1TV: India defeated Afghanistan by 211 runs in their first warm-up match ahead of Under-19 World Cup in South Africa on Sunday. Afghanistan will face England in their second warm-up match on Tuesday. Click here to read more (external link).
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty January 12, 2020 Nineteen people have been reported killed as a result of extreme winter weather in parts of Afghanistan, officials said. Officials told RFE/RL on January 12 that the victims were killed the previous day in Herat, Kandahar, and Helmand provinces amid heavy snowfall and low temperatures. The overall death
Tolo News: A list seen by TOLOnews shows that a number of President Ashraf Ghani’s close aides have been chosen for Afghanistan’s key diplomatic offices abroad. Last year, President Ghani appointed Walid Tamim – who was accused of corruption and embezzlement and whose case was referred to the Attorney General’s Office – as Afghanistan’s ambassador to India.
Tolo News: Herat villagers on Sunday raised concerns over lack of health centers in many districts of the province. Those who brought their patients to the provincial center for treatment say most health centers in remote areas are closed due to lack of doctors and lack of security. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: Local officials in Herat were criticized for not providing details on a drone strike in Shindand district in the province on January 8 that killed almost 30 civilians and targeted a commander of Taliban’s splinter faction Mullah Nangialai. Elders in the province and Provincial Council members said Mullah Nangialai had a “close relationship” with the government
Ayaz Gul VOA News January 11, 2020 ISLAMABAD – A roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan killed at least two American soldiers on Saturday and injured two others. NATO’s Resolute Support mission said the service members were conducting operations in southern Kandahar province when their vehicle struck an improvised explosive device, or IED. The Taliban quickly
Tolo News: Figures by the Ministry of Public Health reveal that Afghanistan has more than 2.5 million illicit drug users, and at least 500,000 of them are addicts. An official at the ministry said the capacity of rehabilitation centers countrywide has increased to over 40,000 patients, from 2,000 five years ago. The official said that in