Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Wednesday reported 684 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 1,128 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The number of active cases in Afghanistan is 18,424, according to the Public Health Ministry. The total number of known deaths from COVID-19 in the country is 405 and
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Tuesday reported 542 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 1,225 samples tested in the last 24 hours. Kabul was at the top of the list with 213 new cases, followed by Herat with 142. The total number of known deaths from COVID-19 in the country is
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Monday reported 575 new positive cases of COVID-19 from 978 samples tested in the last 24 hours. Kabul was on the top of the list with 193 new cases, followed by Herat with 151. The total number of known deaths from COVID-19 in the country is 369
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Sunday reported 791 new positive cases of COVID-19 from 1,427 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The total number of known deaths from COVID-19 in the country is 357 and the total recovered cases are 1,875, according to the ministry. Click here to read more (external
Tolo News: The new health guidelines require citizens to wear a face mask in public places, maintain a two-meter social distance, avoid gatherings of more than 10 people, disinfect all workplaces, and for elderly people to not leave their homes. According to the new plan, all schools, universities, higher education institutes, restaurants, parks, sports complexes
Ayaz Gul VOA News June 5, 2020 ISLAMABAD – A global media advocate said Friday the coronavirus pandemic has infected at least 70 journalists in Afghanistan, fueling troubles of a community already under attack from years of violence and terrorism. Reporters Without Borders, known by its French acronym RSF, made the revelation on a day
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Thursday reported 787 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 1,296 samples tested in the last 24 hours, bringing the total accumulated cases in the country to 18,054. The ministry also reported six COVID-19 deaths and 63 recovered patients in the last 24 hours. Kabul had 323
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Wednesday reported 758 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 1,323 samples tested in the last 24 hours, bringing the total cases in the country to 17,267. Kabul is a hotspot with 332 positive cases reported in the past 24 hours. The total number of known deaths
Michael Hughes: COVID-19 cases have dramatically surged in Afghanistan due to lack of resources, unconstrained refugee flows and the international community’s inability to respond, among other reasons, while health officials and aid agencies predict that the virus will continue spreading undetected. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) declared that Afghanistan is facing a humanitarian disaster, noting
RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan June 2, 2020 Taliban officials have denied a report that its leader, Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada, died after contracting the coronavirus. Foreign Policy magazine, citing unnamed Taliban officials, reported on June 1 that Mullah Akhundzada contracted COVID-19 and possibly died while receiving treatment abroad. Foreign Policy quoted Mawlawi Mohammad Ali Jan Ahmad, a senior