Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty April 10, 2020 Five employees of a state-owned bank have been killed by Taliban militants in the western Afghan province of Herat, police officials said on April 10. The men were on their way from the Kuhsan district to the provincial capital, Herat City, when they were abducted and shot dead
Tolo News: Over the last 24 hours, 40 positive coronavirus cases have been reported in the country, Health Minister Ferozuddin Feroz said Thursday, bringing the total registered number of cases in the country to 484. So far, 15 people have died as a result of disease in the country, and another 32 have recovered, said
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty April 9, 2020 The Pakistani government has called on Afghanistan to hand over the captured leader of the Islamic State of Khorasan Province (ISKP), an affiliate of the extremist group Islamic State (IS). “The Ambassador of Afghanistan to Pakistan was called to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and conveyed Pakistan’s views”
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty April 9, 2020 The Afghan government has vowed to move forward with the release of dozens of Taliban militants it is holding behind bars, even though a swap between the two sides appears to have collapsed. Kabul “will release 100 Taliban prisoners today based on their health condition, age and length
RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan April 9, 2020 Several rockets have been fired at a U.S. military base in Afghanistan in an attack claimed by the Islamic State (IS) extremist group. Five rockets were fired at the Bagram Airfield, north of Kabul, early on April 9, causing “no casualties or injuries,” the mission said on Twitter. An
1TV: A 53-year-old man working as a health worker with Red Crescent has died due to coronavirus in Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province, officials said Wednesday. It brings up the total number of coronavirus deaths in Afghanistan to 15. Afghanistan has registered 423 cases of coronavirus so far. Click here to read more (external link). Related
1TV: Taliban militants have shot dead eight civilians in Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province, police said Wednesday. Adil Shah Adil, a spokesman for provincial police, said that the violence happened on Tuesday evening after the victims were abducted from Jarhay Nahr-e-Surkh village of Sholgara district. Click here to read more (external link). Related ’15 Taliban’ Killed
Tolo News: Following weeks of delays, the Afghan government on Wednesday announced the release of 100 Taliban prisoners, a move expected to be a step closer to intra-Afghan talks. The Office of the National Security Council in a statement confirmed the release of the prisoners, saying it was the fulfillment of a recent decree made