The deadly coronavirus has affected some six million children in Afghanistan with facing different vulnerabilities
16 dead, 90 injured in Afghanistan bombing
At least 16 people were killed and 90 others injured after a powerful explosion on Sunday rocked the city of Firoz Koah, capital of Afghanistan's Ghor province, an official confirmed
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Washington, Kabul discuss architecture of peace talks
Top Afghan and US officials on Tuesday discussed the structure of the Afghan peace process in a bid to hatch and define the roadmap of the future of intra-Afghan talks. President Ghani of Afghanistan and the Secretary of State of the U.S. Mike Pompeo in a video conference talked about an array of issues pertaining to the Afghan peace process
Afghan government sees ‘significant drop in violence’ after ceasefire
There has been a significant drop in the Taliban’s attacks since the group announced a ceasefire with the Afghan forces during the three days of Eid that were celebrated from Sunday, May 24 to Tuesday, May 26, Afghan security officials said
Afghanistan population estimated at almost 33 million
The National Statics and Information Authority (NSIA) has estimated Afghanistan’s population to around 32.9 million people with men making 16.8 (51 percent) and female making 16.1 million (49 percent)
COVID-19 cases exceed 16,000 in Afghanistan
The Ministry of Public Health on Tuesday reported 759 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 1,322 samples tested in the last 24 hours, bringing the total cases in the country to 16,509
Ghani, Pompeo discuss peace efforts
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani spoke with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo via video conference and discussed the Afghan peace process, a government official said
Khalilzad optimistic about start of intra-Afghan talks
US peace envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad said he was "optimistic" about the start of the intra-Afghan negotiations between the Taliban and the abul government
COVID-19 crisis affects nearly 7mn Afghan children, says watchdog
An Afghan children’s rights organization says that the coronavirus crisis has left more than seven million children in the country prone to poverty, barring them from their basic rights in a country where half the population is under 15 years of age
Schools, universities won’t reopen
The Afghan educational authorities said that there was no plan to reopen the educational centers amid high threats of the covid-19 pandemic in the country
Watchdog warns against releasing notorious Taliban prisoners
The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission says that any release of Taliban prisoners should be responsible
545 new COVID-19 cases reported in Afghanistan
Afghanistan's Ministry of Public Health reported 545 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 1,168 samples tested in the last 24 hours, bringing the total cases in the country to 15,750
NATO ties its pullout from Afghanistan to a US drawdown
Kay Bailey Hutchison, the US permanent representative to NATO has said that the alliance’s troop withdrawal depends on American troop drawdown and that NATO would leave in coordination with the US at the same time
Health Minister ends mission amid virus surge in Afghanistan
Afghan Health Minister Ferozuddin Feroz ended his official mission on Sunday in leading Afghanistan’s healthcare apparatus, as the war-ravaged country sees surge in cases of the novel coronavirus
Afghan government's Release of Taliban Will Continue
The Afghan government will continue the release of Taliban prisoners to begin intra-Afghan negotiations and to help the announced reduction in violence go on, said the National Security Council on Sunday
Coronavirus spreading fast and wide in Afghanistan
The deadly coronavirus is unprecedentedly breaking out in Afghanistan, with the latest reports suggesting that 866 positive tests in the past 24 hours
