Tolo News: Afghanistan’s U-19 futsal team played against Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan and lost to gold winner Iran but beat the other three teams. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: The Central Bank said it has released millions of US dollars into the market to preserve the value of the Afghan currency against foreign currencies. However, analysts believe that selling dollars to the Afghan markets will help the Afghan currency to maintain its value for a temporary period of time and that the
Ayaz Gul VOA News February 20, 2022 ISLAMABAD — UNICEF announced Sunday an emergency cash support effort for all public education teachers in Afghanistan for January and February, saying the move will allow continued access to education for all school-age girls and boys. The European Union-funded payment, amounting to the equivalent of $100 a month per
8am: People who have been compelled to seek refuge in Iran in recent months represent their situation as a “purgatory of uncertainty.” Most of them run into problems with getting residential visas and permits in the host country and fear of being deported to Afghanistan. Click here to read more (external link). Related Dozens of
Tolo News: The Jogi are an ethnic minority group whose roots are from the Central Asian states. They do not have national identity cards and are deprived of access to education and other basic rights, including property, they said. Mohammad Sabir, who was working as the representative of the Jogi ethnic group in the Kabul
Ariana: Former Australian middle-order batter Stuart Grant Law has been named as the interim head coach of Afghanistan’s national men’s cricket team for the Bangladesh Series. Law is already in Bangladesh and will step into the role of interim head coach ahead of the upcoming ODI and T20I series. Click here to read more (external
8am: A traffic accident in the Khwaja Ghar district of Takhar province left 3 dead and 2 injured, sources in the province confirm. Sayed Yusuf, a local official in the district confirmed the accident and said it had taken place on Friday night, February 18. Mr. Yusuf has stated the negligence of drivers as the
Tolo News: The Afghan ambassador in Washington has stepped down from her post, a senior official at the embassy said, calling the new restrictions imposed by the US Department of State on the embassy the reason for her resignation. Adela Raz is the third senior Afghan diplomat who stepped down from her position within the
8am: Sources in the traffic department of Balkh province told Hasht-e Subh that about 30 employees of the department had left their jobs after not receiving their seven-month salaries. Sources confirmed that of the 30 traffic police officers, 26 had gone abroad to work and four others had started personal work. Most people who work