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Following the reports of U.S. forces’ reduction from Afghanistan, the Presidential Palace on Friday said that the move would not affect the security in the war-weary country. Fazl Fazly, a senior advisor to President Ashraf Ghani said that the Afghan government assumed full security responsibility at the end of 2014 …

Shaida Abdali says during his term as Afghan Ambassador to India he couldn’t report on embassy-level issues to Foreign Affairs Ministry but instead had to directly brief the President’s office. Speaking to Ariana News on Monday, Abduli said that he did not act illegally when he was serving as Afghan …

The Presidential Palace (ARG) on Friday said that the government is still working on advisory board for peace talks with the Taliban and that the composition of the negotiating team will be announced after president’s approval. Sources have told Ariana News that President Ashraf Ghani has already elected a negotiating team …

President Ashraf Ghani re-launched Journalists Support Fund on Tuesday in a bid to help journalists financially.  At the opening ceremony held in Presidential Palace, Ghani announced that he will donate five million Afghanis from his personnel account to the fund. He, meanwhile, asked the Ministry of Finance to allocate 10 …

President Ashraf Ghani has ordered the defense and security forces to continue their operations against the Taliban until a positive response has not been received from the armed group regarding the government’s three months ceasefire. According to the Presidential Palace (ARG), the decision came after Ghani spoke via video teleconference …

Presidential Palace (ARG) has rejected the proposed plan of the political parties on using biometric technology in upcoming parliamentary and district council elections, saying usage of a biometric system is time-consuming and will prevent having timely elections.  Changing the election system, allowing political parties to oversee the election process and the …

The Independent Election Complaints Commission (IECC) expressed concerns as the commission’s list of 102 provincial commissioners has not been approved yet by President Ashraf Ghani. It has been 45 days since the IECC has sent the list of its provincial commissioners to the Presidential Palace (ARG) for approval, but the …

The Presidential Palace (ARG) has apparently ordered travel ban against Minister of Energy and Water Ali Ahmad Usmani from leaving Kabul. Based on Ariana News findings, ARG’s travel ban-order against Usmani came after the Minister was about to leave Kabul for inauguration of power stab-station in Khulm district  of northern …

Atta Mohammad Noor and representatives of the Presidential Palace (ARG) have reached very close to a final settlement, a spokesman for Ghani’s office said Wednesday. According to Ghani’s office, the result of the negotiations between Noor, the ousted Balkh governor, and the Head of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) …

Bio registration for electronic Identity Card (e-NIC) resumed in Presidential Palace (ARG) after a week delay, the Population Registration Department said Sunday. Rohullah Ahmadzai, Spokesman of the department said that 600 people including government officials have completed the biometric process and their names have been entered in the database. The …

Sources say that the United Nations mediation to resolve the differences between Jamiat-e-Islami Party of Afghanistan and central government over the dismissal of Balkh governor has failed. After a two week delay, the Presidential Palace and Jamiat Party resumed their negotiations on Tuesday, but the talks ended with no result. …

A mediation group consist of more than 80 people from Balkh province on Wednesday visited the Presidential Palace (ARG) in a bid to ease the ongoing stalemate between President Ghani and the ousted governor Atta Mohammad Noor. Sayed Jabar Jamal, a member of the mediation group said that during the …

Jamiat-e-Islami political party has not reached into an agreement with Presidential Palace, following several rounds of negotiations between the two sides, sources told Ariana News on Saturday. Delegations from Jamiat-e-Islami begins negotiations with the central government after Atta Mohammad Noor who is also the executive director of Jamiet-e-Islami was ousted …

The fourth round of talks between the Presidential Palace-(ARG) and Jamiat Islami party held behind the closed doors of the Ministry of Foreign (MoF) on Tuesday. Since it was a closed door talks, what transpired in the talks was not known. A source on condition of anonymity said the two …

Referring to the recent tensions between the ousted governor Atta Mohammad Noor and the government, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar says political tensions are more dangerous than terrorism to the current regime. The leader of Hezb-e-Islami, Hekmatyar said that the tensions between Noor and ARG should be solved through negotiations. Hekmatyar, meanwhile, said …

President Ashraf Ghani has launched 1000 residential apartments’ project for families of fallen Afghan security and defense forces.   Speaking during an event held on Tuesday at the Presidential Palace, Ghani said that the government will never forget the families of “martyred” Afghan security personnel. He praised the efforts of …

The Presidential Palace will introduce 11 ministerial nominees to parliament’s lower house, or Wolesi Jirga on Saturday for a vote of confidence, the President’s Office Deputy Spokesman said Thursday. “The ministerial nominees will be introduced to Wolesi Jirga for a vote of confidence on Saturday [Qaos 4],” said Dawa Khan …

Inaugurating Afghan Medical Council on Tuesday, President Ashraf Ghani criticized the medical services of the hospitals and clinics in the country, called for reform in the sector. Ghani said that the hospitals and clinics which currently operating in the country do not meet demands of the people.  “I am not …

A number of supporters of “Coalition for Salvation of Afghanistan’ at a gathering in Kabul on Monday asked for First Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum’s return to the country. “General Dostum is being under questions because of his political rival,” said Acting Head of National Islamic Unity Party of Afghanistan, …

Salem Ezadyar, Son of Mohammad Alam Ezadyar, First Deputy of Afghan Parliament’s Upper House, died of wounds sustained during shooting against protesters on Friday. Hundreds of protesters gathered near the site of this week’s car bombing attack in Kabul, aiming to enter the road leading to the Presidential Palace and …