About 800 houses were completely or partially destroyed in last night’s earthquake and aftershocks in northeastern Badakhshan province, an official said on Monday.

Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) says the imported electricity from Uzbekistan has been cut off due to last night’s earthquake, leaving Kabul and several other provinces without power.

Repair work has begun on 12 school buildings and two administrative offices at a cost of more than five million afghanis in northern Jawzjan province, an official said on Monday.

At least 21 people have been killed and 25 others injured after heavy rainfall triggered a landslide in Kenya, according to media reports.

At least 23 people were killed and 11 others injured in an explosion at a supermarket in Mexico, media reports said on Sunday.

Eight individuals, including five women, have been arrested on murder and theft charges in central Parwan province, police said on Saturday.

Petrol, sugar and gold prices declined while that of cooking oil, diesel and liquefied gas surged during the outgoing week in Kabul, market sources said on Saturday.

Afghan and Kazakh officials have emphasized the importance of expanding trade relations, increasing bilateral trade and implementing a roadmap for closer cooperation.

Seven people, including a woman, were injured in a traffic accident on the Aibak-Mazar highway in northern Samangan province, an official said on Wednesday.

Afghanistan’s national under-17 futsal team has advanced to the final of the Asian Games after an emphatic victory over Thailand.

More than 493,000 metric tonnes of goods were transported through railways from four Afghan ports during the past one month, the Ministry of Public Works (MoPW) said on Tuesday.

Afghanistan’s national volleyball team will take on Turkmenistan in the final match of the Central Asian Volleyball Championship today (Tuesday).