ABC News: The Illinois family of a U.S. Navy veteran who has been held hostage by the Taliban has said for the past year that he might get left behind by his own country. With the accelerated and chaotic exit from Afghanistan by America’s remaining military forces, their worst fears may be realized. Click here
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Thursday reported 2,313 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 6,092 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The ministry also reported 101 deaths and 301 recoveries from COVID-19 in the same period –the highest reported death toll from COVID-19 in a single day in Afghanistan. Afghanistan
Ariana: Bismillah Mohammadi has been appointed as Acting Interior Minister, replacing Hayatullah Hayat, sources said Wednesday. Mohammadi, a member of Jamiat-e-Islami Party, previously has worked as Minister of Defence, Minister of Interior Affairs, and Chief of the Army Staff. The development comes as violence dramatically increased across Afghanistan. Click here to read more (external link).
CNN: On Monday, the CDC said it was suspending the import of dogs from more than 100 countries, including Afghanistan, where rabies is a problem. The agency said it had been given falsified rabies certificates, seen the import of three rabies-infected dogs since 2015 and was stretched beyond thin by the coronavirus pandemic response. Click
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty June 16, 2021 Amnesty International is urging the Afghan authorities to investigate and bring to justice the perpetrators of a recent series of deadly attacks against civilians amounting to war crimes. “The targeting of civilians with near total impunity continues unabated,” Samira Hamidi, the London-based human rights watchdog’s South Asia campaigner,
Tolo News: The Afghan Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), referring to the killing of at least five polio vaccinators in the eastern province of Nangarhar, on Wednesday said that the attack on health workers, including the polio vaccinators, will cause the paralysis of more children in Afghanistan. The health ministry said that security threats in
VOA News June 16, 2021 The International Criminal Court has sworn in a top international defense lawyer as its new prosecutor. British lawyer Karim Khan inherits investigations from outgoing prosecutor Fatou Bensouda in unsettled areas, such as the Palestinian territories, Myanmar and Afghanistan. The 51-year-old Khan, who previously led the United Nations’ special team investigating
Tolo News: Despite a 1-1 draw against India on Tuesday night’s qualifying match for the World Cup 2022 and AFC Asian Cup 2023, Afghanistan has only qualified for the third round of the AFC Asian Cup qualifiers. Afghanistan’s football team is no longer in the running for the World Cup 2022. Click here to read