Ariana: The Afghan government has accused the Taliban of being a proxy force for an intelligence agency which “provides the group with equipment and facilities.” His remarks come a day after Pakistan’s Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed admitted that the families of Taliban live in his country, including in areas around the capital, Islamabad, and
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Monday reported 1,847 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 4,629 samples tested in the last 24 hours. Afghanistan has so far recorded 105,749 positive cases and 4,293 deaths from COVID-19. Click here to read more (external link).
CNN: On Monday, the CDC said it was suspending the import of dogs from more than 100 countries, including Afghanistan, where rabies is a problem. The agency said it had been given falsified rabies certificates, seen the import of three rabies-infected dogs since 2015 and was stretched beyond thin by the coronavirus pandemic response. Click
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: If the photos didn’t exist, it might be hard to believe what took place inside the U.S. White House in the summer of 1921. News pictures from the presidential lawn capture the immediate aftermath of a meeting between an Afghan “princess” and President Warren G. Harding. Prominent in the photos is
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
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
1TV: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said on Thursday that the withdrawal of foreign troops from his country will lead to a major decline in the value of Pakistan. Addressing a gathering during his visit to Kandahar province, the president said that Pakistan’s future depends on Afghanistan. He said that Pakistan could access the entire Central
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Wednesday reported 133 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 1,706 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The ministry reported that the cumulative total of known COVID-19 cases is 58,346, the total number of reported deaths is 2,561, and the total number of recoveries is 52,301.
1TV: Afghan authorities have asked NATO to hand over air traffic control tower of Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul. Afghanistan’s Civil Aviation Authority said on Monday it sent a letter to NATO saying it would be glad to take over air traffic control at the airport by May 1. Click here to read more
Insider: I watched the 30-second trailer and was horrified to see that the show — the first sitcom I knew of where a central character is from Afghanistan — seemed to rely on tired tropes about a hulking, heroic white man coming to the rescue of his bumbling brown sidekick. Click here to read more