Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Monday reported 106 new positive cases of the coronavirus from 471 samples tested over the last 24 hours. So far, 87,378 samples have been tested in government centers and there are 9,796 known active COVID-19 cases in the country, according to data by the Ministry of Public
Tehran Times: Iran’s embassy in Kabul has issued a statement reiterating support for peace talks in Afghanistan led by the Afghan leaders. The statement came as a response to a claim made by Zalmay Khalilzad, the United States’ chief negotiator with the Afghan Taliban, about Iran’s lack of support for a U.S.-led attempt to get
Xinhua: “I can sell around 150 kilograms of honey annually and earn 150,000 afghani (1,948 U.S. dollars) to support my family,” said Matiullah, a farmer in Afghanistan’s northern Baghlan province. Making a living as a beekeeper in his hometown in the Andarab district over the past four years, the farmer said that his work is
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Sunday reported 121 new positive cases of the coronavirus from 741 samples tested over the last 24 hours. In the last 24 hours, the ministry also reported 12 new deaths from COVID-19 and 387 recoveries. The number of total cases is now 36,157, the total reported deaths
Ariana: Eleven Afghan Sikhs are expected to leave Kabul on Sunday for India, after being granted visas by the Indian government. Chhabol Singh, a community leader in Kabul, told India’s Sunday Express that among those leaving Sunday was Nidan Singh Sachdeva, who was kidnapped in Paktia last month before being freed, and the 15-year-old girl
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty July 26, 2020 More than 6,000 Pakistani insurgents are hiding in Afghanistan, a fresh UN report says. The report released earlier this week said most of the militants belonged to the outlawed Pakistani Talibani group that is responsible for attacks on Pakistani military and civilian targets. According to the report, the
Tolo News: Suspected cases of COVID-19 are again rising in Herat province, the provincial health department said on Saturday, citing the public’s indifference to health guidelines as one of the core factors behind the rise. Click here to read more (external link). Related Health officials accused of negligence in COVID-19 response, duty breach
1TV: According to the report, al Qaeda leadership maintains close contact with the Haqqani Network. In February this year, al-Zawahiri met with Yahya Haqqani, the primary Haqqani Network contact with Al-Qaida since mid-2009, to discuss ongoing cooperation. Click here to read more (external link).