8am: The Tajik government has stated that instability in Afghanistan has boosted the drug market. Drug trafficking has increased by approximately 69 percent since 2021, officials said. Insecurity in Afghanistan exacerbates the problem of drug trafficking, Tajik media reported, citing Tajik authorities. Click here to read more (external link).
Ariana: More than 150 children died following the outbreak of measles in northeastern Badakhshan province, local officials said Friday. Most of the children who died were living in areas with no access to health services. Click here to read more (external link).
8am: The United States aims to open a new center in Northern Virginia to receive additional Afghan evacuees, Reuters reported. The center is scheduled to open as the government closes down the last of eight sites on military bases that have contained tens of thousands of people evacuated from Afghanistan since August. Click here to
Tolo News: A child trapped in a well for three days in the capital of Zabul province has died, officials said on Friday. Haidar, 6, fell into a well in Jaldak village in Qalat city. The photos and videos of the scene in which Haidar was crying went viral on social media. Several rescue teams
The Guardian (UK): Mazar, in the 1990s, was the most secular, socially liberal of Afghan cities. In the first two decades of the 21st century, it was dominated by warlords whose militias had defeated the Taliban. During this time, money surged into the city. And yet, last August, Mazar fell to the Taliban even before
8am: A family in Sar-e-Pul province has sold its four daughters because of starvation. Since the collapse of the former administration, there have been many reports of child trafficking in many territories. Ever since, poverty and unemployment have also escalated to an uncommon stage in the country. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: Afghanistan’s U-19 futsal team beat Uzbekistan team 8-1 during the CAFA U-19 Futsal championship on Thursday afternoon. It was Afghanistan’s fourth match at the championship, where Afghanistan’s futsal team gained three victories and one loss. Click here to read more (external link). Other Sports News Afghan cricket team tests negative for COVID-19 after
By Farangis Najibullah Mustafa Sarwa February 16, 2022 Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Afghanistan’s Taliban-led Defense Ministry has established several new military units in three border provinces in the country’s north, northeast, and west, deploying an estimated 4,400 additional troops in the region. The ministry said on February 14 that the Omar Salis division was officially launched