Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health reported on Saturday 319 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 2,132 samples tested in the last 24 hours. Data by the ministry shows that the total number of cases is 147,473 and total deaths stand at 6,736. Click here to read more (external link).
Michael Hughes AOPNEWS July 30,2021 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Washington will ensure al-Qaeda no longer uses Afghan territory to launch attacks against the American homeland or its allies, although his comments came just as reports surfaced claiming that the terror outfit is fighting alongside the Taliban. According to ANI, the Pakistan army
Tolo News: Fawzia Koofi, a member of the peace negotiating team representing the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in the talks with the Taliban, on Thursday said that the presence of foreign Taliban in the northern regions of Afghanistan, particularly along the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border, is threatening the security of those areas. She called for swift action
Tolo News: The United Nations mission in Afghanistan on Friday confirmed an attack on its office by “anti-government elements” on Friday that led to the death of a security guard and wounded “several others.” Sources from Herat said the attack was conducted by the Taliban. Click here to read more about (external link). Related Flights Canceled
As two districts in Kunar Province in eastern Afghanistan fell to Taliban extremists, families fled their homes to seek safety in the city of Asadabad. Some describe escaping through a desert without decent shoes or clothing — and they say those who couldn’t endure the tough journey were left behind.
Reuters: At least seven Afghan pilots have been assassinated off base in recent months, two senior Afghan government officials told Reuters, part of what the Islamist Taliban says is a campaign to see U.S.-trained Afghan pilots “targeted and eliminated.” Click here to read more (external link).
AP: A video of two men slapping and abusing Nazar Mohammad, better known as Khasha Zwan, spread widely on social media. He was later killed, shot multiple times. Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid acknowledged that the two men were Taliban. Click here to read more (external link).
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty July 30, 2021 President Joe Biden has welcomed the first flight evacuating Afghan interpreters and their families who worked alongside U.S. troops in Afghanistan after they touched down in Washington. The plane carrying 221 Afghan nationals, including 57 children and 15 infants, according to an internal document seen by AP, touched
Tolo News: On Friday, the Ministry of Public Health reported 631 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 3,156 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The ministry also reported 31 deaths and 822 recoveries from COVID-19 in the same period. Click here to read more (external link).