Headlines- At least five ballistic missile launches from Iran have been detected by the Israelis since midnight.
- Mehrabad Airport in Tehran is hit by strikes
- The Prince Sultan Air Base was the target of a ballistic missile that Saudi Arabia's military intercepted and destroyed, according to the country's defense ministry.
- Heavy gunfire on Friday injured three peacekeepers from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon inside their base in southwest Lebanon.
- To put an end to the bloodshed, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged serious diplomatic negotiations..
- In a social media post, President Trump said that "no deal" other than "unconditional surrender" will be with Iran.
- Iran reportedly receives intelligence from Russia on US targets.
Tag: Afghan Coronavirus
Afghan Women Robotics Team Makes COVID-19...
An all-female group of robotics students in the Afghan city of Herat has developed a prototype ventilator for COVID-19 patients based on a design by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The Afghan Robotics Team hopes to get approval from the authorities to produce the machines
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
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 News in Digest
Kabul province is also dealing with the highest mortality in the country, 29 dead. While there are treatment and quarantine facilities at the Muhammad Ali Jinnah Hospital, Sheikh Zayed Hospital, Esteghlal Hospital and the Darul Aman Palace, the government fears they will soon run out of beds.
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
Widespread Information to Contain Covid-19: the...
Afghanistan officially registers 1300 infected and about 50 deaths, but tests are extremely limited and the cases are much higher. The coronavirus-related health emergency is added to political instability, institutional fragility, dependence on international donors
COVID-19: Afghan Girls Robotics Team...
As the coronavirus continues to threaten millions of lives across the globe, many people are trying to step up and help. A small girls robotics team in Afghanistan has shifted its focus from designing and making robots for competitions to replicating designs for ventilators.
Afghanistan: News Digest
The 203rd Thunder Corps in a statement said the Afghan forces effectively responded to a Taliban attack in Sahak area of Zurmat district, killing at least six militants
‘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