Binyamin Barez

Security forces have prevented the smuggling of more than one tonne of medicines in northwestern Nimroz province and seized 170 kilograms of opium in western Herat province.

The Department of Vice and Virtue in western Herat province has prevented the forced marriage of a 13-year-old orphan girl in Shindand district, an official said on Tuesday.

About 215 children, deported from neighboring Iran to western Herat province, have been reunited with their families and provided with support services following registration and assessment, the Labour and Social Affairs Department said on Tuesday.

Security forces in western Herat province have rescued people who were stranded on several highways due to heavy snowfall.

The Department of Vice and Virtue and Complaints has prevented the sale of a newborn in Guzra District, Herat province.

A dispute between two families in Rabat-i-Sangi in western Herat province, which left two dead and as many injured, has been resolved through traditional jirgas, officials said on Sunday.

Local officials in western Herat province have begun distributing international vehicle number plates to taxis, buses and cargo trucks operating between Afghanistan and Iran.

A three-day exhibition showcasing domestic products and local manufacturing opened in western Farah province on Wednesday.

About 22,000 tonnes of medicinal plants, valued at $24,268,000, have been exported from western Herat province to international markets over the past nine months.

KABUL (Pajhwok): Five members of a family lost their lives after the roof of a house collapsed in Oba district of western Herat province. Mufti

Rescue teams evacuated dozens of people trapped in floodwaters in different areas of western Farah province on Wednesday, an official said.

Three individuals have been arrested in connection with a murder in western Herat province, an official said on Tuesday.