fghan and Uzbek businesspeople have signed 14 commercial agreements worth more than $524 million, the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment (ACCI) said on Tuesday.

Refugees International (RI) has called on Pakistan to immediately stop the expulsion of Afghan migrants amid intensified large-scale forced deportations in recent weeks.

Iran has demanded compensation from Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Jordan over their “participation” in the US-Israel war against the Islamic Republic.

A policeman was killed and four others wounded after unidentified gunmen opened fire on security personnel guarding a polio vaccination team in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Monday.

Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock Mawlawi Attaullah Omari and the Governor of Uzbekistan’s Andijan province Shukhrat Abdurakhmanov have discussed a range of issues, including Afghan meat exports, transit facilities and the establishment of a quarantine centre at Hairatan port in northern Balkh province.

Despite hardline positions between the United States and Iran, the door remains open for further diplomacy and a second round of talks could be held within days, a media report said on Tuesday.

Kazakhstan’s Ambassador to Kabul, Gaziz Akbasov, has said that bilateral trade between Astana and Kabul currently stands at around $500 million per year, but his country aims to increase it to $3 billion annually.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, who is on a visit to China, said Beijing should take on a greater role in addressing global challenges, including climate change, security and defence.

More than 2,000 children have been wounded in US and Israeli attacks on Iran since the start of the conflict, a senior Iranian official said.

Construction has begun on a new terminal and parking facility at Kandahar International Airport in southern Kandahar province, at a cost of 800 million afghanis, the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation (MoTC) said on Sunday.

Afghan and Uzbek business delegations have emphasised expanding economic cooperation, increasing exports and addressing traders’ challenges, particularly in visa issuance and transit issues.

Around 300 shops were closed in the provincial capital and districts of northwestern Nimroz province over the past month due to hoarding and overpricing, an official said on Sunday.