Afghanistan exports 160,000 tonnes of dried fruit

KABUL (Pajhwok): Afghanistan exported nearly 160,000 tonnes of dried fruit worth over $474 million in the past one year, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) said on Saturday. In a video clip, ministry spokesman Akhundzada Abdul Salam Jawad, said …

Construction of first land transportation terminal starts in N. Afghanistan

KABUL, March 29 (Xinhua) -- Afghan authorities have started construction work on the first and transportation terminal in Faizabad city, the capital of north Afghanistan's Badakhshan province, state-run news agency Bakhtar reported on Saturday. …

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4.7 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Afghanistan

Kabul: An earthquake of magnitude 4.7 jolted Afghanistan on Saturday at 5:16 am (IST), the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said. According to NCS, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 180 kilometers. The NCS said the earthquake was recorded at …

Two successive quakes rock Afghanistan

The first earthquake that struck northern Afghanistan at 4:51 am India Standard Time was of 4.3 magnitude. This was followed by a second more powerful tremor of 4.7 magnitude at 5:16 am IST. Published Date - 29 March 2025, 02:21 PM New Delhi: Afghanistan …

US Military equipment left in Afghanistan will not be returned: Abdul Qahar Balkhi

Abdul Qahar Balkhi stated that the military equipment left by the US in Afghanistan will not be returned under any circumstances. The spokesperson of the Taliban Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abdul Qahar Balkhi, responded to recent comments by US President …

US denies entry to Canadian citizens born in Afghanistan and Iran

Canadian citizens born in Afghanistan and Iran are facing U.S. entry bans due to stricter border policies under Trump’s administration. According to the Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail, some Canadian citizens born in Iran and Afghanistan have faced …

Afghanistan releases over 2,000 prisoners on Eid al-Fitr

KABUL, March 29 (Xinhua) -- The Afghan authorities have released 2,463 prisoners on the eve of Eid al-Fitr, one of the most important festivals for Muslims, the local media Tolo News reported on Saturday. The prisoners were freed based on the decree of the …

Police discover illicit drugs in S. Afghanistan

KABUL, March 29 (Xinhua) -- The counter-narcotics police have discovered a huge quantity of illicit drugs in southern Afghanistan's Kandahar province, provincial police spokesman Mullah Asadullah Jamshid said Saturday. The contraband, which includes …

Pakistan: Eight soldiers, one civilian killed in attacks near Afghanistan border

At least eight soldiers and a civilian were killed in western Pakistan on Friday in separate attacks along the border with Afghanistan, where violence has erupted in recent months, police told AFP. Seven soldiers were killed in a security operation against …