Funds allocated to combat coronavirus crisis in Afghanistan are being embezzled by provincial governments, deputy minister for information and culture said on Wednesday. Read more
A three-day Eid ceasefire announced by the Afghan government and the Taliban ended on Tuesday, but there were no reports of clashes on Wednesday. Read more
Afghan security institutions in a joint statement Wednesday rejected a report on a US newspaper that at least 50 percent of Afghan forces most likely have coronavirus. Read more
US President Donald Trump wants to complete troop withdrawal from Afghanistan by election in November, the New York Times reported on Tuesday. Read more
More than 350,000 Afghan refugees returned to their home country over the past four months amid coronavirus pandemic, officials said Tuesday. Read more
Afghan government says it will release nearly 900 Taliban prisoners today (Tuesday). Read more
Ten people were injured when fire broke out at a fuel filling station in Afghanistan’s eastern city of Jalalabad on Monday, officials said. Read more
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday urged the Taliban and the Afghan government not to escalate violence after Eid when both sides are observing a ceasefire. Read more
Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry on Saturday warned district police chiefs in capital Kabul that they would be dismissed if an attack is carried out by assailants on motorcycle in their... Read more
Afghanistan’s health ministry on Saturday announced 782 new coronavirus cases, the highest daily figure, raising the country’s total to 9,998. Read more
