The remarks were made Saturday, June 26, by acting minister of public health Waheed Majroh.
Out of 19 cases that were tested, the minister said, 11 were of the Delta type and eight others were of the British variant.
Afghanistan is currently battling a third wave of the pandemic with health officials asking residents to follow health measures.
The country has so far registered 114,220 cases...
The punishment handed out Friday fell short of the 30 years that prosecutors had requested.
With good behavior, the 45-year-old Chauvin could be paroled after serving two-thirds of his sentence.
The punishment — which came after Chauvin broke his yearlong silence to offer condolences to the Floyd family and express hope that they eventually have “some peace of mind” — is one of the longest...
The incident took place near an Afghan army camp in the district center, according to a statement by local governance.
The man killed was a civilian, read the statement.
The Taliban officials have yet to comment....
In a statement, the local governance has said that a car rigged with explosives was found in Kariz Sufi area of Herat’s Guzara district.
According to the source, the bomber was eliminated before hitting the target.
There was no arrests made yet.
Afghanistan, already gripped by decades-long war and violence, has been witnessing a rise in bomb attacks.
The attacks, often without claim of responsibility, claims...
Haleem Fedai, provincial governor, said that Afghan forces retook Mirzaka district of Paktia province and cleared off the district from Taliban.
It comes a day after government forces recaptured Ahmad Abad and Sayed Karam districts of the province.
According to the ministries of interior and defense, government forces have also retaken Doshi and Khan Charbagh districts of northern Baghlan province.
Efforts have ramped up to free...
The drone strikes were conducted ahead of a meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and Afghan leaders in Washington.
The strikes hit Kunduz and Baghlan provinces, killing several Taliban fighters, according to the official.
The U.S. military is preparing to pull most of its remaining forces from Afghanistan in the coming weeks, ahead of the 9/11 deadline announced by President Biden on April.
Roughly 650 U.S....
President Biden pledged that his country was committed to supporting Afghanistan, but insisted that it was time for the American military to step back.
“Afghans are going to have to decide their future,” Mr. Biden said in brief remarks at the start of his meeting with the Afghan leaders, but he did not elaborate on what a ’’sustained” partnership might entail.
President Ghani meanwhile said...
In a statement released Friday, June 25, the Ministry of Defense announced that Afghan forces retook Andkhoy district of Faryab from Taliban and are advancing in the province.
It announced in separate statements on Thursday that government forces recaptured Sayed Karam and Ahmad Abad districts of eastern Paktia province.
Efforts have ramped up to free other territories from Taliban control, according to a ministry’s statement.
So...
A senior Biden administration official spoke with the AP that planning has accelerated in recent days to relocate those Afghans and their families to other countries or U.S. territories, while their visa applications are processed.
The official spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss unannounced plans.
A second official familiar with the planning said the administration intends to carry out the evacuation likely in...
White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre announced the donation on Thursday—a day before U.S. President Joe Biden’s meeting with country’s leaders at the White House on Friday.
The spokesman said the Johnson & Johnson vaccines—with only one shot required—could be shipped as soon as next week.
The U.S. is also providing oxygen and other supplies to the country battling a third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The...
