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KABUL (Pajhwok): Some international organizations estimated Afghanistan’s population at 42.6 million people in 2024, but the National Statistics and Information Authority (ASIA) declares these figures

The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) says more than 798,000 families received cash, food, non-food and health assistance across 27 provinces last month.

The World Bank has reported that the earthquake which struck eastern Afghanistan on August 31 caused an estimated $183 million in direct physical damage to buildings and infrastructure.

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) says Afghanistan faces one of the world’s most severe humanitarian crises, with over two-thirds of the population needing aid and declining donor support threatening critical services.

GHAZNI CITY (Pajhwok): Sixteen couples tied the knot at a mass wedding ceremony in southern Ghazni province to avoid unnecessary and excessive expenses.

The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MoLSA) handled 1,921 cases of missing repatriated children across the country during the second quarter of the current year.

The Ministry of Martyrs and Disabled (MoMD) has signed an agreement worth 21.5 million afghanis with an international organization to provide assistance to 702 orphaned children across 11 provinces of the country.

The planned closure of the Salang Highway has been postponed and the vital route will remain open to both passenger and cargo vehicles until further notice, a reliable source said on Sunday.

KANDAHAR (Pajhwok): Pakistan has temporarily reopened the Spin Boldak-Chaman crossing for returning Afghans, an official in southern Kandahar province said on Friday.

KABUL (Pajhwok): Minister of Water and Energy Mullah Abdul Latif Mansoor has participated in the Energy Week International Forum in Russia.

About 921.5 acres of land in the Nawabad area of Ghazni city, the capital of southern Ghazni province, have been officially registered as state property, the governor’s office said on Thursday.

An enmity between two families in Ajristan district of southern Ghazni province has been resolved through mediation of local officials, religious scholars and tribal elders.