1TV: Five health workers were killed after a bomb exploded in Afghan capital Kabul on Tuesday. Two others were wounded in the blast which happened in Doghabad area of the city. The health workers targeted were working at Pul-i-Charkhi prison. Click here to read more (external link).
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Mohammad Halim Fedayee
Ariana: Mohammad Halim Fedayee, governor of Paktia province, said Monday the Taliban is using children in a conflict capacity on the battlefields – which is in violation of Islamic principles and international rules of war. According to Fedayee, the insurgent group is using children as suicide bombers and to carry explosives, among other conflict-based activities. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Tuesday reported 201 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 1,636 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The data by the ministry shows that the cumulative number of total cases is now 51,089, the number of total reported deaths is 2,105, and the total number of recoveries is 39,784. Click here to read more (external link).
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Koofi
Tolo News: Peace negotiator Fawzia Koofi won the CASA Asia award for “diversity and sustainable development” for her support of the rights of women and children, her role in the peace process and her commitment to the education of girls and women, said the organization. The winners of the Casa Asia 2021 Awards were announced on Monday in Madrid, Spain after judges considered 52 nominations submitted for these awards in four categories. Click here to read more (external link).
Rula Ghani
Tolo News: Lawmakers in Afghanistan’s Wolesi Jirga (lower house of parliament) on Monday accused the nation’s First Lady Rula Ghani of trying to interfere in the work of the legislative body. Recently, Rula Ghani said that the parliament floor has changed into a trading ground for votes. She said that whether the MPs want it or nor, the ministerial nominees who were rejected by MPs will continue their jobs. The MPs said that Rula Ghani’s rhetoric against parliament is unacceptable. “Who are you to insult this nation? Click here to read more (external link).
Zarif
Tolo News: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, in an interview that aired on Monday, said that 2,000 Afghans are still fighting in Syria and that Iran would be willing to arm more in the fight against Daesh if the Afghan government was willing. Click here to read more (external link).
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Ariana: Rahmatullah Nikzad was gunned down outside his home in Ghazni province on Monday evening, police have confirmed.
Nikzad, who did work for The Associated Press and who was the head of the province’s Journalist Union, reportedly survived a similar attack in September last year. Click here to read more (external link).
1TV: Azerbaijan’s president said on Monday his country is ready to open an embassy in Kabul next year. President Ilham Aliyev said this during a meeting with visiting Afghan National Security Adviser Hamdullah Mohib in Baku. Click here to read more (external link).
Sima Samar
Ariana: Sima Samar, State Minister for Human Rights Affairs has confirmed the ministry has been dissolved without warning by President Ashraf Ghani and that she has been dismissed. According to her she also had no idea about her imminent dismissal and said she only found out when a colleague handed her a letter informing her of the decision. Click here to read more (external link).