Subhan, a teenager, was abducted five days ago in Kabul’s Khairkhana area. Subhan’s family was asked to pay $500 hundred to set him free. Kidnappers also warned the child’s family they would kill Subhan if his family failed to pay the money. No arrest has been made so far. Security authorities, however, say they have identified the kidnappers and police efforts were underway to capture them....
The decision was made in bids to fight a third wave of the coronavirus that already entered the country, taking effect from Saturday, May 29, for two weeks, according to the ministry’s statement. The provinces include the Afghan capital of Kabul, Ghazni, Helmand, Kandahar, Logar, Nangarhar, Paktia, Parwan, Wardak, Panjshir, Balkh, Badakhshan, Kapisa and Kunduz. The health ministry has once again urged residents of the...
According to Afghan health ministry, 18 more patients have died after contracting the disease, pushing the toll of fatalities to 2,899. Also, as many as 977 new cases of infection were reported in the country, bringing the nationwide case count to 70,107. Some 57,119 patients have recovered from the virus since the outbreak first appeared in China entered the country. A third wave of the coronavirus...
The incident took place in Kukship village in northwest of the Afghanistan’s western Farah province, said Farooq Hazrati, provincial police spokesman. The spokesman added that Kubra had went to an area controlled by the Taliban without coordination with government forces. The Taliban officials have yet to comment....
As many as 12 more patients have died after contracting the disease, pushing the toll of fatalities to 2,881, according to a health ministry spokesman. Also, as many as 764 new cases of infection were reported in the country, according to Mirwais Alizai, a spokesman for the Afghan Ministry of Public Health, bringing the nationwide case count to 69,130. According to health ministry’s data, 251...
Pakistan has reported 75 deaths by COVID-19 in the last 24 hours as the number of positive cases has surged to 911,302. It pushed nationwide tally of fatalities to 20,540 on Thursday. Latest figures by the country’s National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) indicated 2,726 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. Pakistan has conducted 62,706 tests in the past 24 hours out...
Taliban targeted the police headquarters of Qaisar district on Wednesday, but the mortar shells hit district’s market and residential houses, Hanif Rezaiee, spokesman for the army in north of country said. He put the toll of casualties to seven killed and nine others wounded—all civilians. The spokesman added that the attack also caused material damages. Earlier the provincial police chief said four people were killed and...
The incident took place Thursday morning around 7:30 local time in Jalalabad city’s fourth district, said the provincial police spokesman Farid Khan. The perpetrators managed to flee the area, according to the spokesman, police efforts were underway to arrest them. There was no claim of responsibility for the attack....
The U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan reiterated his country’s support for Afghan National Security and Defense Forces (ANDSF), development assistance, and peace in Afghanistan, it said. “The two sides affirmed their commitment to continuing security and counterterrorism cooperation,” the office of National Security Council took to Twitter. “NSA Sullivan reiterated American support for ANDSF, development assistance, and peace in Afghanistan.” Violence has meanwhile ramped...
Both discussed peace efforts, bilateral ties between the two countries and continued support of the Oceanian country to Afghanistan, according to a statement by head of Afghan reconciliation council, Abdullah Abdullah’s office. Australia’s support for the Afghan peace process was also among those discussed between the two countries’ senior officials. According to the statement, the Australian Ambassador assured Abdullah of his country’s continued support to...