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(MENAFN) Afghanistan has finalized a new agreement to develop a polymetallic mining site in the Seh Ko area of Kohistan district, located in northern Faryab province, according to the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum.

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(MENAFN) Afghan counter-narcotics forces have seized a significant quantity of illegal drugs and drug-processing equipment during ongoing operations in southern Helmand province, according to reports from a state-run news agency.

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(MENAFN) Ghazni Province authorities have detained a suspected drug smuggler and recovered 44 kilograms of opium during a counter-narcotics operation, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) The Afghan authorities have urged citizens currently stuck in Qatar while waiting for US visa processing to return to Afghanistan, stating that the country is stable and open to its nationals, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) A missile strike in northeastern Afghanistan has reportedly left at least three people dead and dozens more wounded, with local sources alleging Pakistan’s involvement, according to reports on Monday.

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(MENAFN) Afghanistan’s Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation has signed three cooperation agreements with both domestic and international donors aimed at assisting returnees and internally displaced families, according to reports citing the...

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(MENAFN) At least 18 people were killed and 30 others injured when a truck transporting Afghan returnees overturned in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, according to local security officials cited in reports.

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(MENAFN) Afghanistan’s foreign minister expressed support on Wednesday for ongoing diplomatic efforts between Iran and the United States, describing them as a positive move and underscoring the need for dialogue to help resolve tensions in the...

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(MENAFN) Afghanistan has dispatched 530 tons of critical humanitarian assistance to Gaza through the Rafah border crossing, the country’s Information Ministry announced Wednesday.

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(MENAFN) According to reports, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Afghanistan has warned that millions of people in the country continue to require urgent humanitarian assistance, while funding...

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(MENAFN) The devastating human toll of catastrophic flooding sweeping across Afghanistan has climbed to at least 99 dead and 154 wounded over just nine days, as relentless rainfall continues to pummel the war-scarred and impoverished nation, a...

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(MENAFN) Flash floods unleashed by torrential rainfall have claimed at least 51 lives and left 89 people injured across Afghanistan over the past seven days, the National Disaster Management Authority confirmed Thursday — with forecasters warning...

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(MENAFN) The European Union is preparing to host technical discussions in Brussels with officials from Afghanistan’s Taliban administration focused on migration and deportation issues, a European Commission spokesperson said Tuesday.

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(MENAFN) Hundreds of Afghans who previously assisted US forces may be relocated to the Democratic Republic of Congo after the Trump administration suspended their planned resettlement in the United States, according to a report.

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(MENAFN) A key border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan reopened Thursday afternoon to allow Afghan migrants to return home, a spokesperson for the Afghan border police confirmed. "Currently, only migrants and their families are permitted...

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Capt. William Sumsion became the 53rd commander of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility during a change of command ceremony Aug. 14, at the shipyard in Bremerton, Washington.

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(MENAFN) Afghanistan has accused Pakistan of conducting an airstrike on a drug rehabilitation center in Kabul, which Taliban officials report killed at least 400 people.

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(MENAFN) Approximately 300 Afghan nationals have been freed from detention in Pakistan and have returned to Afghanistan over the past week, according to reports.