The sport of Buzkashi has gained a new life in recent years, especially in the northern zone of the country as the number of Chapandazs (horse riders) and public interest in this ancient national game continue to grow each day.

The White House believes the conflict in the Gaza Strip will come to an end immediately if Hamas free the captives in its custody.

Deputy Prime Minister for Administrative Affairs Maulvi Abdul Salam Hanafi and Uzbekistan’s deputy prime minster have discussed various issues, including extraction of mines, purchase of Afghan commercial goods and development of the agriculture sector.

Following recent statements and increasing restrictions on Afghan refugees in Pakistan, the embassy of Afghanistan in Islamabad has warned such statements will reinforce mistrust between the two countries.

Thirty-one farmers have been arrested for cultivating opium poppies on their lands in northeastern Badakhshan province, security officials said on Sunday.

Using his own money, an inhabitant of Tirinkot city, the provincial capital of central Uruzgan province, has built a bridge at a cost of 10 million afghanis, an official said on Saturday.

The High Council for Standards (HCS) has given go-ahead to 30 standards in its second meeting.

The Public Health Department has built 23 health centres in four district of southern Helmand province after Pajhwok Afghan News published reports about people’s problems in the province.

Russia says it is mulling over resuming nuclear tests, accusing the United States of pursuing escalatory policies.

The Salang highway has been reopened for the all kinds of traffic after hours of closure due to heavy snowfall and server storms, the Ministry of Public Works (MoPW) said on Saturday.

At least three children have been killed as a result of harsh weather in the Raghistan district of northern Badakhshan province, an official said on Saturday.

One individual has been killed and another injured as a result of a traffic accident in northern Balkh province, police said on Saturday.