Deadliest violence occurred in northern Takhar province where Taliban fighters assaulted several government outposts
Insurgents launch attacks in several provinces in northern Afghanistan as coronavirus forces a partial lockdown in Kabul
China, US step in with critical aid after Pakistan confirms coronavirus cases hit at least 1,300
Heavily armed suicide bombers stormed a minority Sikh worship place in Kabul, killing at least 25 worshippers and injuring at least eight others
In a video conference with senior Afghan security leaders, Gen. Scott Miller of the Resolute Support Mission stressed the virus has affected the entire world and threatens both foreign and Afghan forces battling the Taliban
The prisoner had been arrested on drug charges in Italy, the worst-hit by the virus, before being deported to Pakistan
The pandemic has killed more than six patients since the South Asian nation of about 220 million people reported its first COVID-19 case a month ago
Air traffic is banned for passenger, charter and private flights but not cargo flights or diplomatic air travel
Feud stems from contentious Sept. 28 Afghan presidential election, with President Ashraf Ghani's rival, Abdullah Abdullah, not recognizing former's win
Pakistan links most of its confirmed cases to Iranian outbreak and says thousands of its citizens are stranded in the neighboring country
The radical Taliban said the virus has been sent by Allah “because of the disobedience and sins of mankind or other reasons.”
An army statement said the 'intelligence-based' security action in the North Waziristan border district sparked an intense firefight 'as soon as troops cordoned the area'
Officials have not confirmed local transmissions, saying almost all of the cases have been imported by returnees from countries such as China, Iran, Syria, the United States, Britain and Saudi Arabia
Pakistan has 92 total infections
Afghan officials found five new cases of coronavirus, increasing the national tally of confirmed cases to at least 16
Pakistani officials say number of confirmed coronavirus cases has risen to 28 but no deaths
CPJ has demanded immediate release of Mir Shakilur Rehman, the owner of Jang Media Group
Syrian officials reportedly have denied the presence of the virus in Syria
The controversy over a prisoner swap has further delayed intra-Afghan talks promised under a US-Taliban deal
Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani issued a decree late Tuesday setting in motion the process of releasing thousands of Taliban prisoners
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