Tolo News: A two-day running competition in Kabul ended on Sunday that included eighty females aged 17-21 from Herat, Kandahar, Balkh, Daikundi, and Kabul provinces. The young women competed in several distance categories, ranging from 100 meters to 3 kilometers. Click here to read more (external link). Other Afghan Sports News Afghan boxer Ramesh Rahmani
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Monday reported 1,582 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 4,671 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The ministry reported that the cumulative total of known COVID-19 cases is 82,326, the total number of reported deaths is 3,251, and the total number of recoveries is 58,998.
Ariana: Mohib early last month accused Pakistan, particularly its military, of supporting the Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan and compared Pakistan to a “brothel”. “My blood has been boiling ever since you compared Pakistan to a brothel house. You should be ashamed of yourself and must reform your conduct,” Qureshi said of Mohib on Saturday. “Afghanistan’s
NBC News: The Afghan security forces rely heavily on U.S.-funded contractors to repair and maintain their fleet of aircraft and armored vehicles, and a whole array of other equipment. But the roughly 18,000 contractors are due to depart within weeks, along with most of the U.S. military contingent, as part of Washington’s agreement with the
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty June 6, 2021 At least 11 civilians, including three children, have been killed in northwest Afghanistan when their vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb, officials said on June 6. The incident happened at around 5.30 p.m. local time on June 5 in the Chalank village of Badghis Province, regional governor
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty June 6, 2021 At least 14 members of the Afghan security forces have been killed and another 18 wounded in a Taliban attack in Qaisar district of the northern province of Faryab, local officials said on June 6. The militants “have also taken 37 security force members as captive,” said Nader
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Sunday reported 1,379 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 4,544 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The ministry reported that the cumulative total of known COVID-19 cases is 80,615, the total number of reported deaths is 3,195, and the total number of recoveries is 58,622. Click
Radio Free Afghanistan June 5, 2021 Taliban militants launched an attack against Afghan security forces in the northern province of Baghlan on June 5, killing at least eight people, according to a security official. Two district police chiefs and six officers were killed in the attack on the Julga district, the official, who spoke on
Tolo News: An Afghan forces airstrike killed at least 12 members of the public uprising forces in a so-called “friendly fire” incident in the northeastern province of Badakhshan on Friday, sources from the province said Saturday. Click here to read more (external link). Related Afghan government airstrike kills civilians in Helmand