The Kabul Municipality has launched the distribution of coal at a subsidised rate of 6,500 afghanis per ton, about 50 percent less than the current market price of 12,500 afs.
Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Amir Khan Muttaqi and his Turkmen counterpart Rashid Meredov have discussed various issues, including the acceleration of work on the TAPI gas pipeline project in Afghanistan, and provision of transit and visa facilities.
Officials and some students of higher education institutions have demanded the decision to close some higher education institutions should be reviewed, but the Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE), along with an explanation, considered the decision correct, and said that students of these institutions would be introduced to other educational institutions after the exams.
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Iran, Pakistan, Qatar, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, the European Union and several current and former Afghan officials have denounced the blast inside the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation in Kabul.
European Union (EU) Special Representative for Afghanistan Tomas Niklasson has pledged 45 million euros to Afghan farmers in alternatives to poppy cultivation.
United Nations experts have expressed concern over the suspension of girls’ education at medical institutions and asked the caretaker government to reverse its decision.
Iran’s new Ambassador to Afghanistan Ali Reza Bigdeli has announced the exchange of high-ranking delegation in near future to further boost ties between Tehran and Kabul.
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has noted recent developments in Syria as the elimination of war and instability, congratulating the Hayat Tahrir as-Sham (HTS) movement on overthrowing the Bashar al-Assad regime.
The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation of Afghanistan (MoRR) claims Pakistani police have detained around 800 Afghan refugees from various areas of Islamabad after a violent protest by a political party.
