The United States has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, an action that has drawn strong criticism from the Venezuelan government, according to international media reports.

The new European Union Special Envoy for Afghanistan has praised the Islamic Emirate’s four-year achievements in areas of stability, security and economy, assuring continued EU assistance and calling for expanded cooperation to attract major foreign investment to the country.

A new school building has been constructed and inaugurated in the Almar district of northern Faryab province at a cost of nearly 16 million afghanis, funded by the Kingdom of Norway.

Security forces have arrested two individuals with 187 kilograms of opium in the Gilan district of southern Ghazni province, police said on Wednesday.

A child was killed and five others injured in two separate traffic accidents in central Maidan Wardak province, an official said on Wednesday.

A 50-year-old man, held captive by his relatives for 12 years to a dark room in northwestern Nimroz province, has been freed by security forces.

The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs has announced plans to establish advanced laboratories worth 233 million afghanis to test the quality of minerals across the country.

More than 1,500 Afghan refugees were forcibly deported from neighboring Pakistan and Iran in a single day, an official said on Tuesday.

The Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) has announced that the national futsal team will hold a five-day training camp in Kuwait later this month.

Following a Pajhwok Afghan News report on the drought-resistance and climate suitability of almond trees in Daikundi, a number of residents in the central province have increasingly turned to planting almond saplings.

Three Afghan Paralympic athletes left Kabul on Sunday to participate in the 2025 Para-Asian Youth Games in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the General Directorate of Olympics, Physical Education and Sports reported.

A volleyball tournament titled the “Autumn Cup” has kicked off in central Logar province. The event is organized by the provincial Physical Education and Sports Department and features leading teams from several provinces.