As many as 152 prisoners have been released and jail terms of 186 others reduced in five different provinces, the Office of Prison Administration (OPA) said on Thursday.
A new, rapidly-spreading wildfire has broken out in Los Angeles County, forcing tens of thousands to evacuate an area already devastated by destructive blazes, the BBC reported on Thursday.
Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) secretary general Jan Egeland says Afghanistan is unprepared to receive millions of refugees expelled from neighbouring countries in coming month.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur says he will dispatch a delegation to Afghanistan within two weeks for talks on bilateral issues.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) says Denmark has contributed 2.8 million US dollars to the Afghanistan Humanitarian Fund (AHF).
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Afghanistan has hailed a contribution of 16.5 million euros (US$17.4 million) from the European Union (EU).
Russia has signaled its willingness for talks with the Trump administration on the Ukrainian conflict, calling for addressing the root causes of the crisis.
Pakistan has been supporting and will continue to back efforts for addressing the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan and bringing peace and stability to the country.
