Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Thursday reported 196 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 1,781 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The ministry reported that the cumulative total of known COVID-19 cases is 58,542, the total number of reported deaths is 2,565, and the total number of recoveries is 52,348.
By Golnaz Esfandiari Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty April 21, 2021 The announced withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan will grant Iran one of its biggest wishes and lead to the departure of all foreign forces, which Tehran has long blamed for insecurity in the region. Analysts say the pullout of U.S.-led NATO forces from Afghanistan could
Ayesha Tanzeem VOA News April 21, 2021 ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s President Arif Alvi sat down with VOA’s Ayesha Tanzeem this week for an exclusive interview to discuss the impact on the region of the United States withdrawing its forces from Afghanistan, how Pakistan sees its future relationship with its western neighbor, and whether putting forward
1TV: The United States will not re-enter to reoccupy Afghanistan under any conceivable circumstances, head of US Central Command Kenneth Frank McKenzie said on Tuesday. “We will use a variety of means to monitor al-Qaida and [the Islamic State] in Afghanistan. The intelligence will decline … but we will be able to continue to look
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty April 21, 2021 Media reports say Germany is looking at a plan to bring forward the date for withdrawing its troops from Afghanistan to July 4. The German news agency dpa and France’s AFP quoted a Defense Ministry spokesman on April 21 as saying lawmakers were informed of the plan, and
Ariana: The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said in a report that one-third of the Afghan population could suffer food insecurity due to a worsening drought crisis in the country. According to the report, 13.1 million people are grappling with food shortages according to the latest food insecurity analysis. Click
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Wednesday reported 133 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 1,706 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The ministry reported that the cumulative total of known COVID-19 cases is 58,346, the total number of reported deaths is 2,561, and the total number of recoveries is 52,301.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty April 20, 2021 Turkey says an international peace conference on Afghanistan previously scheduled for later this week has been postponed until after the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The Istanbul talks were postponed until Ramadan celebrations end in mid-May over issues regarding the preparations, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told HaberTurk television