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KABUL (Pajhwok): Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya has confirmed the killing of Raad Saad, the group’s second-in-command in Gaza, in an Israeli strike on Saturday.

Cash assistance has been distributed to more than 600 internally displaced persons (IDPs), returnees, people with disabilities, widows and other vulnerable families in the centre and districts of northwestern Nimroz province.

HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): The Shia Scholars’ Council in western Herat province says unity and solidarity among the country’s ethnic groups have increased compared to the past.

KABUL (Pajhwok): The European Union has provided 25 million euros to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to strengthen communities in Afghanistan and promote nutritious diets.

A twelfth shipment of humanitarian aid from Turkey has arrived in western Herat province, an official announced on Wednesday.

The Ministry of Interior (MoI) says police have impounded 1,200 single-key and undocumented vehicles over the past week in different parts of Kabul city.

The Ministry of Martyrs and Disabilities (MoMD) says more than 183,000 people with disabilities are registered nationwide and receive monthly financial assistance and other support.

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) estimates that around 1.5 million Afghans are living with “significant” disabilities, as the world marks the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD).

A nearly 20-year-old feud between two families in the Babos village in the capital of central Logar province has been resolved through mediation of local officials, religious scholars and tribal elders.

The Turkish Embassy in Kabul announced that Turkey has sent 1,300 tons of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan through the “Train of Kindness” initiative.

KABUL (Pajhwok): The World Food Programme has warned hunger and malnutrition levels in Afghanistan would rise rapidly as winter approaches.

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Borders and Tribal Affairs says its delegation mediated and resolved a 35-year-old bloody enmity between two tribes in Badghis province.