Almost 10 million children targeted in national polio immunization campaign

The fourth round of the national polio immunization campaign in Afghanistan is scheduled to start Monday and will be synchronized with Pakistan to improve cross-border polio...

South Africa’s Ramaphosa has COVID-19 but symptoms mild, presidency says

South Africa’s 69-year-old President Cyril Ramaphosa tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, though is showing only mild symptoms, the presidency said. “The President started feeling unwell...

Tahawol: Issues around recognition of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan discussed



US COVID-19 deaths reach 800,000 as Delta ravaged in 2021

The United States on Sunday reached 800,000 coronavirus-related deaths, according to a Reuters tally, as the nation braces for a potential surge in infections due to...

Hairatan customs officials record increase in export volumes

Balkh Customs officials said Sunday that export volumes from Afghanistan to central Asian countries via Hairatan port have increased considerably in recent weeks. According to officials,...

Afghans raise concern over rising cost of pharmaceuticals

Afghans said Sunday that the cost of pharmaceutical drugs has doubled in the past month, on the back of a collapsing economy and struggling health sector....

Saar: Formation of Islamic Emirate’s new police forces discussed

Chinese mainland administers 2.6 bln COVID-19 vaccine doses

The Chinese mainland had administered more than 2.60 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines as of Saturday, according to the latest data released by the National Health Commission...

Saar: Afghanistan’s relations with foreign countries discussed



Tahawol: United Nations calls for inclusive government in Afghanistan



Towns destroyed after night of devastating tornadoes in central US

A series of tornadoes ripped through six U.S. states on Friday night, leaving a trail of destruction seen in satellite imagery as roofs of buildings were...

Dubai says it welcomed 4.88 million visitors in Jan-Oct period

Dubai welcomed 4.88 million visitors in the period January- October 2021, its Department of Economy and Tourism (DET) said on Saturday, adding that international visitors in...

Japan researchers use ostrich cells to make glowing COVID-19 detection masks

Japanese researchers have developed masks that use ostrich antibodies to detect COVID-19 by glowing under ultraviolet light. The discovery by Yasuhiro Tsukamoto and his team at...

At least 12 injured in explosion at Palestinian camp in Lebanon

A large explosion rocked a Palestinian camp in the southern Lebanese port city of Tyre on Friday night, injuring about a dozen people, according to rescue...

US COVID-19 cases approach 50 million, death toll tops 796,000

The cumulative number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the United States exceeded 49.7 million as of Friday, with the death toll surpassing 796,000, according to the...

Exclusive Interview with Mawlawi Alam Gul Haqqani, Head of Passport Department

Zerbena: Weekly economic news in Afghanistan

Saar: Presence of Al-Qaeda fighters in Afghanistan discussed

‘So many deaths’. Over 50 killed, mostly migrants, in road accident in Mexico

At least 53 mostly Central American migrants died when the truck transporting them turned over in southern Mexico on Thursday, in one of the worst accidents...

China approves its first COVID-19 specific treatment therapy

China’s National Medical Products Administration has approved the country’s first medical treatment therapy using a newly developed drug that specifically targets the coronavirus causing the highly...