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A man walks past at an empty bus terminal near the closed Pakistan-Afghanistan border amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, in Torkham some 54 kms from Peshahwar. AFP
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Civil society activists wearing face masks prepare for a campaign to raise awareness of the new coronavirus in Kabul, Afghanistan. AP Photo
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Afghans show their national IDs as they wait to cross into Afghanistan after Pakistani authorities closed the border at Chaman, Pakistan. EPA
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Hospital staff wear hazmet suits inside the coronavirus center in Kandahar, Afghanistan. EPA
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Afghan boys wearing face masks walk at a down town street in Kabul, Afghanistan. AP Photo
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Afghanistan Health Minister Ferozuddin Feroz gives a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan. AP Photo
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Men walk past Afghan's trucks parked along a road near the closed Pakistan-Afghanistan border amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, in Torkham some 54 kms from Peshahwar. AFP
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Afhan trucks line up as they wait to cross the Pakistan-Afghanistan closed amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, in Torkham some 54 kms fron Peshawar. AFPMAJEED
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A Pakistani soldier stands guard at Pak-Afghan border after it was closed due to coronavirus, in Chaman, Pakistan. EPA
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A man walks past at an empty bus terminal near the closed Pakistan-Afghanistan border amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, in Torkham some 54 kms from Peshahwar. AFP
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Civil society activists wearing face masks prepare for a campaign to raise awareness of the new coronavirus in Kabul, Afghanistan. AP Photo
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Afghans show their national IDs as they wait to cross into Afghanistan after Pakistani authorities closed the border at Chaman, Pakistan. EPA
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Hospital staff wear hazmet suits inside the coronavirus center in Kandahar, Afghanistan. EPA
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Afghan boys wearing face masks walk at a down town street in Kabul, Afghanistan. AP Photo
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Afghanistan Health Minister Ferozuddin Feroz gives a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan. AP Photo
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Men walk past Afghan's trucks parked along a road near the closed Pakistan-Afghanistan border amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, in Torkham some 54 kms from Peshahwar. AFP
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Afhan trucks line up as they wait to cross the Pakistan-Afghanistan closed amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, in Torkham some 54 kms fron Peshawar. AFPMAJEED
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A Pakistani soldier stands guard at Pak-Afghan border after it was closed due to coronavirus, in Chaman, Pakistan. EPA
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A man walks past at an empty bus terminal near the closed Pakistan-Afghanistan border amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, in Torkham some 54 kms from Peshahwar. AFP
Taliban sound alarm over coronavirus in Afghanistan
Militants help health workers and raise awareness among civilians
Ruchi Kumar
17 March, 2020
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