Ayaz Gul VOA News May 3, 2021 ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN – The United Nations said Monday that opium cultivation in conflict-ridden Afghanistan increased by 37% in 2020 compared to the previous year, potentially producing an estimated 6,300 tons of opium. The findings are part of a new survey the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Ariana: At least three people have died in flash floods in northern Samangan province, local officials said Monday. Abdul Munir Rahimi, a spokesman for Samangan police, told Ariana News that flash floods swept through Shabashak village in Dara Soaf Bala district of the province on Sunday night. Click here to read more (external link).
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty May 2, 2021 At least seven people have been killed and about 14 injured in the Afghan capital, Kabul, after several fuel tanker trucks caught fire and exploded, blanketing much of the city in dark smoke. It was not immediately known whether the incident late on May 1 was an accident
By Frud Bezhan Radio Free Afghanistan May 1, 2021 Amin Agha worked as a manual laborer for eight years at Bagram Airfield, the U.S. military’s largest base in Afghanistan. But as the United States begins its final troop withdrawal from the country, Agha is among hundreds of Afghans who have recently lost their jobs at the
Ariana: A fire broke out at a fuel station in PD 17 in Kabul city on Saturday evening, the Interior Ministry (MoI) said. According to the ministry, the incident took place in the Ade Mazar area of the city. The cause of the fire has yet to be determined. Click here to read more (external
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty April 28, 2021 Reid Standish Ajmal Aand Afghan security forces broke up an alleged Chinese espionage ring in December that was operating in Kabul and trying to infiltrate terrorist networks in the country. The Afghan government said little about the issue besides acknowledging the arrests. Beijing publicly denied knowledge of the
Ariana: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) forecasts that Afghanistan’s gross domestic product GDP growth will increase by 3% in 2021 and 4% in 2022 after the normalization of business activity and market sentiment. Click here to read more (external link).
Ariana: Afghan National Futsal Team goalkeeper, Alireza Ghorbani, has spoken out about the hardships local sportsmen face – despite putting everything into their chosen sport. Athletes who are on the Afghan National Team – except for the cricket players – each receive a 1,000 AFN (about $15) a month. However, athletes have questioned this stating
Ariana: The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said in a report that one-third of the Afghan population could suffer food insecurity due to a worsening drought crisis in the country. According to the report, 13.1 million people are grappling with food shortages according to the latest food insecurity analysis. Click
1TV: Taliban militants have caused $1 billion damage to infrastructure in Afghanistan in one year, President Ashraf Ghani said on Tuesday. Ghani mentioned recent destruction of two major bridges in Arghandab district of Kandahar province as an instance of Taliban damaging infrastructure. Click here to read (external link).