Tolo News: The new health guidelines require citizens to wear a face mask in public places, maintain a two-meter social distance, avoid gatherings of more than 10 people, disinfect all workplaces, and for elderly people to not leave their homes. According to the new plan, all schools, universities, higher education institutes, restaurants, parks, sports complexes
Ayaz Gul VOA News June 6, 2020 ISLAMABAD – Officials in Afghanistan said Saturday a roadside bomb explosion in the northeastern border province of Badakhshan has killed at least eleven police personnel. The bombing comes as America’s peace envoy, Zalmay Khalilzad, has begun another visit to the region to push political reconciliation between Afghanistan’s warring
Ayaz Gul VOA News June 5, 2020 ISLAMABAD – Afghan officials said Friday fresh fighting in the southern province of Zabul has killed at least 15 members of the security force and 12 Taliban insurgents. Separately, the United States military reported it has also conducted airstrikes in the south and elsewhere in Afghanistan to disrupt
The Guardian (UK): Energy drinks have taken over Afghanistan, and the high-caffeine sweet beverages are enjoyed by all ages – including toddlers and pregnant mothers – without much attention being paid to potential health risks. In a busy Kabul neighbourhood, Salim Wahidi, 22, has dozens of different brands stacked up next to his small roadside
Ayaz Gul VOA News June 5, 2020 ISLAMABAD – A global media advocate said Friday the coronavirus pandemic has infected at least 70 journalists in Afghanistan, fueling troubles of a community already under attack from years of violence and terrorism. Reporters Without Borders, known by its French acronym RSF, made the revelation on a day
Ayesha Tanzeem VOA News | June 4, 2020 ISLAMABAD – Eight countries and the European Union have encouraged the Afghan government and Taliban to make sure women participate in upcoming peace negotiations. The grouping welcomed recent developments that seem to have smoothed the path toward the start of intra-Afghan talks, where Afghans from various political
Tolo News: Dr. Ahmad Jawad Osmani on Thursday was introduced as the acting minister of public health and he said in a press conference that he would bring reforms to the health sector. On May 31, President Ashraf Ghani appointed Dr. Osmani as the acting minister of public health, replacing Ferozuddin Feroz, who had served
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Thursday reported 787 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 1,296 samples tested in the last 24 hours, bringing the total accumulated cases in the country to 18,054. The ministry also reported six COVID-19 deaths and 63 recovered patients in the last 24 hours. Kabul had 323