The ministry of public health reported 1,597 new lab-confirmed coronavirus cases within the past 24 hours, with 85 related deaths—the highest daily deaths as country battles a third wave of the coronavirus. The additional 1,597 new COVID-19 cases pushed the country’s total cases to 91,458 while the total death stood at 3,612 as there was daily rise of 85 deaths in the past 24...
As many as eight policemen were killed and several others wounded last night in attack on an outpost in Lashkargah city, provincial capital of southern Helmand, said head of provincial council Attaullah Afghan. The cause was unknown, he said. Local sources meanwhile said an infiltrator opened fire and killed nine of his colleagues at the same area. The attacker managed to flee the area, according to...
Armed Taliban on Saturday killed Samiullah Rashid, religious cleric, in Pul-e Alam city as he went to in a funeral, Gul Haidar Ahmadi, provincial police spokesman, told TKG. The Taliban militants took him with themselves and “brutally” killed him, he said. He was a school headmaster in the province, according to the spokesman. Afghan officials blame Taliban for the murder, but the group officials have yet...
Among the dead were two employees of Afghanistan’s state-run film company, according to its director. In a tweet on Sunday, Sahra Karimi, Director of the Afghan Film Organization said, Fatima Mohammadi and Tayyiba Musavi, who worked for the organization, were among the six killed in the first attack. Their burned bodies were identified by their families in the forensic hospital of Kabul, she added. Both employees...
Targeting a minivan, the first explosion took place around 3:00pm local time in the 13th district, west of Kabul city, said Interior Ministry's deputy spokesman Ahmad Zia Zia. It was followed by another explosion which also targeted a minivan in the sixth district of the capital, he said. The initial reports indicated five people were killed in the explosions. It, however, rose to seven killed and...
Saudi Arabia has announced it will restrict registration for this year’s Hajj pilgrimage only to its own citizens and residents in light of the coronavirus pandemic. Saudi’s Ministry of Health and Hajj announced Saturday that a total of 60,000 pilgrims will be allowed to perform the pilgrimage this year. Only people aged between 18 and 65 who have been vaccinated will be able to take...
The explosions took place Saturday afternoon in the sixth and 13th districts of Kabul city, the Afghan interior ministry has confirmed. Both explosions have targeted two vans, according to the ministry, killing five people. Ahmad Zia Zia, the ministry's deputy spokesman, said the casualties were likely to rise. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for both of the attack. This is a developing story......
The ministry of public health reported 973 new lab-confirmed coronavirus cases within the past 24 hours, with 67 related deaths. The additional 973 new COVID-19 cases pushed the country’s total cases to 89,861 while the total death stood at 3,527 as there was daily rise in COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours. A total of 61,315 patients have recovered from the deadly disease after...
Ramiz Alakbarov, UN Secretary General's Deputy Special Representative with UNAMA—the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan—said in a tweet on Saturday the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access or COVAX is providing additional 468,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to Afghanistan. The vaccine, of AstraZeneca type, will be provided by the COVAX initiative co-led by the World Health Organization country office in Afghanistan, the UNICEF and Gavi, the...
Motorbike rigged with explosives went off Saturday around 11:00 local time in the sixth police district of Mazar-e Sharif city, police said. The explosion left four people killed and/or wounded—all civilians. According to provincial police spokesman, Adel Shah Adel, one civilian was killed and three others wounded in the explosion. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack....