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HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): Humanitarian aid weighing 922 tons, including food and non-food items, has arrived from Turkey in western Herat province, local officials said on Friday.

The law on the “Tariff Board” has been published in the official gazette after being ratified by the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) Supreme Leader, the Ministry of Justice said on Thursday.

Kazakhstan handed over 26 wagons of humanitarian aid that arrived through Torghundi port to Afghan officials in western Herat province on Thursday.

Minister of Economy Qari Din Mohammad Hanif has praised the activities of the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), describing its role in providing safe drinking water, healthcare services and food aid as vital.

The Kabul Municipality says urban plans, zoning and maps of the capital’s roads have been completed and are now available to the public on a website.

The World Food Programme (WFP) says the European Union has contributed 4.6 million US dollars (equivalent €4 million) to the United Nations Humanitarian Air Services (UNHAS) in Afghanistan.

Some residents of Kabul have complained about wall chalking and sticking advertisements on the walls of their homes. The Kabul Municipality has declared the practice illegal and warned that legal action will be taken against violators.

KABUL (Pajhwok): With groundwater levels in the central capital Kabul plummeting unprecedentedly, many residents are currently relying on mobile tankers for drinking water.

A 13-year-long feud between two families in eastern Laghman province has ended through the mediation of local officials, tribal elders and religious scholars.

The Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue, Prevention of Vice and Hearing of Complaints says it has collected 1,510 mentally ill individuals across the country and referred them to the Afghan Red Crescent Society for treatment and care.

A 15-month-old feud between two families has been resolved in Gilan district of southern Ghazni province, an official said on Monday.

Twenty-two couples tied the knot at a mass wedding ceremony with financial support of charity foundations and national traders in southern Ghazni province.