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A number of Afghan experts believed that establishing of the National Unity Government will resolve the current crisis of Afghanistan, urging that the following Government should be firmed based on the political agreements that mean the political participations of all parties needs to be considered. They insisted that the National …

A Number of the Afghan political experts have expressed their reaction against the recent Election tensions saying both Presidential candidates should consider the Afghanistan National interests and avoid and disagreements and clashes they should be responsible to Afghans and enter a new phase of negotiations.   Afghan experts have declared …

The inhabitants of capital Kabul strongly criticize the mayor of Kabul for not building amusement parks and green areas in the capital city. A number of citizens while interviewing to Ariana News said the Kabul municipality has failed over the past decade to build parks and green areas. They complained …

Afghan Presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah campaigners have insisted on not attending the audit voting process. Officials have said, “The draft policy which has been suggested to divide the clean votes from invalidated ones by UNAMA isn’t working and the supervisors from our side couldn’t do their monitoring jobs to determine …

Afghan Lawyers believed that all the Presidential Election challenges created by the current Afghan President Hamid Karzai, most of the lawyers insisted that his Government is illegally after 22,5, 2014 which is clearly mentioned in Afghanistan constitution. The deputy of Lawyers Union Mohammad Sharif Rasouli,”We used to blame the two …

The UN special envoy for Afghanistan Yan kubis during a press release has praised the Afghan Security Forces for not hiring children in their ranks. UNAMA special envoy for Afghanistan Mr. Kubis said,” we are pleased that Afghanistan has performed one the commitments for not hiring children in security reinforcements …

An official of NATO has urged the new President of Afghanistan should attend the last meeting of NATO member countries going to be held next month. The NATO official said President Hamid Karzai’s Presidential term has finished and his government was no longer a legitimate government. He demanded the new …

The process of audit of all votes cast in election runoff has been once again suspended following disagreements on audit procedure and invalidation of ballots. The process was stopped for the third time before Eid festival and was about to resume today (Saturday) but it still failed to begin. The …

The audit process of votes will resume by the independent election commission (IEC) on Saturday. Head of IEC in a press conference with United Nations special envoy for Afghanistan said that the process has been approved in long discussions with the 2 presidential contenders and the UN. United Nations special …

The United States and United Nations (UN) condemned the shelling by Israel of a U.N.-run school in Gaza that housed Palestinians seeking refuge, killing at least 17 people and wounding more than 100 early Wednesday. The United States of America condemned the school shelling, using tough, yet carefully worded language …

President Hamid Karzai has accused a Pakistan-based militant group, Lashkar-e-Taiba LeT, of attack on Indian consulate in Herat province, western Afghanistan. President Hamid Karzai made the statement in an interview to “Headlines Today” after participating in the swearing-in ceremony of new Indian Prime Minister. Before meeting with new Indian PM …

Forty-two more prisoners have been released from the central Jail of western Farah province following special pardon from President Karzai on the occasion of Mujahedeen’s Victory Day. The Jail authorities said the freed inmates were held over different crime charges but now their remaining imprisonment terms are pardoned following Presidential …

Ministry of counter narcotics has said that they had failed to clear 22 thousand acres of land of poppy cultivation, due to security issues related to the election. Mobariz Rashidi, Minister of counter narcotics said that according to the Security Council, they had failed to provide the required security cover …

Independent Election Commission (IEC) has asked the Government to dismiss officials involved in electoral fraud before their names are revealed. IEC Head, Muhammad Yousif Nuristani emphasized that all high ranking officials like Governors, Security Commanders, Municipality leaders and other Government officials who were involved in cases of electoral fraud should …

Former Afghan Chief of Intelligence and leader of the Rawand Sabz Party, Amrullah Saleh, announced his support for Dr. Abdullah Abdullah in the run-off election. Amrullah Saleh said he had decided to join Dr. Abdullah Abdullah and would like all supporters of the Rawand Sabz Party to vote for Dr. …

The central bank of Afghanistan –Da Afghanistan Bank—on Monday issued the banking license to Afghan Wireless Communication Company AWCC. The license issued as AWCC has launched “My Money” services allowing transfer of money through mobile phones, purchases, bill payments and other online payments. The My Money services has already been …

NAI, supporting open media in Afghanistan, has called on the Presidential candidates and media outlets to avoid fueling ethnic and linguistic differences during election campaigns. These statements were expressed Monday in a gathering of a number of journalists and reporters from Kabul and different provinces to discuss the strategy for …

An Afghan Taliban commander has killed three Turkmen Border police at the border areas between Afghanistan and Turkmenistan, security sources said. A security official from western Badghis province told Ariana News on condition of anonymity that Mullah Dastgir Toofan has also taken the arms of killed Turkmen forces with him. …

Hundreds of residents in Badakhshan province organized a protest and accused the Governor and Security Commander of incompetence because of the insurgency crisis faced in Yamgan district. They urged the government to dismiss the Governor and the Security Commander on these grounds. The protestors claimed that hundreds of Yamgan residents …

A resident of the western province of Farah, angered at his wife’s infertility allegedly beat her to death. The woman named Khorakai, was punched and kicked by her husband till she died, said officials in Farah province. Shah Gul Sadid, Director of the Department of Women Rights and Affairs said, …