Tolo News: The harmful effects of air pollution are threatening the lives of Kabul residents as winter approaches, Afghan health officials said. “26 percent of the deaths in the country originated from air pollution,” said Ghulam Hassan Ghulami, head of the Kabul environment protection department. Click here to read more (external link).
VOA: While members of Congress and others debate the tactics of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and the strategies of 20 years of war, there is one issue that has constantly plagued that country: Drugs. Narcotics. Specifically, opium. Click here to read more (external link).
Ariana: According to the latest report from the World Population Survey on the happiest countries in the world, Afghanistan was ranked the saddest country in the world for the second year in a row. The survey includes 146 countries, with Afghanistan at the bottom of the list. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: The drug addicts praised the efforts of the government but said there are people appointed as team leaders who are also affected by drugs and do not treat other patients properly. “We are happy that we are under treatment here but we are not being treated with proper behavior. Those are appointed above
Ariana: Local officials and residents of Kunduz province said Thursday that the number of drug addicts in the province has risen sharply in the past few months, largely due to poverty. Kunduz hospital officials said in the past three months, 91 addicts have been treated at the hospital. Click here to read more (external link).
8am: Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid says that the first humanitarian aid cargo of Russia which has 36 tons weight was transferred to Kabul today Thursday morning. The humanitarian aid contains oil and blanket[s] which were transferred by three planes, and the total of Russian humanitarian aid to Afghanistan is 108 tons and will be transported
Tolo News: Health officials said that thirty-four hospitals and centers treating COVID-19 patients have been closed after international aid was cut off in Afghanistan. This comes as the Afghan-Japan Hospital officials and staff announced on November 10 that the center will be closed if the medical staff does not receive five months’ worth of unpaid
Ariana: The United Nations has paid nearly $8 million in salaries to some 23,500 health workers across Afghanistan over the past month, bypassing the health ministry in a test case to inject much-needed liquidity into a dire Afghan economy. Click here to read more (external link). Related Shortages of Medicine and Medical Staff in Badghis
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty November 7, 2021 A polio vaccination drive across Afghanistan, the first of its kind in years, is scheduled to be launched on November 8, the United Nations Children’s Fund announced. “Vaccinate your #children against polio and protect their future!” the UN agency urged families in Afghanistan via Twitter on November 7.
8am: The World Health Organization (WHO) has said in a recent census of the COVID-19 situation in Afghanistan that 40 people have been infected with the virus in the last 24 hours. The statistic was published by the WHO on (Friday, November 5). By the registration of newly infected patients, the total cases of COVID-19