The Afghanistan Standards and Quality Authority (ASQA) has returned 25.455 tonnes of substandard iron girders to the exporting country after comprehensive inspections, as the materials failed to meet domestic standards.
A senior member of Islamic State Khorasan Province (IS-K), also known as Daesh and the planner of last year’s attack on a Kabul Bank branch in northern Kunduz province, has been killed by unidentified gunmen in Peshawar, Al-Mirsad reported on Sunday.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said the country’s interim leadership council has approved a decision to halt attacks on neighbouring countries unless Iran itself comes under attack from their territory.
Iran’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani, says more than 1,300 civilians, including women and children, have been killed and thousands of others wounded as a result of US-Israeli strikes on the country.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says about 115,000 people have been displaced in Afghanistan and nearly 3,000 others in Pakistan following recent clashes between the two countries.
Iran’s Foreign Minister, Syed Abbas Araqchi, has condemned the sinking of an Iranian warship by the United States, calling it as “a crime” and warning that Washington will “deeply regret” its actions.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has expressed concern over the ongoing tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan, warning that the situation could further worsen conditions for Afghan returnees.
The Afghanistan Standards and Quality Authority (ASQA) has returned a consignment of low-quality batteries weighing over 25 tonnes via the Sheikh Abu Nasr Farahi port in western Farah province.
The United Kingdom will suspend new study visas for nationals of Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan and will halt work visas for Afghans, as part of a crackdown on what it says is a sharp rise in asylum claims linked to student visa holders.
Six American service members have been killed in the ongoing conflict with Iran so far, the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Tuesday.
