Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai
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China pledges financial aid to Afghanistan
World | Oct 31, 2014, 10:43 AM ISTBeijing: China Friday pledged to provide a non-reimbursable assistance of 500 million yuan ($81.43 million) to Afghanistan this year, authorities said.China will provide a non-reimbursable assistance of 1.5 billion yuan (about $244 million) in the
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Chinese minister to attend conference on Afghanistan
World | Oct 31, 2014, 06:36 AM ISTBeijing: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday met senior officials to attend the fourth foreign ministerial conference of the Istanbul Process on Afghanistan in Beijing, slated to open on Friday.When meeting with his Afghan
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Afghanistan President visits Saudi Arabia
World | Oct 26, 2014, 08:49 AM ISTKabul: Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai made his first overseas trip since taking office, fulfilling an election promise to undertake a religious pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia.His office on Saturday said in a statement that Ghani
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High security in Afghanistan ahead of presidential inauguration
World | Sep 29, 2014, 10:06 AM ISTKabul: The government of Afghanistan has beefed up security measures ahead of presidential inauguration scheduled for Monday here.Some 1,400 national and international dignitaries, including more than 200 delegates from the US, China, Pakistan, India and
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Pakistan President to attend swearing-in ceremony of his new Afghan counterpart
World | Sep 29, 2014, 09:55 AM ISTIslamabad: Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain would be visiting Kabul on Monday to attend the swearing- in ceremony for the new Afghanistan President, the Foreign Ministry said."The President's participation in the inauguration ceremony underscores Pakistan's consistent
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Ban Ki-moon welcomes unity government deal in Afghanistan
World | Sep 22, 2014, 06:58 AM ISTUnited Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday welcomed the conclusion of the presidential polls in Afghanistan as well as an agreement on formation of a national unity government in the country."The agreement between the
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Afghanistan's presidential candidates to sign power deal
World | Sep 21, 2014, 12:36 PM ISTKabul: Afghanistan's two presidential candidates were set to a sign a power-sharing deal on Sunday, three months after a disputed runoff that threatened to plunge the country into turmoil and complicate the withdrawal of the
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Afghan presidential runners reach unity government deal
World | Sep 21, 2014, 06:14 AM ISTKabul: Afghan presidential candidates Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai and Abdullah Abdullah on Saturday agreed to sign a deal on creation of national unity government, ending a weeks-long political deadlock."Dr. Abdullah and Dr. Ghani agreed on formation
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Afghanistan's Abdullah rejects election outcome
World | Sep 08, 2014, 07:32 PM ISTKabul: Abdullah Abdullah, one of two contenders for Afghanistan's presidency, today said that he will not accept the expected outcome of the election's second round and that talks with his opponent to form a national
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Afghan presidential poll preliminary result out, Ahmadzai leads
World | Jul 07, 2014, 10:08 PM ISTKabul: Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai is leading as Afghan election authorities announced the preliminary results of the presidential election Monday."Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai secured 56.44 percent of more than eight million votes in the presidential runoff held