Tolo News: The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) on Sunday said it will assess reports of civilian deaths in clashes in the Behsud district in Maidan Wardak province that erupted during a protest in the district on Friday. The Ministry of Interior Affairs said the fighting erupted after armed men loyal to a local
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Sunday reported 38 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 1,648 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The ministry says the cumulative total of known COVID-19 cases is 55,059, the total number of reported deaths is 2,400, and the total number of recoveries is 47,609. Click
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty January 30, 2021 The Taliban has claimed responsibility for a car bombing in eastern Afghanistan that officials say killed at least 14 soldiers when it targeted a military base in Nangarhar. Local councilor Ajmad Omar said four other troops were wounded in the attack on January 30, in the Shrizad district
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Friday reported 13 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 840 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The ministry says the cumulative total of known COVID-19 cases is 55,021, the total number of reported deaths is 2,400, and the total number of recoveries is 47,609. Click here
Ariana: Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Saturday said the Afghanistan national cricket team is expected to play two Test matches against Zimbabwe in March. “Test Cricket will resume for Afghanistan as the national team is scheduled to play its fifth and sixth Test matches this March against Zimbabwe,” the ACB said in a statement. Click
Reuters: When 18-year old Manizha Talash joined a small but ardent breakdancing community in Afghanistan a few months ago, she was the only woman. In that short time, however, she’s already set her sights on representing her country in one of the latest sports to be added to the program for the Summer Olympics. Click
Ayaz Gul VOA News January 29, 2021 ISLAMABAD – The Taliban on Friday said its February 2020 agreement with the United States is meant to give American “invading” troops a “safe passage” out of Afghanistan, insisting the insurgent group expects President Joe Biden administration’s “review” of the document will not disrupt it. Sher Mohammad Abbas
By Frud Bezhan Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty January 29, 2021 The Taliban has used small commercial drone aircraft in recent years for reconnaissance and to make propaganda videos of attacks. But now, the militant group is deploying the remote-controlled devices as a new weapon against Afghan security forces. Using a tactic of the Islamic State (IS)