Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Tuesday reported 145 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 1,519 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The ministry reported that the cumulative total of known COVID-19 cases is 59,370, the total number of reported deaths is 2,611, and the total number of recoveries is 52,794.
Tolo News: The Pakistani delegation led by special envoy Mohammad Sadiq during their two-day visit to Kabul has assured the Afghan government of the meaningful participation of the Taliban at the Istanbul summit, according to an Afghan official who met with the delegation. Click here to read more (external link).
NPR: When it started, the boy had been dozing on a mat in a room crammed with family visiting for a wedding. When it ended, his uncle and five other relatives, including small children, were dead. Ras-Mohammad Dost recounts what happened late that night in February 2009 when Australian elite forces approached his family’s compound…
Radio Free Afghanistan April 26, 2021 An Afghan provincial governor says 16 people, mostly young boys and teenagers, were wounded after a rocket landed in his office compound in the eastern province of Kunar. Governor Mohammad Iqbal Saeed told RFE/RL that the attack in the provincial capital, Asadabad, took place at 9:30 a.m. local time
Tolo News: As discussions heat up on the withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan, the Taliban and its supporters have started a campaign on Twitter honoring the group’s founding leader Mullah Mohammad Omar. One of his speeches as well as his photos are being shown publically for the first time. Articles and memories about him
Ariana: The Ministry of Education (MoE), which is expected to supply children with the necessary books has not sent enough to schools, said some students, adding that they have been forced to purchase the required books on the black market. Click here to read more (external link).
Ariana: The Afghan Cricket Board on Monday announced the appointment of its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr Hamid Shinwari. Shinwari replaces Rahmatullah Qureishi. Click here to read more (external link).
1TV: Afghanistan’s Public Health Ministry is proposing a ban on flights from India as part of measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus. Afghanistan’s Public Health Ministry is proposing a ban on flights from India as part of measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus. Click here to read more (external link). Related
Press TV April 25, 2021 The top US military commander in Afghanistan says the handing over of military bases and equipment to the Afghan forces has begun as Washington prepares to withdraw the remaining US forces from the country by September 11. General Scott Miller, who has been commanding the US forces and the western NATO