Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai and Dr. Abdullah have both agreed to participate in the second presidential debate on Tolo TV. We hope that Karzai recognizes the importance of this opportunity and joins the debate.
Dr. Ghani says that public debate is the essence of the democratic process. Without thorough discussion of all the candidates’ ideas the election process cannot be credible, secure and inclusive.
The first presidential debate on July 23rd was watched or heard by more than 10 million Afghans. Since then at least another 10 million have seen or heard portions of the debate. The Afghan people are engaged in discussing the issues and deserve to hear from all the candidates. Ancient
About Ashraf Ghani
Between October 2001 and June 2002, Ashraf Ghani served as Special Advisor to ...
Master - 7 months agoDr. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai campaigned in Kabul today, promoting his policies for economic growth and women’s issues at events hosted by the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce & Industries and Afghan Women’s Network.
Dr. Ghani described his plans for economic growth and development, which he laid out in his Dari and Pashto language book “A Beacon Towards a Just Order,” a new full-length description of all of his policy proposals. The issues covered include: Afghan nationalism and Islam, nation-building, infrastructure, good governance, education, international relations and economic reforms, including job creation, trade and transparency.
A pdf of “A Beacon Towards a Just Order” can be downloaded at www.ashrafghani.af.
Dr. Ghani’s remarks ...
Snap - 7 months agoKABUL (AFP) — Election posters have been going up in Afghanistan as two months of campaigning officially kicked off for the August 20 presidential polls, being contested by 41 candidates.Large posters were being fixed to telegraph poles across Kabul featuring some of the leading candidates, including incumbent President Hamid Karzai and former finance minister Ashraf Ghani.Ghani, an academic promising "a new beginning," invited people to meet him at his Kabul home, his campaign office said, adding that 3,000 were expected.Another frontrunner, former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah who says Afghanistan needs change, was expected to address a gathering at a Kabul hotel, his office said.Karzai, on a state visit to Russia, would be represented at a press conference by his campaign ...
martina - 9 months agoKabul — Afghanistan is poised to become “a hopeless case” – even the “biggest tragedy of the 21st century” – unless it elects political leaders who tackle drugs and graft, one presidential hopeful says.With the campaign for the long-anticipated summer election kicking off Tuesday, some contenders say they are as concerned about the state of their young democracy as they are with the growing Taliban insurgency.“It's an African-style government,” Ashraf Ghani, a former Afghan finance minister, told The Globe and Mail in an interview at his home in Kabul. “The West has partnered in producing one of the most corrupt governments on Earth.”Several contenders already have spent weeks jockeying to seize on the public's growing ...
pibi - 9 months agoThe upcoming presidential election was to be a major turning point, but now President Hamid Karzai is poised to stay in power.
After a series of well-known Afghan politicians announced their candidacy, the upcoming presidential election was widely believed to be a turning-point in the country’s history. But most of the big names declined to register, leaving what critics allege is a weak opposition to President Hamid Karzai.Although Karzai was widely reputed to be ineffective, the fractured opposition means that many analysts expect the president to win this summer’s elections in a landslide. The turn of events begs the question -- why did Karzai’s erstwhile opponents back down? Critics allege that the opposition to Karzai -- a motley collection of former government ...
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