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The Afghan government today celebrated its first anniversary under President Ashraf Ghani.
President Ghani, after taking oath office for a second term, pledged to work for security, promote a regional and international consensus on peace, alleviate poverty and complete the cabinet.
But a number of political leaders and Afghan citizens believe that the government failed to deliver on these promises.
Among the critics is Atta Mohammad Noor, the chief of executive of Jamiat-e-Islami Party, who says that the government has been monopolized by few individuals and those accused of corruption have been assigned to various posts by President Ghani.
On this day a year ago, Afghanistan also witnessed two parallel presidential inaugurations.
Engaging with Citizens and Communities to Build a Resilient Afghanistan
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For much of its recent history, Afghanistan’s development progress has been set back by conflict. Eager to turn the page and rebuild the bonds of trust that have frayed over the years, the national government has prioritized the implementation of the Citizens’ Charter Afghanistan Project (CCAP), a comprehensive program to put the needs and aspirations of citizens front and center in the development of the country’s infrastructure and service delivery.
In line with the Citizens’ Charter, the national government, with the support of GFDRR and the World Bank, has been making marked progress toward strengthening community-based disaster risk management practices in Afghanistan. No stranger to disaster, the country is highly vulnerable to natural hazards such as flooding, earthquakes, avalanches, landslides, and droughts.
Four Afghan civil servants killed in Kabul ambush
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February 10, 2021
KABUL: Militants shot dead four government employees in central Kabul Tuesday, police said, in the latest rush-hour violence to rock the capital as Afghanistan’s spy agency said it had busted a terrorist cell involved in targeted killings.
The Afghan capital has seen near-daily attacks during the busy morning commute, targeting prominent figures including politicians, journalists, activists, judges, and religious scholars. Kabul police spokesman Ferdaws Faramarz told reporters that gunmen had opened fire on a vehicle carrying staff from the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, killing four.
A separate attack saw the driver of a vehicle belonging to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs killed in a bombing in Kabul, police and the ministry said. Later on Tuesday, Afghanistan’s spy agency said its forces had busted a six-member joint Islamic State-Haqqani network cell in Kabul. The Taliba
At least two people were killed and five others injured on Wednesday in two separate explosions in Kabul, the latest in a string of violent incidents in the Afghan capital, police said.An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attached to a vehicle .