Blast in a mini-bus kills 7 people in Herat
HERAT CITY (SW) – At least seven people got killed and 10 more injured following a blast in a mini-bus carrying passengers in Herat province, confirmed officials on Saturday.
Day: January 22, 2022
Heavy snowfall disrupts key transportation routes
KABUL (SW) – Heavy snow and storms since last night have closed the Badghis-Herat highway and other transport routes in Ghor, Bamyan and Daikundi provinces, including the main Salangh Pass to the northern provinces.
Pakistan allows export of 14 items to Afghanistan in rupees
MONITORING (SW) – Pakistan has allowed export of another 14 items to Afghanistan in rupees via land routes owing to the non-availability of tradable currency through banking channels.
1000 houses damaged in Badghis earthquake
KABUL (SW) – Preliminary findings of a joint UN and NGO assessment in Qadis District in western Afghanistan [Badghis Province] indicate that up to 1,000 houses were damaged or destroyed by the 5.3 magnitude earthquake that struck the district on 17 January.
Muttaqi departs for maiden EU trip to Oslo
MONITORING (SW) – The Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi was scheduled to leave for Norway on Saturday to hold talks on a number of important issues.
