At least 23 people have died and over 670 others injured, while hundreds of residential houses have been partially or completely destroyed in a powerful earthquake that struck northern Balkh and Samangan provinces, sources said on Monday.
A coordination center for international transport companies has been inaugurated at the Hairatan border crossing in northern Balkh province to facilitate exports, local officials said.
Four water canals worth 42 million afghanis in northern Balkh province and a water supply network in western Farah province have been constructed and put into service, officials said on Wednesday.
