Construction work on six small check dams has been launched by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in three districts of southeastern Khost province, an official said on Tuesday.

Afghan and Kazakh officials have discussed various issues, including the expansion and standardisation of Afghanistan’s railway network.

A six-month long vocational training programme involving 280 youth has been initiated in southeastern Paktia province, an official announced on Tuesday.

The European Union (EU) will allocate a three-year aid package worth $1.8 billion to support the Palestinian Authority, a media report said on Tuesday.

The prices of sugar declined, but that of gold increased during the outgoing week in Kabul, market sources said on Saturday.

Three children have been killed and a fourth injured as result of a roof-collapse incident in eastern Kunar province, an official said on Thursday.

Security forces have arrested seven individuals linked to bomb-making and possession of weapons in northern Balkh and southern Helmand provinces.

The Eid-ul-Fitr volleyball tournament, featuring 18 teams, has concluded in central Parwan province, with the Jawanan Meta team emerging as the champions.

CHARIKAR (Pajhwok): One individual has been killed and seven others wounded in a traffic accident in the Salang district of central Parwan province. In a

Eleven individuals were injured in a traffic accident in eastern Nuristan province on Wednesday, an official said.

Four people have been killed as a result of traffic accident in the Daman district of southern Kandahar province, an official said on Wednesday.

Donated by European Union, 100 tonnes of medical supplies and medicines have arrived in Kabul.