In a landmark effort to boost Afghanistan&s renewable energy sector and accelerate economic recovery, Kabul this week hosted the &Partnerships for Green Growth: Business-to-Business Convening on Renewable Energy Investments.& Held on Wednesday and Thursday, June 25 and 26, the high-level event brought together national and...

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The Foreign Ministry of the Islamic Emirate announced on Thursday it is closely following the case of violence committed by a Belarusian national against an Afghan child at Moscow&s Sheremetyevo International Airport. The ministry said in a statement the Afghan Embassy in Moscow has been tasked with pursuing the matter through all diplomatic...

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Pakistani media have reported that Syed Mustafa Kamal, Pakistan&s Health Minister, will travel to Kabul to strengthen border cooperation and polio vaccination efforts. Pakistan and Afghanistan are the only countries where the poliovirus remains endemic Kamal emphasized in a meeting in Islamabad that eradicating polio is not just a program...

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Visiting Kapisa province, Acting Minister of Interior Affairs Sirajuddin Haqqani emphasized the importance of positive engagement with the people and safeguarding citizens& rights, calling it one of the core responsibilities of an Islamic government. In a gathering, Haqqani stated that officials of the Islamic Emirate must avoid repeating...

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The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has reported that while standard usage of marijuana and opium in Afghanistan is reducing, the consumption of high-risk drugs such as heroin and methamphetamine is on the increase. The agency said in a report that the overall nationwide variety of individuals participating in high-risk substance abuse was estimated to ...

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Local authorities in Herat have announced that more than 30,000 Afghan migrants returned from Iran on Wednesday. Citing Iranian officials, Ahmadullah Muttaqi, Director of Information and Culture in Herat, said on X on Wednesday night that dozens of additional large vehicles are on their way toward the Islam Qala border crossing. Muttaqi added that...

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