The Acting Minister of Commerce and Industry Nooruddin Azizi has stressed unity among the pine nuts businessmen and called for the formation of a unified union, a statement said on Saturday.

The acting Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation Mawlavi Attaullah Umari during a meeting with the UN Development (UNDP) Chief Stephen Rodrigues recommended the construction of canals and check dams along the Kunar, Amu, Murghab and Harirud Rivers, a statement said.

KABUL (Pajhwok): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday his country will respond immediately and forcefully if the United States goes ahead with a

PUL-I-ALAM (Pajhwok): A volleyball tournament featuring 24 teams has concluded in central Logar province, with Kutub Khel team emerging victorious. Engineer Muzammil Naeemzai . .

Local officials in Herat say the western province has reached self-sufficiency in paint production.

More than 6,500 acres of land has been allocated to build five townships for returning refugees in northern Kunduz province, an official said on Saturday.

The Special Inspector for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) has claimed that some foreign groups are active in Afghanistan, but the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) denied the claim, stating that no foreign group exists in the country.

The German parliament has rejected a proposal to tighten immigration laws proposed by two conservative Christian Democratic (CDU) and Christian Social (CSU) parties.

Former US special representative for Afghanistan Zalmai Khalilzad has asked some countries including Afghanistan to release American hostages in the first step if they seek a fresh start with the United States.

Prices of fuel, Russian gold, and sugar have increased, while the rates of Kazakh flour and Malaysian cooking oil decreased during the outgoing week in Kabul, market source said on Saturday.

About 91 Afghan nationals have been released from jails in Pakistan and return to their homeland, the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) said on Monday.

A small medical jet crashed shortly after takeoff in a Philadelphia neighborhood on Friday evening, causing multiple homes to catch fire, media reports said on Saturday.