Afghanistan exported carpets worth more than 15 million US dollars to different countries last year, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) said on Tuesday.

The Afghanistan National Re-Construction Coordination (ANRCC) has launched the construction of 30 modern raisin farms in southern Ghazni province.

A 10-day futsal tournament featuring 12 teams has concluded in eastern Nuristan province, with the Kalsha Jawanan team emerging as champions.

Four tourist boats have capsized in southwestern China, leaving10 people dead, media reports said on Monday.

Two individuals have been killed and three others injured as a result of natural disasters in northeastern Badakhshan province, an official said on Sunday.

Muska Hotak, an 18-year-old girl from Kabul, has turned to religious studies, English and computer training after the interim government suspended education for females beyond the sixth grade.

Acting Foreign Minister Maulvi Amir Khan Muttaqi has held talks with senior Qatari officials on improved management of humanitarian aid and enhanced cultural and academic cooperation.

A laboratory worth 27 million afghanis has been constructed and put into use in eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Thursday.

Two tribes reconciled and ended their years long enmity in western Badghis province following mediation of tribal elders and local officials, an official said on Thursday.

Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) torched about 660,700,000 old afghani banknotes in Kabul on Thursday.

The national bus service has resumed after a 10-year hiatus in central Logar province, an official said on Thursday.

A delegation from Afghanistan, led by Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, is scheduled to participate in the 16th Kazan Forum in Russia.