By Radio Free Afghanistan May 3, 2021 At least 15 Afghan government soldiers have been killed in Taliban attacks in two provinces as violence continues to rise while negotiations between the two sides aimed at ending a 20-year conflict stall. Taj Mohammad Jahid, the governor of the western province of Farah, said on May 3 that
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Monday reported 275 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 1,911 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The ministry reported that the cumulative total of known COVID-19 cases is 60,563, the total number of reported deaths is 2,648, and the total number of recoveries is 53,561. Click
Ayesha Tanzeem VOA News May 2, 2021 KABUL – The U.S. and its NATO allies officially began withdrawing their remaining forces and equipment from Afghanistan on Saturday. Abdullah Abdullah, the chairman of Afghanistan’s High Council for National Reconciliation, discussed the implications for Afghanistan’s peace process and the future of the country, with VOA’s Ayesha
VOA News: Assassins are killing Afghan journalists and forcing others to quit. The planned US pullout could make things worse. Click here to read more (external link).
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty May 2, 2021 At least seven people have been killed and about 14 injured in the Afghan capital, Kabul, after several fuel tanker trucks caught fire and exploded, blanketing much of the city in dark smoke. It was not immediately known whether the incident late on May 1 was an accident
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Sunday reported 166 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 1,922 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The ministry reported that the cumulative total of known COVID-19 cases is 60,288, the total number of reported deaths is 2,642, and the total number of recoveries is 53,391.
Michael Hughes: The so-called “extended” troika after talks in Doha on Friday called on the Ghani administration to enter into negotiations with the Taliban in a bid to accelerate a political solution to the conflict. However, just as the troika was releasing its statement, top Afghan government officials accused the Taliban and Pakistan of collaborating
By Frud Bezhan Radio Free Afghanistan May 1, 2021 Amin Agha worked as a manual laborer for eight years at Bagram Airfield, the U.S. military’s largest base in Afghanistan. But as the United States begins its final troop withdrawal from the country, Agha is among hundreds of Afghans who have recently lost their jobs at the