Hedayatullah Kamahwal, the head of the Afghanistan Handball Federation, has participated in the World Handball Congress held in Egypt.

The Ghor-Kabul highway and Band-i-Bain pass, which link six district with Ferozkoh, the capital of western Ghor province, have been closed for traffic due to heavy snowfall.

At least 15 people have been killed after a passenger bus overturned on Indonesia’s main island of Java, media reports said on Monday.

Several widows in northern Jawzjan province report that following the deaths of their husbands, they have been struggling with poverty and psychological distress, and are deeply concerned about the future of their children.

More than 5,400 Afghan migrants have been deported from neighbouring Iran and Pakistan in a single day, an official said on Sunday.

Sar-i-Pul and Badakhshan teams have reached the final of the 7th edition of the Afghanistan Buzkashi League.

The construction of six school buildings has been completed at a cost of more than 60 million afghanis and the structures put into service in four districts of central Daikundi province, an official said on Sunday.

A fire broke out at Mir Alam Market in Kabul’s Mandawi area on Sunday, causing nearly 700,000 US dollars in financial losses.

A Chinese company has shown keen interest in investing in precious stone mines in western Ghor province.

The first futsal friendly match between Afghanistan and Kuwait ended in a draw, with the second fixture scheduled for Monday.

A two-year feud between two families in Dara district of central Panjsher province has been resolved through mediation by religious scholars, tribal elders and local officials, an official said on Saturday.

The United States military has launched large-scale retaliatory strikes against dozens of Islamic State (IS) targets in Syria Friday, media reports said.