A number of obstetricians and gynecologists warn that early pregnancy after a cesarean section can endanger the health of both mother and baby.

At least 60 people have been killed and 11 others are missing after a massive fire broke out at a commercial market in the eastern Iraqi city of Al-Kut, according to media reports on Thursday.

The United Nations Human Settlements Programme in Afghanistan (UN-Habitat) has raised concerns over Kabul’s worsening water crisis, warning that urgent action is required to address the issue.

About 7,500 SIM cards are daily distributed free of charge by telecommunication companies to newly returnees in Islam Qala port of western Herat province, an official said on Wednesday.

The Department of Mines and Petroleum in central Panjsher province on Tuesday sold 2,235 carats of emerald for $177,350, an official said.

The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) has announced that 165 kilograms of beryl were sold for 120 million Afghanis in eastern Nuristan province.

In the barren plains and treeless slopes of Daikundi’s mountains—where lush pastures once sustained thousands of livestock—a different picture of rural life is now painted: hungry herds and desperate herders.

Dr. Soraya Qayumi, an obstetrician-gynecologist in northern Jawzjan province, has started voluntarily providing free health services to Afghan women returning from Iran in the province.

Acting Afghan Industry and Commerce Minister Nooruddin Azizi and Kazakhstan Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister have agreed to establish joint road and rail transport companies and facilitate visa issuance process for Afghan traders.

The prices of fuel, flour, sugar and cooking oil decreased in Kabul market during the outgoing week, market sources said on Saturday.

The Deputy Prime Minister of Administrative Affairs on Thursday said over half a million Afghan refugees returned from Iran during the past month of June.

Three roads measuring 1.8-kilometers have been completed and put into service in southern Ghazni province, an official said on Thursday.