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Health ministry warns of spike in COVID over Eid if nation ignores health protocols

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Wahid Majrooh the acting health minister said that with the arrival of Eid al-Adha, the number of positive cases of corona virus will increase in the country.

Speaking at a press conference on Sunday, Majrooh urge the citizens of the country to refrain from traveling, shaking hands and attending crowded places during Eid.

“The coronavirus in the country is still on the rise and people should listen to the ministry’s recommendations,” Majrooh said.

Majrooh warned the public to “be careful during the Eid days,” adding that “currently our hospitals are 50 to 85 percent filled with patients.”

He warns that if people continue to travel over Eid, COVID will spread, which will lead to more deaths.

“Considering the positive cases and deaths caused by the coronavirus in the country, the people themselves should decide not to travel on Eid days and not to cause a crisis in the country,” Majrooh added.

Majrooh also said that a shortage of oxygen is still a challenge for the ministry.

“We will not be able to provide oxygenated for dozens of other patients if the people do not cooperate and consider the health guidance,” Majrooh said.

Meanwhile Majrooh said that “We will receive new supplies of the vaccine after Eid.”

The Ministry of Public Health on Saturday reported 378 new cases of COVID-19 out of 1,759 samples tested in the last 24 hours.

The ministry also reported 49 deaths and 649 recoveries from COVID-19 in the same period.

Data by the Public Health Ministry shows that the total number of cases is 140,602, total deaths stand at 6,147 and total recoveries are at 87,612.

The total confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the world stands at 189,570,978 and total deaths are 4,076,356 figures by Johns Hopkins University show.

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Kabul police summons Afghan YouTuber Hamayon

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Afghanistan’s YouTuber Hamayon Afghan was summoned to the police station for publishing a woman’s interview without her permission, Kabul police said.

The spokesman of Kabul Police Khalid Zadran said Friday on X that Hamayon interviewed an old woman and published the report without her permission.

“After the interview, the interviewee’s family complained to the police and the police summoned Hamayon Afghan to the police station,” said Zadran.

Zadran stated that police are working to solve the problem with the two sides’ agreement as soon as possible.

He urges people to avoid posting rumors on the issue.

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Contract worth $53 million signed for construction of last section of Khaf–Herat railway

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A contract worth $53 million was signed Thursday for the construction of the last section of Khaf-Herat railway that connects Afghanistan with Iran.

The contract was signed between Afghanistan Railway Authority and Gamma Group in the presence of Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, his office said in a statement.

The segment is 47-kilometer long, stretching from Rabat Parian to Herat International Airport and the Industrial Town, according to the statement.

It added that completion and standard operational readiness are expected within approximately two years.

“Upon its completion, this segment will integrate the Khaf-Herat regional connectivity project with Iran’s significant seaports and facilitate access to Europe via the Turkish railway network,” the statement said.

“Furthermore, traversing Afghan territory, it will bolster commercial exchanges between Central and South Asia. Notably, this project’s realization will enable the expansion of railway networks into Farah, Nimruz, Helmand, and Kandahar provinces,” it added.

Gamma operates across Europe and Asia in multiple sectors including construction, renewable energy, power transmission, mining, railways among others.

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US urges IEA to fulfill counter-terrorism commitments

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The US State Department said on Thursday that Washington is committed to ensuring that Afghanistan can never again be a launching pad for terrorism.

“We remain committed to ensuring that Afghanistan can never again be a launching pad for terrorism, and we continue to push the Taliban (Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan) to fulfill all of their counterterrorism commitments to the international community,” the department’s spokesperson Matthew Miller said at a news briefing in Washington.

He reiterated that the United States had clearly communicated to the IEA that it’s their responsibility to ensure that “they give no safe haven to terrorists, whether it be Al Qaeda or ISIS-K or any other terrorist organization”.

Miller also reassured US allies that Washington was closely watching the developments in Afghanistan and was ready to deal with any threat emerging from the region.

“We remain vigilant against the evolving threat of these terrorist groups, and our global coalition to defeat ISIS and the C5+1 help intensify our efforts to monitor terrorist threats from the region and prevent their ability to raise funds, travel, and spread propaganda,” he said.

C5+1 refers to a diplomatic platform involving the five Central Asian states (Kazakhstan, Kyrgy­zstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan) and the United States. It serves as a forum for discussing and addressing regional issues such as security, economic development, and cooperation.

“The United States remains vigilant against the evolving threat posed by terrorist groups, including ISIS-K, and has maintained an unwavering focus on terrorism since President Joe Biden took office three years ago,” Miller said.

The US, he said, was “working both unilaterally and with its partners to successfully disrupt threats across the globe and degrade ISIS”.

“We will continue to work to hold ISIS accountable for its actions and to prevent terrorist attacks against the United States and other Western countries,” Miller said.

This comes as IEA has repeatedly said that it is committed to not allowing anyone to use Afghanistan soil against any other country.

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