
Coronavirus vaccine set to arrive in Afghanistan in 7 months
The Ministry of Public Health has announced that the first shipment of the coronavirus vaccine will arrive in the country in seven months.

The Ministry of Public Health has announced that the first shipment of the coronavirus vaccine will arrive in the country in seven months.

Abdullah Abdullah, chairman of the High Council of National Reconciliation, has called the proposed plan to move the first three grades of schools to mosques as a ‘wrong decision’.

In a clear and unified stance, the EU Delegation, diplomatic missions of the EU Member States, the U.K. and the U.S. on Monday condemned string of targeted assassinations in Afghanistan.

The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan said in a latest report that Afghan women and girls are being failed by the country’s justice system with their access to justice for crimes of violence remaining tenuous.

The Ministry of Education announced on Sunday that under the ministry’s new plan, all students in grades one through three will be educated in mosques.

Tetsu Nakamura, also known as Kaka Murad the legendary Japanese aid worker in Afghanistan, was remember on his first death anniversary.

Afghanistan’s first female general and former health minister Dr. Suhaila Siddiq passed away on Friday at the age of 70.

Figures compiled by Salam Watandar indicate raging conflict across the country has displaced over 67,000 people in 12 provinces.

The coronavirus pandemic has overshadowed bids to control aids, health officials said on Tuesday.

Fresh figures by the health ministry indicate at least 11 people lost their lives to the coronavirus and 252 new cases of the Covid-19 got confirmed in past 24 hours.

On a cold winter evening, people of the village gathered at Jawaher’s home to share her grief. In a quite small and dark room of this mud house, women were sitting around her, consoling her.

Afghans have experienced decades of war and bloodshed causing great psychological damage, but for many, laughing can be the only way to forget these pains and keep their mental state balanced.