Afghanistan’s Minister of Commerce and Industry, Nooruddin Azizi, said at the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) ministers’ meeting that Afghanistan is ready to host the next summit in Kabul.

The governor of Iran’s Razavi Khorasan province, leading a trade delegation, says Tehran’s plan to expand imports from Afghanistan and strengthen commercial ties with Herat to meet regional market demands.

The Trump administration suspended all immigration applications from Afghan nationals with immediate effect on Wednesday night following a shooting in Washington, D.C., that critically injured two National Guard members from West Virginia.

At least 44 people have been killed and nearly 300 others are missing after a massive fire broke out in an apartment complex in Hong Kong, media reports said on Thursday.

Nearly 4,000 Afghan refugees were forcibly repatriated from neighbouring Iran and Pakistan in a single day, an official said on Thursday.

Two United States National Guard troops from West Virginia were shot near the White House and are in critical condition, several officials said.

More than 4,500 Afghan refugees were forcibly repatriated from neighbouring Iran and Pakistan in a single day, an official said on Wednesday.

The Ministry of Vice and Virtue and Hearing Complaints (MoVV) says it has addressed 3,413 cases related to women’s Sharia rights, including forced marriages, across the country over the past six months.

The Minister of Economy has held discussions with senior officials of the humanitarian organization Mercy Corps on strengthening economic cooperation, climate initiatives and support for the agriculture and energy sectors.

The Economic Commission has approved the activation of Afghanistan’s joint economic commissions with Saudi Arabia and China, the awarding of a contract for nephrite deposits in Sarkano district of Kunar, and the construction of a five-storey commercial market in Balkh province.

Construction work on 28 water supply networks has begun in seven districts of western Ghor province with financial support from the World Bank, and upon completion, more than 7,000 families will gain access to safe drinking water.

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has strongly condemned Pakistan’s airstrikes on Afghan territory last night, saying defending the country’s land, airspace and people was its legitimate right and an appropriate response would be given at the proper time.