Afghan Voice Agency (AVA) - Today’s view: Mike Pompeo pointing the finger of accusation towards Ashraf Ghani in the issue that he has wasted the blood of American soldiers, is yet another cover for the wrong military policies and strategies of the United States in attacking and occupying Afghanistan.
Continuing his Facebook posts on security in Kabul city, First Vice President Amrullah Saleh identified 12 new security issues and said that the responsibility for securing public facilities will be gradually transferred to the public protection forces, with the police returning to their primary duties.
First Vice President Amrullah Saleh, who is in charge of Kabul city’s security, said he will return “real and mental security” back to the people of the capital, in a Facebook post on Sunday.
The Amnesty International South Asia has expressed concern over referral of 40 people in Afghanistan to the Attorney General Office for social media posts.
Candidates jockeying to become Afghanistan's next president lashed out at the incumbent Ashraf Ghani on Monday after deadly violence cast a shadow over the first official day of campaigning.
Amrullah Saleh’s remarks came after Afghanistan recalled its top diplomatic envoy from Islamabad in protest against Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s statement urging the creation of an interim government in Kabul to smoothen peace process in the war-ravaged nation.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah joined a field of 17 candidates for July's presidential election as filing of nominations closed on Sunday.
The fourth round of Afghanistan and India’s security dialogue, in Kabul on Sunday at the Afghan Institute for Strategic Studies (AISS), brought together former high-ranking security officials from Afghanistan and India and Indian diplomats.