Sohrab Sarwari

The European Union has signed a new €5 million administration agreement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group (WBG), to implement Afghanistan’s Private Sector Stabilisation Programme.

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has received a contribution of two million euros from Germany in life-saving assistance.

German Foreign Minister says the review of cases and flight arrangements for the resettlement of Afghans who hold legally binding admission commitments has been accelerated and placed among the country’s priorities until the end of the current calendar year.

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has emphasised that security, development and prosperity in Afghanistan directly linked to the interests of all neighbouring countries.

KABUL (Pajhwok): Public Health Minister Maulvi Noor Jalal Jalali has called on the UAE to help equip Afghan hospitals with modern medical equipment and eradicate polio in the country.

KABUL (Pajhwok): The European Union has provided 25 million euros to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to strengthen communities in Afghanistan and promote nutritious diets.

KABUL (Pajhwok): Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan, on a two-day visit.

KABUL (Pajhwok): Iran will host a regional meeting on Afghanistan in Tehran next week with the participation of special representatives of neighboring countries, an official says.

KABUL (Pajhwok): The remaining part of the 52-kilometer Armalk-Laman road, an important and strategic part of Afghanistan’s Ring Road, has been completed at a cost of $3.8 million, the Ministry of Public Works (MoPW) said on Friday.

Pakistani military court has sentenced former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Faiz Hameed to 14 years on charges related to “political activities and violating the Official Secrets Act.”

The Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) has announced a 17-member squad for the national futsal team’s upcoming training camp and two friendly matches against Kuwait.

Afghan and Kazakh officials have discussed regional connectivity and linking Central and South Asian countries through Afghanistan, as well as the launch of practical work on the Torghundi–Herat and Herat–Kandahar railway lines.