Tolo News: Kabul residents are accusing Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) of discrimination and say the company is not distributing electricity fairly to its customers in the capital. Kabul residents said DABS is supplying electricity only to palace-dwellers, government officials, and powerful people, not for every home in the remote areas of the city, as
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty May 8, 2021 A blast near a school in the Afghan capital, Kabul, has killed at least 25 people and wounded more than 50 others, authorities said. Interior Ministry spokesman Tariq Arian said that the blast occurred at 4.27 p.m. local time on May 8, outside Syed Al-Shahda school, in the
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health Saturday reported 87 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 908 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The ministry reported that the cumulative total of known COVID-19 cases is 61,842, the total number of reported deaths is 2,686, and the total number of recoveries is 54,040. Click
Business Insider: The US is leaving behind a flourishing, violent trade in heroin and crystal meth in Afghanistan. The Om weed, which contains the key ingredient for making meth, grows wild in the mountains. One in 10 Afghans are said to be involved in the drug trade, about as many as are said to be
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty May 7, 2021 The Pentagon has deployed more heavy bombers and fighter jets to ensure the protection of the withdrawing U.S. and coalition troops from Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told reporters on May 6. “Less than one week in, the drawdown is going according to plan,” Austin told reporters, adding
Tolo News: On Friday, the Ministry of Public Health reported 300 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 2,300 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The ministry reported that the cumulative total of known COVID-19 cases is 61,755, the total number of reported deaths is 2,683, and the total number of recoveries is 54,019.
Radio Free Afghanistan May 6, 2021 Taliban fighters have captured Afghanistan’s second-biggest dam and two Afghan Army bases, militants and officials said, as fighting escalates amid the ongoing pullout of U.S. and international forces from the war-wracked country. Dahla Dam, also known as Arghandab Dam, is located in the Shah Wali Kot district of the