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
Ariana: Following a surge in targeted attacks against civilians in the predominately Shiite Hazara community in the western suburbs of Kabul city, tens of thousands of people have taken to social media calling on the Afghan government to recognize the attacks as acts of genocide. The hashtag #StopHazaraGenocide has been trending over the past few
Tolo News: Afghanistan reported on Saturday 41 more deaths from the coronavirus, marking the country’s highest daily rise in fatalities and taking the total number of deaths to 3,145, data from the Public Health Ministry showed. The ministry reported that the cumulative total of known COVID-19 cases is 79,236, the total number of reported deaths
Tolo News: At least 80 women have participated in a handball competition in Kabul that started on Saturday and will continue for five days to select best players for the national team. This is the fourth year of the handball competitions in which girls from six provinces have attended. Click here to read more (external