Ariana: Save the Children has called for all parties in the escalating conflict in Afghanistan to abide by international humanitarian law and ensure children and schools do not become collateral damage. In a statement issued by the organization, Save the Children stated that last week in Kandahar, it found about 25 schools damaged in one
Ariana: The COVID-19 outbreak at the US Embassy in Kabul has grown to 159 cases, according to a diplomatic cable sent Tuesday, CNN reported. This comes amid a devastating third wave of the deadly disease in Afghanistan. CNN reported that a source familiar with the cable said it noted that several people at the diplomatic
Press TV June 23, 2021 China and Russia have warned that Afghanistan is facing a security crisis as the United States and other NATO forces are leaving the country without having stabilized the situation there despite two decades of war and occupation. Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu cautioned on Wednesday about the possibility of a civil war
Tolo News: Public uprisings against the Taliban are expanding in various regions of Afghanistan as the Taliban continues to mount attacks against government forces. In northern Jawzjan province, there are reports that women have taken up arms to fight the Taliban. Click here to read more (external link).
1TV: Afghanistan’s government should release children detained for alleged association with armed insurgent groups, Human Rights Watch has said. Hundreds of children are currently detained for alleged involvement with the Taliban, the extremist armed group Islamic State-Khorasan Province (also known as IS-KP), or other armed groups, and are often tortured in facilities run by government
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Wednesday reported 1,575 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 4,452 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The ministry also reported 86 deaths and 537 recoveries from COVID-19 in the same period. Afghanistan has so far recorded 109,532 positive cases and 4,452 deaths from COVID-19. Click
Ariana: The Ministry of Defense (MoD) said Tuesday that a number of Taliban infiltrators were arrested in northern Kunduz province amid a sharp increase in Taliban attacks across the country. The MoD said in a statement that the infiltrators – under the guise of tribal elders – had spoken to the Defense and Security Forces
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty June 22, 2021 The United Nations says it continues to be concerned by the high number of children killed and maimed by all parties in the Afghan conflict — at least 2,619 last year. In its annual report on Children and Armed Conflict, published on June 22, the UN said it had