Ariana: Bangladesh defeated Afghanistan by 88 runs in the second ODI on Friday to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Batting first after winning the toss, Bangladesh posted 306 for four and then returned to dismiss Afghanistan for 218 in 45.1 overs. Click here to read more (external link). Other Sports News
8am: Citizens in Kabul report that house-to-house searches have begun by the current government forces in the city. Some citizens in Kabul told Hasht-e Subh on Friday that Taliban militants had searched their homes. Click here to read more (external link).
Ariana: Coinciding with a new wave of coronavirus in Afghanistan, the World Health Organization (WHO) said a vaccination campaign is underway in the country and that more than 4.1 million Afghans have received the jab. According to the organization, 50 percent of these people are women. Click here to read more (external link). Other Health
8am: The third round of Afghanistan’s Buzkashi League was held with a handful of spectators. Zabihullah Mujahed, Deputy Minister of Information and Culture, announced the beginning of this round of Buzkashi tournaments in the country on Thursday, February 24. Click here to read more (external link). Other Sports News Unfinished Business: Afghanistan’s struggle with winning
Ministry of #Interior of the #Taliban released a video of #women activists confessing to being paid to do activism. Activists confessing to wrongdoing on camera after abduction, does it sound familiar? Story of every tyrannical regime ever.pic.twitter.com/rLWZQbARe7 — Obaidullah Baheer (@ObaidullaBaheer) February 21, 2022 By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi Golnaz Esfandiari February 23, 2022 For months, Afghan
AFP: Hossain and Mehidy Hasan shared a record 174-run seventh-wicket stand as Bangladesh recovered from a top-order collapse to beat Afghanistan by four wickets in the first one-day international of a three-match series in Chittagong on Wednesday. Click here to read more (external link).
8am: Following the increase in measles disease in Afghanistan, the number of infected in Parwan province has also increased unprecedentedly. Health officials in Parwan province expressed concerns about the rapid spread of the measles virus. According to them, in the last two weeks alone, 80 cases of the disease have been registered in Parwan province.
Ariana: Badghis provincial officials said that more than 90 percent of farmers in the province have been badly affected by droughts but recent rain and snowfalls have been a welcome development for them. “Badghis relies on agriculture. People have suffered losses because of the [droughts affecting] agriculture. Fifty percent of the people have left the