Afsana Haidari

The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) says COVID-19 cases in 2024 decreased by more than 41 percent compared to 2023 and the death toll dropped by 42 percent across the country.

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has announced clearing nearly 152 square kilometers of land from landmines and unexploded ordnance in the country during the current year.

The National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA) says rice production in Afghanistan has reached 438,000 metric tonnes this year, showing a 9 percent surge compared to last year’s harvest.

The New Kabul Bank (NKB) on Tuesday announced a two-day closure of all its branches and the head office to complete the current fiscal year-end closing process.

An orthopedic specialist at the Waziri Mohammad Akbar Khan Hospital in Kabul has called traditional methods of treating fractures by bone setters dangerous, urging people to seek medical treatment at health centers for bone fracture treatment.

Some people believed that wearing jewellery with certain precious stones, in addition to adding to their beauty, was eye-catching and had healing effects, but experts said that no scientific research had been conducted on this so far.

The deputy minister of public works has travelled to Turkey to attend a meeting of the International Union of Railways (UIC).

Outgoing Iranian ambassador in Kabul paid a farewell call on acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Maulvi Amir Khan Muttaqi and both sides discussed regional developments and bilateral relations.

Some mothers voided breastfeeding believing that it caused weakness, premature aging and could deteriorate their physical fitness but doctors say breastfeeding for up to two years improves the health of both mother and child.

Doctors are warning that with the onset of cold weather, respiratory illnesses—particularly pneumonia—is on the rise among children.

The Department of Neurosurgery of the Aliabad Teaching Hospital has successfully performed the brain cyst surgery of a 56-year-old patient, a statement said on Sunday.

The National Statistic and Information Authority (NSIA) says computerised national identity cards (CNICs) have been distributed to more than 4,000 disabled people and martyrs’ heirs nationwide over the past eight months.