Pakistan is hoping to import fruits and vegetables from Afghanistan to help ease shortages caused by recent floods.

Officials have said the recent floods have destroyed farmlands in many areas and caused the price of fruits and vegetables to increase across the country.

Pakistan&s commerce minister said the country&s government is close...

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The National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA) rejects claims it has stopped distributing electronic ID cards but says the process has slowed down due to a shortage of cards.

Presenting the one year report back on Thursday, Faqir Muhammad Ziyar, the head of NSIA, said that they are trying to print new ID cards so that the process of...

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The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) hosted a donor conference in Kabul on Thursday in a bid to raise funds for victims of recent disasters in Afghanistan.

Organized by the foreign ministry, the conference was attended by representatives from United Nations agencies and other NGOs based in Afghanistan.

Speaking at the conference Foreign Minister...

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The special representatives of Iran and Russia for Afghanistan met in Moscow this week to discuss the latest developments in the country.

&Hassan Kazemi Qomi and Zamir Kabulov, the special representatives of Iran and Russia for Afghanistan affairs held talks today in Moscow and discussed the latest developments in Afghanistan& Seyyed...

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One year after the chaotic withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, 50% of Americans say the United States made a mistake in sending troops to the country, while 46% say it did not.

According to Gallup, this close division of views is similar to two readings last year — one taken before the withdrawal was complete and one afterward —...

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Life expectancy for Americans dropped in 2021 for the second straight year — the biggest two-year decline in a century — notably due to the COVID-19 pandemic, US health officials have announced.

US life expectancy at birth dipped by nearly a full year from 2020 to 2021, to 76.1 years, the lowest average since 1996, according to...

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