Tolo News: The Afghan Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Thursday said that a COVID-19 variant is now circulating in all provinces of the country, with 317 cases recorded in Afghanistan so far. According to the Ministry of Health, the COVID-19 variant was initially spotted in the country two months ago. Click here to read
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty May 19, 2021 U.S. lawmakers called for the thousands of allies in Afghanistan to be evacuated from the war-ravaged country before international troops pull out, fearing they could be “slaughtered by the Taliban.” However, the top U.S. envoy to Afghanistan on May 18 played down the dangers to those who worked
Tolo News: The Afghan acting minister of finance on Wednesday did not deny claims by lawmakers in Parliament who alleged that $8 million worth of revenue is being embezzled at customs on a daily basis, but he did say there are reports of corruption involving governors, police commanders, employees of the Ministry of Finance as
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Seventy-year-old Haji Mirzaman laments as he fiddles with the wooden door on a beloved box camera he has used for 55 years. Just over a decade ago, he was one of dozens of photographers who still made a living in Kabul by shooting portraits with the primitive Afghan box camera, known
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Wednesday reported 453 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 3,062 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The ministry reported that the cumulative total of known COVID-19 cases is 64,274, the total number of reported deaths is 2,772, and the total number of recoveries is 54,686.
Ariana: Afghanistan’s one-off Test against Australia will be held at Hobart’s Blundstone Arena in Australia from November 27 to December 1, the Afghan Cricket Board confirmed Wednesday. It will be Afghanistan’s first match against the hosts in the longest format. Click here to read more (external link).
Ayaz Gul VOA News May 18, 2021 ISLAMABAD – China has renewed diplomatic efforts to help facilitate a negotiated end to the conflict in Afghanistan, saying it is ready to hold peace negotiations between warring Afghans. Foreign Minister Wang Yi discussed peace prospects in phone conversations with his Afghan counterpart, Mohammad Haneef Atmar and National
Ariana: A prayer ceremony for Mullah Abdul Manan Niazi, the deputy head of the Taliban splinter group in the western part of the country, was held on Monday at Herat’s Grand Mosque. “If someone is who fights against the government is being killed, we let their families or relatives to burry,” Herat governor Abdul Wahid