Afghanistan paid a heavy cost in the shape of human lives,roughly 100,000 civilians died as a result of war.Foreign interventions too shaken the very foundation of Afghanistan. Most recently,a historical peace deal was signed between Taliban and USA.Having failed through militaristic approach,USA turned towards the negotiation table.After 18-month talks,there came a peace deal.The deal is yet to be implemented. In addition,the deadly contagion,named as coronavirus,has managed to spread from one country to another.Afghanistan also fell prey to Covid-19.Herat,a province closed to Iranian border,is the epicentre of Covid-19 in Afghanistan through which Covid-19 spread to other parts of Afghanistan. Both economy and health infrastructure of Afghanistan are fragile because of war.At present,Afghanistan runs short of both resources and medical facilities simultaneously. Unfortunately, Afghanistan does not have special quarantine centres and isolation wards for coronavirus-affected patients.

Source: Pakistan Today April 24, 2020 19:58 UTC