Withdrawal from Afghanistan because of coronavirus would be a strategic blunder: former US diplomats
Five former US diplomats have warned that withdrawing troops from Afghanistan because of coronavirus concerns would be a strategic blunder. Read more
On World Press Freedom Day, the United Nations envoy to Afghanistan on Sunday noted that hate speech must not been confused with free speech. Read more
The Taliban have mounted more than 4,500 attacks in Afghanistan in the 45 days since signing a deal with the United States, Reuters reported on Friday. Read more
An Afghan delegation will investigate claims that Iranian guards threw a group of migrants crossing the border into river, an official told 1TV on Saturday. Read more
The Taliban and the government need to accelerate efforts to release prisoners and lower violence, which is the fastest means to intra-Afghan negotiations and a comprehensive permanent cease... Read more
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, Kabul Medical University has built a ventilator from items that are available in Afghan markets, officials said on Friday. Read more
Afghanistan’s Senate referred Public Health Minister Ferozuddin Feroz and presidential adviser Waheed Omer to the Attorney General’s Office on Thursday. Read more
A number of employees and doctors were beaten by unknown individuals in the provincial health department in eastern Paktia province over coronavirus test on Thursday. Read more
The Taliban released 40 more Afghan government prisoners on Thursday, its spokesman said, adding it will accelerate the process to save prisoners from coronavirus. Read more
Afghanistan’s Public Health Ministry on confirmed 232 new coronavirus cases, the highest daily jump, raising the country’s total to 2,171. Read more