The Counter-Narcotics Department has set alight 2,500 kilograms of different types of drugs in northwestern Nimroz province, an official said on Tuesday.

Security forces have thwarted an attempt to smuggle 1,866 kilograms of gold to Iran in the northwestern Nimroz province, an official said on Tuesday.

Two people have been killed and two others injured as a result of a traffic accident in central Wardak province, an official said on Saturday.

Acting Minister for Public Works Mullah Mohammad Issa Sani has asked contracting firms to complete reconstruction work on the Salang highway before winter.

The residents of central Uruzgan province have asked the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (EIA) to reconstruct the road between Tirinkot, the provincial capital, and-Gezab district.

The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriations (MoRR) has signed a cooperation agreement worth over $133,700 with an organisation.

The Ministry of Interior (MoI) says that police have arrested a man accused of raping and murdering a minor girl a few days ago in western Herat province.

Security forces have arrested 10 suspects in connection weapons and ammunition in central Panjsher province, an official said on Thursday.

Three children have been injured due to the explosion of unexploded ordnance in the Kot district of eastern Nangarhar province.

An 18-year-old girl drowned in a river in northeastern Badakhshan province, an official said on Monday.

The prices of diesel, liquefied gas and Russian gold decreased, but that of petrol surged in Kabul in the outgoing week, market sources said on Saturday.

A wrestling competition featuring 100 wrestlers from 12 districts was held in southern Helmand province to select players for the provincial team, an official said on Saturday.