Sharifa Sultani

Afghanistan’s Minister of Commerce and Industry, Nooruddin Azizi, said at the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) ministers’ meeting that Afghanistan is ready to host the next summit in Kabul.

The Minister of Industry and Commerce, leading a high-level delegation, has departed for Turkey to participate in the ministerial meeting of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO).

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriations (MoRR) says more than 565 Afghan migrants have returned to the country after being released from prisons in Pakistan and Iraq.

Following the publication of a Pajhwok Afghan News report about citizens’ complaints regarding prolonged power outages in Kabul, Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) has announced activating the 105-megawatt Tarakhel thermal power plant.

Several residents of Kabul have complained about increasing power outages, saying the situation is disrupting their daily lives and work. Meanwhile, Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) cited low electricity production and rising demand as the main causes and said practical measures are underway to resolve the problem permanently.

A delegation from the Ministry of Energy and Water (MoEW) travelled to Iran on Monday to participate in the 25th Iran International Electricity Exhibition (IEE 2025).

The leadership of the Islamic Emirate has allocated eight million afghanis to confirm and determine the ownership of telecom tower lands across the country, the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock said on Monday.

The Ministry of Public Works (MoPW) says repair and sealing work on the Kunduz–Takhar highway has begun at a cost of three million afghanis.

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 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.

Experts at the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) say recent investigations have revealed the presence of harmful compounds — including chemical dyes and industrial acids — in certain domestically produced and imported food products. The ministry has taken several corrective measures in response.

About 170 Afghan refugees have returned to the country after being released from jails in Pakistan and Iraq, the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) said Saturday.