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German charity Peace Village has contributed 40,000 euro in cash aid for treatment of children with burns and bone fractures and says it will continue its donations with the Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS).

Heavy rainfall, flashfloods and lightning have been predicted in 14 provinces of the country in the next 48 hours, a statement said on Saturday.

The World Health Organization (WHO) says that Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer among women worldwide and most such cases are self-detected in those who do not undergo regular mammography.

The Ministry of Information and Culture (MoIC) has distributed awards to nearly a hundred poets, writers, painters, artists, journalists and researchers at the Cultural and Artistic Awards Distribution Festival.

Some residents in the capital Kabul have expressed their concerns about the presence of uninvited guests during wedding reception parties while experts have termed the practice a wrong culture asking the government to develop a mechanism to address this problem.

Construction work has been launched on five health centres at a cost of more than three million afghanis in northwestern Nimroz province, the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) announced on Tuesday.

The afghani improved against the US dollar last week that saw the prices of sugar, flour, cooking oil and fuel dipping in Kabul, market sources said on Saturday.

The prices of Kazakh flour, Indian sugar, petrol and liquefied gas decreased during the outgoing week in Kabul, but the rates of gold and cooking oil surged, market sources said Saturday.

The prices of Kazakh flour, petrol, diesel and Arabic gold surged during the outgoing week in Kabul, but the rates of Russian gold and Indian sugar decreased, market sources said Saturday.

This year has seen the establishment of nearly 190 new private schools across Afghanistan, contributing to improvement in the quality of education, according to various sources.

As many as 20 children suffering from septal defect have been referred to hospitals in the capital Kabul, the Afghanistan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) said on Monday.

The price of Indian sugar decreased, but the rates of diesel, liquefied gas and gold surged during the outgoing week in Kabul, market sources said Saturday.