The Ministry of Finance of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) on Monday banned the movement of coal trucks through Torkham customs so as to ease traffic through the border crossing for trucks carrying fresh fruit.

According to a directive of the Ministry of Finance, coal trucks will no longer be allowed to pass through Torkham customs and...

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Twenty five women have graduated from the Midwifery Institute of Maidan Wardak Province after receiving two and half years of professional training, state run Bakhtar News Agency reported on Monday.

Dr. Pardis, a health representative from the Swedish Committee, said it cost about $10,000 to train each midwife during this time.

The institute was...

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Turkey will not allow &terrorism-supporting& countries to enter NATO, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday.

Sweden and Finland have expressed earlier their condemnation to terrorism, but Erdogan believes they are not sincere or honest enough.

A joint Swedish-Finnish delegation held talks in Ankara with Turkish officials and...

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Qatar has urged the West to step up its engagement with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), warning that failure to do so would risk Afghanistan falling into deeper chaos and a rise in extremism.

Qatari foreign minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani told the Financial Times that maintaining the status quo &where the West is...

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The World Health Organization said on Sunday that monkey pox constitutes a &moderate risk& to overall public health at global level after cases were reported in countries where the disease is not typically found.

&The public health risk could become high if this virus exploits the opportunity to establish itself as a human...

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US Special Representative for Afghanistan said his two-day visit to Tashkent had been productive and that he appreciated Uzbekistan&s vision for the region.

In a series of tweets late Saturday, West said the US partnership with Uzbekistan will continue and grow. &Had a productive two days in Tashkent,& he said.

He also said he...

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