Japan will provide 7.26 million dollars to the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) over the next three years to improve basic services and livelihoods for vulnerable people in Afghanistan.

The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MoLSA) says 160 individuals graduated from vocational trainings in northern Balkh province.

Medical supplies worth $70,000 have been donated by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to the maternity ward of the Nangarhar provincial hospital, officials said on Monday.

Business leaders from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province have called for the immediate reopening of the Pak-Afghan highway.

The Afghanistan-A team has travelled to Oman for a tri-nation T2 series, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) announced on Monday.

The Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) has referred 13 children with congenital heart defects (CHDs) for treatment to two Kabul hospitals.

Farmers in northern Faryab province report a significant increase in grape yield this year, but complain of low prices.

Brazil have clinched the FIFA Futsal World Cup title for a record sixth time by edging past Argentina in a closely-contested final.

One person died and a woman and two children among including six people were injured as a result of flash floods in eastern Kunar province, an official said on Sunday.

The National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA) says as many as 3,328 foreigners entered and exited Afghanistan last month.

A teenage boy has allegedly committed suicide in western Farah province.

An Israeli strike on a mosque in the Gaza Strip has sparked a wave of worldwide demonstrations.