Headlines- Numerous homes have been damaged and people have been injured in an Israeli airstrike on the town of Bafliyeh in southern Lebanon.
- As Israeli forces step up their attacks on Lebanon, Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem has rejected an upcoming talks between the Lebanese government and Israel in the United States, calling such efforts "futile."
- The blockade of all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports by the US military has now started.
- A new US naval blockade of Iran's ports was denounced by Tehran as "an act of piracy," according to a Monday report from the Iranian news agency Tasnim.
- Asserting that it is "clear" that "there is no military solution" to the conflict, UN Secretary-General António Guterres is urging the United States and Iran to resume talks in an effort to put an end to the conflict.
- In response to President Donald Trump's criticism, Pope Leo XIV told reporters on Monday that he had "no fear" of the Trump Administration when visiting Algeria.
Tag: Afghan COVID
COVID-19 Effects Afghanistan’s Agriculture Production
Much like most of the world, Afghanistan has seen its share of business losses due to the pandemic, with its agricultural sector being hit particularly hard
Ombudsperson: Corruption Exists In COVID-19 Budget...
Ghizaal Haress, head Ombudsperson, told a news conference on Saturday that the bureau had begun investigating corruption and smuggling of ventilators into Pakistan in stages
With Schools Shut, Afghan Children Work...
In Afghanistan’s Badakhshan Province, more children are working in the poppy fields and selling opium after schools were shut because of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Afghanistan Issues new Guidelines; Three Month-Ban...
People will have to mandatorily wear masks in public places and observe a distance of two meters when they are outside. It also recommends that the elderly stay indoors.
Afghan Refugees in Pakistan Suffer under...
Nearly two and a half million Afghans live in Pakistan as either registered or undocumented refugees. Their lives have been upended by the coronavirus lockdown, but they seem to be getting little attention
‘Believers Can Catch It Too’: Taliban...
RFE/RL gained exclusive access to a makeshift clinic west of Kabul in an area controlled for years by Taliban militants. Despite past suspicions about health workers dealing with epidemics like polio, some insurgents appear to be taking the threat from COVID-19 seriously
Afghan News Digest
The UN agency noted that tens of thousands of Afghan citizens have crossed over from Pakistan to Afghanistan since the temporary re-opening of the border last week
COVID-19 May Reverse the Recent Progress...
Observers are concerned that some of these returnees might be asymptomatic carriers of the virus and therefore unwittingly spread it all throughout the country on their way back to their homes in both the country’s urban and rural areas