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866 New Positive COVID-19 Cases In Afghanistan
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health reported 866 new positive cases of COVID-19 from 1,425 samples tested in the last 24 hours–a record daily count. The total active cases are 12,973, according to the ministry, while the total of confirmed cases is 14,525. Click here to read more (external link). Related Taliban leaders catch
Afghanistan to Play Test Against Australia in November
Tolo News: Afghanistan’s national cricket team is scheduled to play a one-off test match against Australia in Perth from November 21 to November 25, the Afghanistan Cricket Board said in a statement on Thursday, as hopes rise on easing of the lockdown around the world to begin sports events. Click here to read more (external
1TV Afghanistan Dari News – May 29, 2020
Coronavirus cases in Afghanistan reached 13,659
Ariana: In the past 24 hours, 623 new positive cases of Covid-19 were registered in Afghanistan, bringing the total affected to 13,659, the Ministry of Public Health confirmed. The Ministry of Public Health underlined that 11 Covid-19 patients passed out in the past 24 hours, brining the death toll to 246. Meanwhile, 50 other patients
Taliban Raid Kills 14 Afghan Border Forces
Ayaz Gul VOA News May 29, 2020 ISLAMABAD – Authorities in Afghanistan said Friday the Taliban has killed at least 14 border security forces and injured several others in eastern Paktia province. The Afghan Defense Ministry said insurgents assaulted outposts in Paktia’s Dand-e-Patan district, which borders Pakistan, late Thursday, but Afghan border forces repulsed the
Top Afghan rights group confirms Iran border guards tortured, drowned migrants
1TV: A leading Afghan human rights group confirmed on Thursday that Iranian guards beat, tortured and drowned Afghan migrants at the border earlier this month. In a report, Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission said that a total of 46 migrants crossed the river flowing at the border between the two countries by boat and with
1TV Afghanistan Dari News – May 28, 2020
580 New Coronavirus Cases Reported in Afghanistan
Tolo News: The Afghan Ministry of Public Health on Thursday reported 580 new positive cases of COVID-19 across the country over the past 24 hours, bringing the total cases in Afghanistan to 13,036. The total number of reported deaths from the coronavirus in Afghanistan is now 235. The number of recoveries nationwide is 1,209. Click
Taliban Delegation In Kabul For Talks As Officials Blame Militants For Deadly Attack
RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan May 28, 2020 A Taliban delegation has arrived in Kabul for talks over a prisoner swap, just hours after Afghan officials blamed the militant group for a deadly attack in the country’s north. The prisoner exchange is part of a U.S.-Taliban agreement signed in February that called on the Afghan government