President Ghani wearing mask and gloves as part of precautions to prevent COVID-19 outbreak

An unknown gunman has killed a guard of the Afghan presidential palace in the capital city of Kabul, the second such murder in a week, Sputnik has learned from the Afghan Ministry of Interior.

At least 20 employees of the Afghan Presidential Palace have tested positive for the coronavirus on Friday.

The Afghan Presidential Palace (Arg) on Saturday announced that President Ashraf Ghani is ready to negotiate with the protesting presidential candidates regarding the extension of his tenure beyond May 22.

Some news from the Afghan presidential palace (Arg) suggests that president Ghani will replace Hamdullah Mohib with Sayed Tayeb Jawad as NSA to repair his administration’s ties with America.