AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): The consulates stopped issuing visas to Afghan citizens and their diplomats arrived in Kabul as fighting escalated and a number of districts in Balkh province fell to Taliban.
Establishment of new mobilization council in Balkh
This council, which consists of officials and representatives of the parties, elected Atta Mohammad Noor as the chairman of the council.
Noor said the People’s Mobilization Forces were obliged to defend the city of Mazar e Sharif against Taliban attacks and to take part in offensive operations to retake lost territory.
Three cases of COVID-linked black fungus recorded in Afghanistan
The Ministry of Public Health says three people have been diagnosed with COVID linked black fungus, including one patient who died.
Closure of more than 20 local radio stations and media outlets in northern and southeastern provinces
More than 20 local radio stations and media outlets in the northern and southeastern provinces have been shut down as a result of the fighting, and a number of other local radio stations only report on the activities of Taliban fighters in those provinces.
The Taliban takes control of eight districts overnight
Local sources confirm that eight districts in Badakhshan province were captured by the Taliban overnight.
Representatives of the people of Badakhshan in the House of Representatives say that the security forces have evacuated the centers of these districts without resistance.
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source : AVA Press
Sunday
4 July 2021
6:31:29 AM
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The consulates stopped issuing visas to Afghan citizens and their diplomats arrived in Kabul as fighting escalated and a number of districts in Balkh province fell to Taliban.