Afghanistan presents an invaluable opportunity for trade and transit, benefiting all regional countries, Pakistan’s prime minister said on Wednesday.

The National Procurement Commission (NPC) has given the go-ahead to more than a hundred projects worth 35 billion afghanis during the current solar year.

China has announced exempting exports from 40 countries, including Afghanistan, drom customs tariffs in 2025.

The Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) says an amount of one million dollars is needed for the treatment of 1,300 children with congenital heart defects (CHDs) in northern Balkh province.

The Interior Ministry says the weapons possessed by IEA security organs are completely secure and are being kept in safe depots.

The United States has given Israel a 30-day ultimatum to improve humanitarian aid access in Gaza or face potential cuts in military assistance, reports the BBC.

Two children were killed and as many others were wounded in a roof collapse incident in Narang district of eastern Kuanr province on Tuesday, an official said.

The Department of Mines and Petroleum in central Panjsher province has sold 3,545 carats of emerald for $107,450, an official said on Tuesday.

A number of blind people in northern Balkh province say most of them could recover if treated, calling on the caretaker government and international aid institutions to assist them.

A notorious kidnapper has been arrested in northwestern Nimroz province, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) announced on Tuesday.

A football tournament, featuring six teams, has concluded in eastern Nangarhar province, with the hosts emerging victorious.

UN refugee agency chief Filippo Grandi says more than 123 million people around the world are now displaced due to war, repression, poverty and climate change.