1TV: Afghanistan’s health ministry on Monday reported 138 new cases of coronavirus and 12 deaths attributed to it over the past 24 hours. Afghanistan has so far registered 42,297 coronavirus cases since the outbreak began in February. The country has already passed its peak, but officials are warning that coronavirus cases could increase as the
NPR: It’s the championship of the Afghan women’s soccer league in the capital, and the Herat Storm is facing off against the Kabul Fortress. This is a conservative country, and the players sprint across the field in long-sleeved shirts, and leggings under their baggy shorts. Black hoodie-style hijabs cover their hair. Click here to read
Tolo News: At least eight civilians were killed and seven more were wounded after three mortars hit near residential houses in Naw Abad area in the city of Ghazni this evening, the provincial police spokesman Wahidullah Juma said. He said that the incident happened when the first mortar “shelled by the Taliban” hit a house
Ariana: Afghanistan’s Meshrano Jirga (Upper House of Parliament) on Sunday summoned National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) officials, and Kabul municipal officials to answer questions over the high levels of pollution in Kabul city among other issues. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Sunday reported 126 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 356 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The data by the ministry shows that the cumulative number of total cases is now 42,159, the number of total reported deaths is 1,562, and the total number of
By Frud Bezhan Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty November 7, 2020 Major Afghan cities have been largely spared from the deadly militant attacks that once struck them regularly. The Taliban agreed to stop bombing urban centers under a landmark peace deal signed with the United States in February. The militant group largely complied, shifting its focus to
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty November 7, 2020 Two senior employees of Afghanistan’s Central Bank, including a former popular TV news presenter, have been killed in a car bombing in the Afghan capital, Kabul, police said. A bomb attached to the vehicle of Yama Siawash, a former presenter on Afghanistan’s Tolo TV, exploded early on November
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty November 7, 2020 The board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a $370 million loan facility to support the economy of Afghanistan, which is suffering from decades of war as well as the effects of the global coronavirus crisis. The IMF said on November 6 that the 42-month loan