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Afghan Healthcare Was Targeted 12 Times Amid Coronavirus , Says UN
The United Nations said Taliban and Afghan security forces had carried out “deliberate” attacks against healthcare workers and facilities at a time when Afghanistan is grappling with the deadly coronavirus.
Monday, 22 June , 2020 -
For Fifth Year Afghanistan is Most Deadliest Place for Children, UN Report
The United Nations said Monday that for the fifth consecutive year, Afghanistan was the deadliest country on the planet for children.
Tuesday, 16 June , 2020 -
The Death of Taliban Leader Still Remains Ambiguous, Coronavirus?
The novel coronavirus, officially termed COVID-19, has killed more than 400,000 people and ravished almost all pockets of the globe – and it seems the Taliban top-brass is far from immune.
Tuesday, 9 June , 2020 -
Coronavirus is being Turned into a ‘Disaster’in Afghanistan, Cases Surging
Afghanistan is running out of hospital beds as suspected cases of coronavirus surge, officials warning “there is a disaster coming” in the impoverished country.
Monday, 8 June , 2020 -
US and Taliban Exchange Strikes in Western and Southern Afghanistan
U.S. forces carried out two sets of airstrikes against the Taliban, in western and southern Afghanistan. Elsewhere in the south, the Taliban set off a roadside bomb and ambushed a police convoy, killing 10 Afghan policemen.
Saturday, 6 June , 2020 -
Urging Truce Extension Afghanistan Plans to Flee 900 Taliban Prisoners
The Afghan government said it was in the process of releasing 900 Taliban members and urged the insurgent group to extend a three-day ceasefire which ends at midnight.
Saturday, 30 May , 2020 -
Afghanistan Coronavirus Update: 132 Died, 5000 Infected As War Rages
More than 5,000 people have been infected with the new coronavirus across Afghanistan, health authorities said Wednesday, with the capital Kabul the epicentre of the deadly disease.
Wednesday, 20 May , 2020 -
Violence from Cradle to Grave, A Morning of Murder in Afghanistan
Afghans don’t need a reminder that no one is safe from the country’s endless war, but they got one anyway on Tuesday.
Wednesday, 13 May , 2020 -
Clashes for Food Aid Left Six Dead in Ghor Province
Two policemen and four other people were killed in central Ghor provinc on Saturday after a deadly clash at a public food donation.
Sunday, 10 May , 2020 -
Afghanistan May be One of the Worst Countries in COVID-19 Infection in World
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said that with almost 2,900 confirmed cases and 90 deaths as of May 5, in case of no urgent actions, up to 80 per cent of the country could be infected.
Wednesday, 6 May , 2020 -
The Worth of a Girl, The Tragic Story of Somaya in Afghanistan
What does a child bride bring to a marriage — a dowry, social status, domestic labor, business connections? What is her value to two families, the one she leaves and the one she joins? And what is the cost to the girl?
Tuesday, 5 May , 2020 -
Afghanistan President and His Rival Reached ‘Tentative’ Agreement
Dispute was huge distraction for Afghanistan when coronavirus crisis was worsening and Taliban was stepping up attacks.
Saturday, 2 May , 2020 -
Taliban: There Will be No Ceasefire in Ramadan
The Taliban have rejected an Afghan government call for a ceasefire for the holy month of Ramadan and to let authorities focus on tackling the coronavirus.
Saturday, 25 April , 2020 -
Coronavirus Threatens US Peace Plan, If Prisoners Exchange Delayed
The coronavirus threatens to unravel a US effort to end the war in Afghanistan if Taliban and government prisoners die in custody before they can be exchanged.
Tuesday, 21 April , 2020 -
India Sent Wheat to Afghanistan to be Delivered Through Iran’s Chabahar Port
A 75,000-metric-ton consignment of Indian wheat heading for Afghanistan has arrived at Iran’s southeastern port of Chabahar to be delivered.
Sunday, 19 April , 2020 -
Long War Suffering Afghanistan Increasingly Facing a More Severe Threat: Coronavirus
The Afghan Public Health Ministry estimates that 25.6 million Afghans will be infected and 110,000 Afghans will die from COVID-19.
Friday, 27 March , 2020 -
Khalilzad Asks the ‘Urgent Release’ of Taliban Prisoners Due to Coronavirus
The US is urging Afghanistan to release Taliban prisoners as committed under prospective peace talks, warning that the detainees were at risk due to the spread of the new coronavirus.
Thursday, 19 March , 2020 -
Afghanistan In A New Battle, The War-torn Country Faces Coronavirus
As COVID-19 cases are reported in Afghanistan concerns are raised if country’s healthcare system can handle an outbreak.
Tuesday, 17 March , 2020 -
US Withdraw its Troops From Afghanistan As Part of Peace Deal With Taliban
The United States began withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, while also praising Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s promise to start releasing Taliban prisoners.
Tuesday, 10 March , 2020 -
What Laid Underneath US-Taliban Peace Deal? When US Would Leave?
In a secure facility underneath the Capitol, members of Congress stopped by all last week to review two classified annexes to the Afghan peace accord with the Taliban.
Monday, 9 March , 2020
