The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) says 400 more Afghan citizens returned to their homeland on Tuesday after being released from prisons in Pakistan.

Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) has launched a 1.5-megawatt electricity network in the Omari Camp for returning refugees in Torkham town in eastern Nangarhar province.

Security forces have arrested a six-member gang of armed robbers in the Baraki Barak district of central Logar province, an official said on Monday.

A polio vaccination drive will be launched on Monday (tomorrow) across the country, targeting around 6.3 million children.

Counter Narcotics Department personnel discovered three drug factories and seized 730kg of hashish in southeastern Paktia province, an official said on Thursday.

A 20-bed hospital for treating drug-addicted women and children has been opened in southern Helmand province.

The Ministry of Refugee and Repatriation (MoRR) says 50 more Afghan citizens released from prisons in Pakistan returned to their homeland on Thursday.

Norwegian Chargé d’Affaires to Afghanistan Per Albert Ilsaas has criticised Pakistan for the forced deportation of Afghan refugees and pledged to raise the issue through international diplomatic channels.

Five people, including a teacher and four students, were injured when lightning struck a school in the Khogyani district of eastern Nangarhar province.

A man has shot dead his son in the Hesarak district of eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Thursday.

At least 35 people have been killed in fresh Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, says a media report.

The chief justice (CJ) has urged judges to guide the people and avoid dealing with them angrily and overturning rulings over minor mistakes.