday and took control over the Presidential Palace.
The people of Afghanistan do not deserve this: Kabul-born writer Khaled Hosseini
Aug 16, 2021, at 05:37 am
Kabul: Hours after Taliban entered Kabul city and took control of Afghanistan after months of bloody clashes since the foreign troops started leaving the war-torn country, celebrated US-based Afghan writer Khaled Hosseini said the people of the country did not deserve the situation the nation is currently facing.
Taliban enter Kabul; Ghani likely to step down : Report
Aug 15, 2021, at 10:06 pm
Kabul/IBNS: Taliban terrorists entered the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Sunday as the United States evacuated diplomats from its embassy by helicopter, according to media reports.
Blinken, Austin discuss Afghanistan security situation with Ashraf Ghani
Aug 13, 2021, at 11:31 pm
Kabul/Washington: US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Secretary of Defence Lloyd J. Austin III spoke on Thursday with Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani to stress that the United States remains invested in the security and stability of Afghanistan in the face of violence by the Taliban.
Taliban not ready for dialogue till Ashraf Ghani is Afghanistan Prez : Imran Khan
Aug 12, 2021, at 08:54 pm
Islamabad: As Taliban continues to make giant strides into Afghanistan and Pakistan is blamed for its role in supporting the insurgents with which it has a long nexus, Prime Minister Imran Khan has said the group is not ready to negotiate as long as Ashraf Ghani is the president of the war-torn country.
Afghanistan: Ashraf Ghani arrives in Mazar-i-Sharif to discuss security issues
Aug 11, 2021, at 05:31 pm
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has arrived in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of the northern Balkh province, to discuss security issues, a presidential spokesperson told Sputnik.
Antony Blinken, Ashraf Ghani condemn Taliban violence in Afghanistan
Aug 04, 2021, at 02:46 pm
Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday spoke with Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani when both the leaders condemned the recent attacks by Taliban in the war-ravaged nation.
Afghanistan: Ashraf Ghani meets political and jihadi leaders
Aug 01, 2021, at 01:16 pm
Kabul: President Ashraf Ghani convened on Saturday a meeting of prominent political and jihadi leaders of Afghanistan.
Afghanistan govt asks international community to probe Taliban
Jul 28, 2021, at 12:02 am
Kabul: Afghanistan has given a strong message to the terror group as it asked the international community, human rights agencies, and the International Criminal Court (ICC) to strongly condemn reprehensible violence and crimes committed by the Taliban within Afghanistan and its continued links to international terrorist groups.
Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani says Taliban has 'deep ties' with Al-Qaeda, other groups
Jul 23, 2021, at 08:22 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani has claimed that Taliban has “deep ties" with Al-Qaeda, Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed and the group wants Afghanistan “to become a haven for insurgents.”
Afghanistan: Rockets land close to Presidential palace in Kabul, no casualty
Jul 20, 2021, at 10:38 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan capital Kabul city was rocked by three rockets as they landed in PD one and PD two when country's president Ashraf Ghani was busy performing Eid-l-Adha prayer along with officials and politicians in the Presidential palace on Tuesday, media reports said.
Kidnapping of envoy's daughter: Afghanistan govt recalls envoy from Pakistan
Jul 19, 2021, at 10:42 pm
Kabul/UNI: Afghan President Ghani on Monday announced his decision to recall the Afghan envoy and other Afghan diplomats from Islamabad over the kidnapping incident of the Afghan envoy's daughter.