More than 490 people, including over 90 women and children, have been killed as a result of Israeli strikes on Lebanon, the Associated Press reported on Tuesday.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has started construction work on a standard laboratory at a cost of 1.2 million US dollars in eastern Nangarhar province.

A number of Kabul residents are pleased with what they call a noticeable reduction in traffic congestion, as the municipality implements a plan to organise street stalls over the next two and a half years.

Russia will stick to its policy of not conducting any nuclear tests as long as the US avoids doing so, says a senior diplomat.

Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) Ambassador to Uzbekistan Sheikh Abdul Ghafar Bahar has formally assumed charge, the Afghan Embassy announced on Tuesday.

Da Afghanistan Breshna Shirkat (DABS) has created good opportunities for foreign and domestic investors in the power sector, says an official.

Afghan engineers have repaired and prepared for flight two American helicopters, one Blackhawk (YH-60) and one MD-530, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said on Tuesday.

The national squad has returned to Kabul after sealing a historic One-Day International series win against South Africa, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) announced on Tuesday.

The Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock Department of central Panjsher province says this year’s cherry harvests have reached 360 metric tons in the province.

One policeman has been killed and three others have been wounded as a result of an explosion targeting a convoy of foreign diplomats in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, a media report said on Monday.

South Africa have trounced Afghanistan by seven wickets in the third and final match of the One-Day International series at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

The Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps has arrested 12 people for cooperating with Israel and planning to foment insecurity in the country.