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At least 20 civilians were killed and 80 others wounded when Pakistani forces opened fire in the Spin Boldak district of southern Kandahar province early Wednesday, officials said.

Senior officials from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan and Turkmenistan have inspected the progress of work on the TAPI gas pipeline project and its related routes inside Afghanistan.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, speaking at the “Moscow Format” consultations on Afghanistan, called for the unfreezing of Afghan state assets and the removal of restrictions on its banking system.

An Afghan businessman residing in Russia has donated 42.5 tons of food supplies to earthquake victims in eastern Afghanistan, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Friday.

A delegation from Kuwait visiting Kabul has described close and positive relations among Islamic countries as essential, saying Afghans have many opportunities for progress and economic growth.

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) says exports of four Afghan agricultural products to Pakistan under a new preferential tariff agreement officially begin today, following recent bilateral negotiations and agreements.

Afghan and Kazakh transport officials have discussed strengthening transport ties, expanding land transport cooperation and launching direct flights between Kabul and Astana.

Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi during a meeting with his Kazakh counterpart in Kabul on Friday said the time had come to transform the existing positive interaction between the two countries into sustainable and long-term cooperation.

As the deportation of Afghan migrants from Iran intensifies, thousands of exhausted returnees are arriving back in Afghanistan — bringing with them heartbreaking stories of pain, suffering, and unspoken hardship.

A five-member team of Afghan boxers left on Sunday for Sri Lanka to participate in an international event in Colombo.

Afghanistan’s acting communications minister and MCC Chinese officials to discuss cooperation in telecommunications, technology, and AI, aiming to support development and improve services at the Mes Aynak copper mine.

The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) says 47 more Afghan citizens have returned to their homeland after being released from prisons in Pakistan.