A young boy has allegedly committed suicide in Gozargah Noor district of northern Baghlan province, police said on Tuesday.

The 28th meeting of foreign ministers from Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO) countries is being held in Iran, a media report said on Monday.

Traders using their personal money have constructed new residential houses for 55 flood-affected families in northern Baghlan province, an official said on Tuesday.

A road has been constructed and put into service at a cost of 6.5 million afghanis in Nawa district of southern Ghazni province, an official announced on Tuesday.

In a corner of Aibak city, the capital of northern Samangan province, a group of young people and teenagers is busy repairing and fixing mobile phones.

Nearly 1,000 acres of agricultural land and hundreds of residential houses have been completely destroyed as a result of flash floods in northern Kunduz province, an official said on Monday.

As many as 452,031 metric tonnes of goods were transported through four railroads last month, an official said on Sunday.

The National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA) says that approximately 2,350 foreign nationals entered and exited Afghanistan last month.

Acting Minister of Defence Mullah Mohammad Yaqub Mujahid has emphasised on enhanced bilateral ties between Kabul and Beijing.

The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) reports an increase in suspected measles cases in the country this year.

Residents and drivers in northern Balkh province have asked the government to reconstruct the Airgank road that connects Mazar-i-Sharif with Kunduz province.

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has signed six cooperation agreements worth nearly four million US dollars with an international organization and five domestic institutions.