The outgoing Japanese Ambassador to Afghanistan, Takayoshi Kuramaya, has assured the Afghan people of Japan’s continued cooperation in the fields of development and humanitarian assistance.
An Afghan returnee from Iran has established a copper smelting factory in Sheberghan, the capital of northern Jawzjan, creating jobs for 10 people and pledging to expand employment with government support.
At least five people have been killed and 29 others injured in an explosion in the city of Quetta, Balochistan, with some reports putting the death toll at 13.
The Department of Mines and Petroleum in central Panjsher province has sold 6,485 carats of emeralds for 107,559 US dollars at the ninth auction, the provincial media office said on Tuesday.
The UK Foreign Office has allocated £1 million in emergency aid to help victims of the recent earthquake in eastern Afghanistan, saying the money would be distributed through UN Population Fund (UNFPA) and the International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC).
In a government reshuffle, former Laghman governor Sheikh Sher Ahmad Haqqani has been appointed Minister of Information and Culture, while former minister Mullah Khairullah Khairkhwah has been named governor of central Maidan Wardak.
Construction work has begun on the road connecting Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh, to Dara-i-Suf district in Samangan, at a cost of 159 million afghanis, the Ministry of Public Works (MoPW) said on Tuesday.
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) announced on Monday that the import of diesel, liquefied gas and other petroleum products will now only be permitted if fully compliant with valid standards and violators will be dealt with legally.
