Tag: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani

Afghanistan to swap Taliban militants for American, Australian captives

KABUL: Afghanistan will release two senior Taliban commanders and a leader of the Haqqani militant group in exchange for an American and an Australian professor...

Afghanistan seeks clarification on Trump talk of wiping it out

KABUL: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said on Tuesday the United States should clarify remarks President Donald Trump made about Afghanistan, including a claim he...

Imran, Taliban meeting on the cards, says Haque

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Political Affairs Naeemul Haque on Wednesday said that PM Imran Khan would meet the Taliban leadership for a peaceful...

Afghan President Ghani holds talks with Punjab governor, CM

LAHORE: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani called on Punjab Governor Chaudhary Muhammad Sarwar at Governor House in Lahore on Friday. Matters of mutual interest and cooperation for...

Pakistan and Afghanistan talk peace, renew ties

--Afghan president holds one-on-one meeting with Pakistani PM, discusses regional security and geopolitics --FM says Afghan president’s visit to Pakistan would bring both countries closer...

US Secretary of State Pompeo visits Kabul, hopes for a peace...

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Afghan President Ashraf Ghani during an unannounced visit to Kabul on Tuesday to discuss ongoing peace talks...

Ghani hopes to open new chapter of ties with Pakistan on...

--PM Imran's office says Afghan president's visit would provide opportunity to further focus on political, security, economic and people-to-people contacts   KABUL: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani...

Afghan envoy ‘summoned’ to State Dept over public criticism of Taliban...

WASHINGTON:  A close aide to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday sparked a diplomatic spat with the United States by offering tough criticism of Washington’s...

MNA Dawar thanks Ghani for tweets condemning violence against PTM

Member National Assembly (MNA) Moshin Dawar, who belongs to the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM), has thanked Afghan President Ashraf Ghani for expressing concern over alleged...

Taliban takes centre stage as Kabul cut out of peace talks

KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani's being pushed to the sidelines as the Taliban ignores his overtures for peace and negotiates instead with his friends, and enemies,...

Ghani orders probe into sexual abuse of Afghan women footballers

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday called for an investigation into claims of sexual abuse against the national women's football team, calling the allegations...

Hours-long battle ends in Kabul after militants killed

KABUL: An hours-long battle in the Afghan capital involving insurgent rocket attacks and military airstrikes ended Tuesday with the death of two militants, authorities...

Afghan forces resume operations against Taliban, airstrike kills 12 militants

Afghan Air force airstrike on Friday night killed at least 12 Taliban fighters, according to police   KABUL: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani declared a formal...

Ghani warns Pakistan of consequences for supporting illegal armed groups

KABUL: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday warned Pakistan of the consequences for supporting the illegal armed groups. Speaking during a consultative conference on peace in Kabul,...

Action will be taken against Hafiz Saeed based on solid evidence:...

KARACHI: The federal government will clarify its position regarding Hafiz Saeed’s release to the US during US Defence Secretary James Mattis’ visit to Pakistan...