8am: Officials of this directorate said on Saturday, May 13, that more than 50 people, including children, have visited health centers in the province during the past week due to being bitten by rabid dogs. Among those affected by the rabies, seven children are included, two of whom are reported to be in critical condition.
Lisa Schlein VOA News May 14, 2023 GENEVA — Growing risks of a potentially large Moroccan locust outbreak sweeping across northern Afghanistan’s eight provinces, the country’s wheat basket, will have devastating consequences for millions of Afghan people already suffering from acute hunger if not controlled, according to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization. “It is a
Ariana: The Afghanistan national wheelchair basketball team were runners up in the China Para Asian Games quota tournament on Saturday with four wins and one loss. The team lost to Kuwait in its final match on Saturday 56-58 to scoop second place out of six participating teams. Click here to read more (external link).
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi May 13, 2023 Afghanistan on May 13 reported its first polio case this year after a 4-year-old child was diagnosed with the crippling disease. Kamal Shah, the head of the communications department of the UNICEF Polio Eradication Program in Afghanistan, told RFE/RL the case was recorded in the Bati-Kot district of the
Freshta Negah Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty May 13, 2023 Iran is implementing modern new payment systems to make it easier for its citizens to use public transportation and get their subsidized daily bread. But Afghans living in the country say they are being left behind due to immigration policies that restrict their access to bank
Tolo News: Students at Panjshir University said that the building serving as the university’s dormitory has been changed to a Jihadi seminary recently, and they have been told to leave the building soon. Around 300 students who are living in the dormitory said the decision will force them to give up university, saying they are
8am: Reportedly, the Taliban fighters opened fire on the civilians after encountering resistance from the locals during the destruction of their opium farms. It is also said that four Taliban members were injured in the subsequent attack by the residents using stones and sticks. Click here to read more (external link).
Ariana: Gujarat Titans’ Rashid Khan smashed a quickfire and unbeaten 32-ball 79 to register the highest-ever score by a No. 8 batter in the history of Indian Premier League (IPL) on Friday. Click here to read more (external link).
Akmal Dawi VOA News May 12, 2023 WASHINGTON — As the pandemic-related remote work model fades in most parts of the world, women in Afghanistan have found the practice a potential remedy to the Taliban’s ban on women being employed outside the home. Women employed by the United Nations and other international aid agencies are often