Construction work has begun on six development projects in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province, at a total cost exceeding 26 million afghanis.

The Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) has announced the completion of several key projects at the Institute of Higher Education in central Maidan Wardak province at a cost of 70 million afghanis.

A 970 million afghanis blanket-manufacturing factory has been inaugurated in the Pul-i-Charkhi neighbourhood on the eastern outskirts of Kabul.

At least 50 Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli strike in the northern Gaza’s Beit Lahiya City, says a media report.

The United Nations chief has called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, advocating for an independent Palestinian state.

A number of Russian investors have shown a keen interest in exploring investment opportunities in Afghanistan, focusing on sectors such as industry, transport, railways, health, and agriculture.

The only bead-making workshop is reviving an ancient craft while producing and exporting high-quality prayer beads (tasbih) to international markets, alongside growing domestic sales within Afghanistan.

Doctors are warning that with the onset of cold weather, respiratory illnesses—particularly pneumonia—is on the rise among children.

The Balkh Department of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock says 32 large dairy farms are operating in the northern province, producing 1,050 metric tons of milk annually.

A former student went on a stabbing rampage at a vocational college in eastern China, killing eight people and injuring 17 others.

Dozens of American legislators have urged US President Joe Biden to push Islamabad to release Imran Khan and other political prisoners.

The Ministry of Public Works (MoPW) has directed all security officials using private vehicles to pay a toll on highways.