Ayaz Gul VOA News March 15, 2020 ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN – A lingering dispute over Afghanistan’s presidential election and an outbreak of coronavirus in the country appear to have complicated further an already troubled effort the United States is making to help find a negotiated end to nearly 19 years of war. Afghan officials found five
Tolo News: All sports events were postponed in Afghanistan until the next announcement, officials from the National Olympic Committee and other sports institutions said at a news conference today. Click here to read more (external link). Related 11 Tested Positive for Coronavirus In Afghanistan Govt Will Provide 50k Testing Kits for Coronavirus Afghan New Year
Tolo News: After growing concerns about the spread of the coronavirus in Afghanistan, the Chinese embassy in Kabul on Friday told TOLOnews that China is ready to help Aghanistan. A number of Kabul residents on Friday launched a volunteer campaign to combat the virus in Kabul. Click here to read more (external link). Related Afghans
Tolo News: Officials of Herat province said on Wednesday that more than 15,000 Afghans have returned to Afghanistan from Iran by crossing the Islam Qala border in the past two days to avoid coronavirus. “From February 20 until now, 30,000 Afghans returned to Afghanistan voluntarily,” said Ahmad Jawed Nadam, head of the refugees and repatriation
1TV: Afghanistan’s health ministry said on Tuesday it detected two more positive cases of coronavirus in the country. The new cases were discovered in the provinces of Herat in the west and Samangan in the north, said Wahidullah Mayar, a spokesman for Public Health Ministry. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: A positive coronavirus case has been registered in the northern province of Samangan, officials at the Ministry of Health reported on Tuesday. This is the first time that a coronavirus case was registered in north of Afghanistan. The man who has coronavirus in Samangan returned from Iran three days ago and “now he
AA: Panicked by an expanding novel coronavirus outbreak mainly in neighboring Iran, watchful Afghans are avoiding festive spring picnics and breaking with the deep-rooted tradition of warm greetings. With each passing day, shockwaves from the spread of the new virus known as COVID-19 are resonating even stronger in the war-ravaged country with its fragile healthcare
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Saturday reported “three” more positive cases of the new coronavirus – or COVID-19 — in the western province of Herat. This brings the total reported cases of to “four” in Afghanistan, according to Public Health Minister Ferozuddin Feroz who addressed a press conference in Kabul on Saturday.
1TV: Afghanistan’s health minister warned on Thursday that the arrival of 50,000 people from neighboring Iran over the past one week has put the country at a very high risk from the deadly coronavirus. Speaking at a press conference in Kabul, Minister Ferozuddin Feroz said that they cannot prevent the arrival of Afghans, but there
Ayaz Gul VOA News March 2, 2020 ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has temporarily closed a key southwestern crossing point with Afghanistan, saying the move is meant to prevent the spread of coronavirus on both sides of the border. An official announcement Monday said the Chaman crossing in Baluchistan province was being shut for “an initial period