Wuhan, China, home to the quickly spreading coronavirus is also a major university town that hosts thousands of foreign students including many Afghan students. Getting them home is tricky but Afghanistan’s health minister says, an isolated 100-bed hospital has been setup for returning students. VOA’s Haseeb Mawdoodi and Rahim Gul Sarwan have more in this report narrated by Bezhan Hamdard.
Dozens of Afghan activists participated in a candlelight vigil Thursday near the Japanese Embassy in Kabul to mourn for Tetsu Nakamura, a physician and longtime aid worker who was fatally shot with five other people in eastern Afghanistan this week. VOA's Rahim Gul Sarwan reports.
Afghanistan health official say at least three people were killed and 22 wounded in an attack by Islamic State on a gathering honoring Abdul Ali Mazari, a Mujahideen leader killed by the Taliban in 1995, in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 7, 2019.
U.S. and Afghan special forces have captured the de facto capital of the IS-Khorasan caliphate in eastern Nangarhar province. A U.S. special forces commander told VOA that Deh Bala district’s Papin and Guri Gur areas were cleared of Islamic State militants on July 8. Rahim Gul Sarwan reports.
Local residents, however, tell VOA they fear IS militants have escaped to neighboring Kunar province, where they will intensify the violence
Hamid Karzai also dismissed criticism of Russia for its ties with Taliban and efforts to bring the militant group into peace talks
He sent thousands of dollars to help an aid group rebuild a training center for orphan boy and girl scouts in Kabul, but kept his involvement secret
According to Afghan Ministry of Education estimates, around 33,000 students have been deprived of education in 58 schools in Achin, Haskamena, and Kot districts of Nangarhar province
Millions of residents in bitterly cold Afghan capital have been living mostly without power for two weeks
Local authorities, civilians in Nangarhar say Islamic State group has developed strong presence in six districts of province
The Islamic State group appears to be attracting new followers in yet another country, with Afghan fighters raising the black flag in parts of Afghanistan's Nangarhar province. In this report narrated by Roger Wilkison, VOA's Ashna TV reporter Sarwan Rahim Gul has more from Nangarhar's Bati Kot district.
Former Afghan President sits down with VOA Afghan service reporter Rahim Gul Sarwan in Kabul to talk about incursions by Islamic State, and its relation with Pakistan
Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai sat down Thursday with VOA Afghan service reporter Rahim Gul Sarwan in Kabul to talk about incursions of the Islamic State, as well as relations with the U.S., China and, most vociferously, Pakistan.
Muslim clergy offer advice on how to vote but not whom to vote for
Centuries-old tradition of making and flying kites is introduced to a new generation and brings international recognition
Kabul Golf Course survives three decades of war
