Taliban fighters (file photo)
Tolo News: The Afghan Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Friday said that the Taliban continued to stage attacks on a daily basis in at least 22 provinces of the country over the past week, stating that the group’s unstopped attacks were against the spirit of a political settlement of the conflict in Afghanistan and clear opposition to the will of the Afghan people for peace. Click here to read more (external link).
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Ariana: Abbas Karimi, a 23-year-old Afghan refugee born without arms is showing the world that determination and perseverance does pay off as he proudly prepares for next year’s Paralympic swimming events in Tokyo. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Wednesday reported 123 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 923 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The data by the ministry shows that the cumulative number of total cases is now 45,842, the number of total reported deaths is 1,740, and the total number of recoveries is 36,295. Click here to read more (external link).
Taliban militants (file photo)
Ariana: According to Global Terrorism Index 2020 Afghanistan remains the country most impacted by terrorism and was subjected to 26 of the world’s 50 worst terrorist attacks last year. The report stated that while terrorism deaths in the country declined in 2019 for the first time in three years, the Taliban remained the world’s deadliest terrorist group. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: The High Council for National Reconciliation on Thursday said there is progress in the peace negotiations in Doha, but a recent decision made by the negotiating teams has not been approved by the two sides’ leaders—the Afghan government and the Taliban leadership. “(The negotiating teams’) real intentions are not for a political solution or for real peace; the two sides seek to create problems and (self-interested) opportunities,” said Saadati. Click here to read more (external link).
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Ariana: The Ministry of Public Health on Thursday reported nine deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours and 226 new cases. This brings the total number of cases to 45,716, reported deaths to 1,737, and the total number of recoveries to 36,232. Click here to read more (external link).
Ariana: Afghanistan Football Federation and Ariana Television on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding for live coverage of the Kabul Futsal Premier League and the Afghanistan Futsal Clubs Cup competitions. The Kabul Futsal League’s second round is set to kick off on the upcoming Sunday, and Afghanistan futsal clubs cup competitions are scheduled on December 15. Click here to read more (external link).