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The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MoLSA) says that Turkish businessmen are interested in investing in the extraction of oil and gas in Afghanistan.

SAR-I-PUL (Pajhwok): Residents and drivers in northern Sar-i-Pul province are complaining about the poor condition of the Nari Band road in the provincial capital, saying

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has reached nearly 250,000 food-insecure people across Afghanistan in the past months, a statement said on Thursday.

Some residents of Kabul say they were satisfied with electricity provision in summer, urging officials to ensure that prolonged power cuts do not occur in upcoming winter.

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN-OCHA) will build 100 residential houses for flood-affected families in western Ghor province, an official said on Wednesday.

A mass wedding ceremony involving 40 couples was organised in southern Ghazni province, in which hundreds of guests participated.

A number of blind people in northern Balkh province say most of them could recover if treated, calling on the caretaker government and international aid institutions to assist them.

Some drivers and residents of Jalalabad City, the capital of eastern Nangarhar province, have demanded the activation of traffic lights to reduce traffic congestion in the city.

Some residents of northeastern Badakhshan say although wildlife hunting has significantly decreased since the return of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), the illegal practice still poses a challenge that needs to be completely addressed.

Ministry of Borders and Tribal Affairs (MoBTA) offiials say more than 400 enmities between tribes and families were resolved last year across Afghanistan through mediation.

Some women and child labourers in northern Balkh province have complained about low wages and lack of work opportunities and asked the government to provide them with permanent work.

The residents of central Uruzgan province have asked the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (EIA) to reconstruct the road between Tirinkot, the provincial capital, and-Gezab district.