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[email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:IX Issue No:220 Price: Afs.15 SATURDAY . MARCH 14 . 2015 -Hoot 23, 1393 HS www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes Obama lauds Afghan leaders for peace efforts AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The US President Barack Obama the other day held a video conference with President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah. A press re- lease issued by President s media office said that during the contact aware of the fact that transparent the three sides discussed the cur- AT Monitoring Desk election was a key demand of the rent situation in Afghanistan and Afghan people and bringing re- their efforts to improve Kabul- KABUL: Confessing that the new forms in electoral bodies was one Islamabad ties. government had not done what it of the fundamental issues in for- The source said that President pledged ahead of its formation, the mation of the national unity gov- Obama commended Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdul- ernment. The national unity gov- Abdullah on their leadership in lah, said Friday that the people of ernment was formed after the con- promoting an Afghan peace pro- Afghanistan should not worry troversial presidential election in cess to end the conflict and their about their future, as the govern- June 2014. President Ghani had initiative to improve Afghanistan- ment was committed to overcome promised to bring reforms in elec- Pakistan relations. The leaders the current challenges and lead the toral bodies. However, there is no discussed the ongoing efforts of country towards progress and sign of improvement in this re- Afghan forces to improve securi- improvement.