By Rahim Gul Sarwan, Roshan Noorzai VOA News / June 3, 2021 The withdrawal of U.S. and NATO troops from Afghanistan has made many Afghans fearful of the Taliban’s return to power, prompting the country’s last remaining Jew to make plans to leave as soon as possible. “God willing, I cannot say seven to eight months, but
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty June 3, 2021 Afghan police say a mine attached to a minibus in Kabul has exploded, killing four people. Kabul police spokesman Ferdous Farmarz said the blast on June 3 injured several others, including a child. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack. Both Taliban and the Islamic State militants
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty June 3, 2021 The U.S. military says air and ground operations it conducted in Afghanistan last year unintentionally killed 20 civilians. The deaths are among an estimated 23 civilians killed in U.S. operations in war zones in 2020, according to an annual report on civilian casualties submitted to Congress. The U.S. Department of
Pregnant women in Afghanistan face high risks of complications or death in childbirth, and there are dangers to their infants resulting from poverty and limited access to care. Some health experts are encouraging mothers to take more time between pregnancies to reduce some of the risks, but cultural norms can stand in the way.
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Thursday reported 1,509 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 4,392 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The ministry reported that the cumulative total of known COVID-19 cases is 76,653, the total number of reported deaths is 3,068, and the total number of recoveries is 58,070.
By Carla Babb VOA News June 2, 2021 PENTAGON – The fate of the international effort to train Afghan national security forces has become increasingly unclear as Pentagon officials point to other priorities with only about three months left until U.S. and NATO forces complete their troop withdrawal from the war-torn country. The Resolute Support training,
Michael Hughes: Is Islamabad once again playing a slick double game? Pakistani military and diplomatic leaders continue to claim publicly that the only way to end the Afghan conflict is via a peaceful political resolution just as their alleged minions, the Taliban, are by the hour positioning themselves to capture Kabul. Click here to read
Radio Free Afghanistan June 2, 2021 At least 10 civilians have been killed in two blasts in the western part of Kabul, Afghan security officials said, amid an uptick in violence across Afghanistan since the start of the international military withdrawal. Another 14 people were wounded in the separate explosions that targeted two minibuses, Kabul