Authorities in Afghanistan&s eastern province of Paktia said girls& high schools had opened in recent days, though the move had not been officially approved.

Most girls& secondary schools in Afghanistan have been closed since the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) took over in August 2021 after the group made a sudden U-turn on...

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Chinese firefighters worked in treacherous terrain on Tuesday to help evacuate more than 11,000 people after a magnitude-6.8 quake struck China&s mountainous southwestern province of Sichuan a day earlier, killing at least 66 people.

State media footage, taken at the epicenter in Luding county, showed firefighters stretchering an injured...

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The Ministry of Information and Culture of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), says that no journalist has been killed in the country since the establishment of the IEA.

Reporting on their accomplishments in the past year, officials said on Tuesday that currently 219 media outlets are operating across the country.

According to officials they...

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Amid a rise in the level of coal exports, Afghan officials on Tuesday dismissed concerns that there will be a shortage of coal on the local market for heating during the winter months.

&We assure the citizens that coal will be available in all cities at a very low price. They should not worry,& said Esmatullah Burhan, a spokesman for...

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Biometrically-registered beggars will be imprisoned if they are caught begging again, police said on Tuesday.

Khalid Zadran, a spokesman for Kabul police, said that police will launch a cleanup process in the city following the instructions of the committee for rounding up beggars.

A total of 3,048 beggars were rounded in Kabul since the process...

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The World Bank said Monday many businesses in Afghanistan are adjusting to the new business environment but most still face daunting challenges.

The World Bank&s second private sector survey, published Monday, was conducted in May and June 2022.

The Private Sector Rapid Survey (PSRS) Round 2 assessed the status, constraints, and investment...

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