17 May 2021 - 17:06
KABUL (Pajhwok): Discussions on the merit and disadvantages of the contract related to control over crude oil and gas are ongoing among senior government officials amid presidential directives to relevant authorities to revoke this deal.
Information from the Afghanistan National Standard Authority (ANSA) suggests the contract for quality control of crude oil and gas was signed between ANSA and an Indian company called Therapeutics Chemical Research Corporation (TCRC) for five years on December 10, 2019.
Documents available with Pajhwok Afghan News show TCRC won the contract on the basis of open bidding. Earlier, a local company known as Geo-Chem Middle East had held the contract got this project for five years.
Ghani’s unrealistic targets not helping Afghanistan’s cause
Ajmal Shams
May 04, 2021 22:59
Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani speaks during a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 11, 2016. (Reuters)
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Every newly elected US president follows the tradition of monitoring their progress toward key policy goals, as promised in the election campaign, during their first 100 days in office. It is called the first 100-day plan. President Joe Biden announced last week that he had been able to achieve the goals of his 100-day plan by delivering on key policy targets such as a robust vaccine distribution campaign, which has exceeded 200 million shots, the passage of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, and America’s return to the Paris climate agreement.
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ACJC Probes Case Involving Ghani s Former Top Aides
The Anti-Corruption Criminal Justice Center (ACJC) has said it rejects the Attorney General’s Office embezzlement allegations over the construction of the wall of the Afghan embassy in the United States. The group cited technical and investigative shortcomings in its decision.
The indictment paper was returned to the Attorney General s Office, according to the ACJC.
There are also a number of contradictions in the text of the indictment paper. For instance, in the second page of the document, it states that the construction project of the embassy wall was suggested by Shad Mohammad Sargand, a former adviser to President Ashraf Ghani, but the third page states that the construction of the wall had been recommended by the Afghan embassy in Washington.
10 Mar 2021 - 18:28
KABUL (Pajhwok): Some political affairs analysts describe President Ashraf Ghani’s first year in office after reelection as ‘unsuccessful’ in terms of delivering on his promises, but others say the president was successful considering the country’s situation.
Ashraf Ghani sworn in as the president of Afghanistan on this day exactly one year ago on March 10, 2020.
During his inauguration, President Ghani had promised to work for peace, improve relations with countries, facilitate refugees repatriation, attract international investment, control Covid-19 spread and others during his second term.
Pajhwok Afghan News talked with a number of political affairs analysts about the one year performance of the president.