Some residents of southern Ghazni province say they still use expensive privately produced electricity and ask the government to extend them imported electricity.
The prolonged drought and declining groundwater levels have led to a sharp decline in rice cultivation across western Herat province, fueling concerns among local farmers.
Security forces have arrested three individuals and seized 15 kilograms of narcotics from them in southern Ghazni province, a police official said on Sunday.
A 13-year-old girl has been rescued from kidnappers, and a suspect detained in connection with the case in central Maidan Wardak province, police said on Sunday.