The Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock Department has released 69 different birds into the wild and arrested 17 people over hunting birds in central Bamyan province.
The Netherlands has contributed EUR 15 million (US$16.1 million) to the Afghanistan Humanitarian Fund, says the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA).
The Afghan ambassador in Ashgabat and a top UN diplomat have discussed various issues, including interaction between the caretaker government and regional countries.