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The COVID-19 pandemic in Afghanistan was part of the worldwide pandemic of COVID-19, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 . The virus was confirmed to have spread to Afghanistan when its index case , in Herat , was confirmed on 24 February 2020.
Cases: The number of non-repatriated cases reported by the Government Sources: Various news sources and state health department websites. See Timeline Table and Timeline narrative
Taliban fighters capture Afghanistan's second largest dam and key army bases as their insurgency intensifies across the country. [ 8 ] 8 May – A car bomb and two other improvised explosive devices explode outside a secondary school in the Dashte Barchi neighborhood in western Kabul, killing at least 68 people , most of whom were students.
2 November – Three gunmen stormed the campus of Kabul University killing 32 people and wounding 50 others in the 2020 Kabul University attack. 24 November – Around 70 countries and 30 international organizations participate in the United Nation's 2020 Afghanistan Conference, pledging US$3.3 billion to support the Afghani peace process. [51]
House Oversight Republicans sent letters demanding information from the Biden administration about the chaotic 2021 withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan.
Once dismissed by most public health experts and government officials, the hypothesis that the coronavirus leaked accidentally from a Chinese lab is now receiving scrutiny under a new U.S ...
Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic Kiribati becomes the latest country in the Pacific to block Chinese travelers by placing all visa applications from China on hold and ordering all those coming from countries with confirmed cases of the virus to self- quarantine. (Radio NZ International) Apple Inc. announces it will close all of its stores and offices in China until February 9 due to ...
Despite warnings over safety, foreign tourists are now starting to trickle into conflict-ravaged Afghanistan, welcomed by locals and the hardline Taliban regime. The Taliban says it wants people ...