1TV Afghanistan Dari News – April 1, 2021
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Women’s Volleyball Finals: Herat vs Iran-Based Afghans
Tolo News: The Herat women’s volleyball team and the Afghan team from Iran have made their way to the final round of the 15th Women’s Volleyball Championship. The two teams will play on Friday. Click here to read more (external link).
Ghani Orders 3 Health Departments to Merge
Tolo News: President Ashraf Ghani in a decree ordered three departments of the Afghan Ministry of Health to merge and be placed under the National Medicine & Health Products Regulatory Authority (NMHRA) so they report on their activities to the Administrative Office of the President (AOP). Meanwhile, Integrity Watch Afghanistan (IWA) said that the transfer
Taliban insist US forces leave Afghanistan during meeting with Khalilzad
Ariana: US special envoy for Afghanistan’s reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad met with senior Taliban leaders including Mullah Baradar in Qatar on Wednesday to discuss provisions of the US-Taliban agreement signed in Doha last year. Specific topics discussed included the release of the remaining Taliban prisoners, the removal of the Taliban’s name from the UN Blacklist, the
1TV Afghanistan Dari News – March 31, 2021
World Bank forecasts 1 percent GDP growth for Afghanistan in 2021
1TV: The World Bank has forecast 1 percent GDP growth for the Afghan economy in 2021. The country’s economy contracted by 1.9 percent last year, the bank said in a report. According to the bank, Afghanistan’s GDP will grow 2.6 percent in 2022. Click here to read more (external link). Other Economic News Herat Exports
Afghanistan Recognizes Long Forgotten Ethnic Tatar Community
Mujib Rahman Habibzai Frud Bezhan Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty March 31, 2021 MAZAR-E SHARIF, Afghanistan — Ethnic Tatars have lived for centuries in what is now the territory of Afghanistan. But they were never officially recognized among the dozens of ethnic and linguistic groups in the country. That changed this month when the National Statistics
Nangarhar polio vaccination campaign on hold after assassinations
Ariana: The polio vaccination campaign has been put on hold indefinitely in Nangarhar province following the shooting of three female vaccinators on Tuesday. The women were gunned down in two separate incidents on Tuesday morning in Jalalabad city. Click here to read more (external link).
Afghanistan: 63 New Cases of COVID-19, Five Deaths Reported
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Wednesday reported 63 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 2,014 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The ministry reported that the cumulative total of known COVID-19 cases is 56,517, the total number of reported deaths is 2,489, and the total number of recoveries is 51,550.
NDS deputy tells Senate Taliban taking orders from Pakistan
Ariana: The Afghan National Security Directorate of Afghanistan (NDS) said Tuesday that the Taliban has no authority in making a decision in the Afghan peace process as the group is “taking orders from Pakistan.” The national spy agency claimed that Pakistan has called Taliban commanders to Peshawar and Quetta in preparation for the Taliban’s spring