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The first Asan Khidmat Center has been opened in Lashkargah, the capital of southern Helmand province, for rapid distribution of electronic ID cards, birth certificates and related services.

The Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) has halted all its operations and humanitarian activities in Afghanistan.

KABUL (Pajhwok): The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says 39 percent of households in Afghanistan are facing severe water shortages

The Information and Culture department in central Daikundi province says free educational programs have been provided for over 1,500 impoverished youth in linguistic, computer and public speaking skills.

The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MoLSA) says about 34,000 people were imparted technical and vocational trainings at the ministry’s centres across the country during the past nine months.

Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s supreme leader Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada has underlined the need for unity among Afghans.

The passport distribution process has returned to normal in eastern Nangarhar province, with 65,500 passports issued over the last ten months.

Some residents in central Ghazni province have held a protest rally against the arrest warrant of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) leader and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court by the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Some residents, including women, in central Bamyan province have held a protest rally and called the request for an arrest warrant for the Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court by the International Criminal Court (ICC) unfair and contrary to legal and political principles.

Some residents of Shakin district in southeastern Paktika province are facing numerous challenges in areas such as healthcare, education, communications, clean drinking water, and other basic services.

The United Kingdom has allocated £7 million to support the Hazardous Area Life-support Organisation (Halo Trust) in its landmine clearance efforts in Ukraine and Afghanistan, according to a media report.

Cash assistance and blankets have been distributed to 823 needy families in northeastern Badakhshan province, an official said on Friday.