KABUL (SW) – In a significant development towards achieving self-sufficiency in salt production, the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum held a bidding session for the salt mines in Darzab Block (4.5 square kilometer), Andkhoy Block (4.5 sq km), and Maimana’s (5.25 sq km) in Faryab province.
GHAZNI CITY (SW) – The foundation stones for two new schools were laid in Ghazni province located in southeastern Afghanistan.
MONITORING (SW) – The United Nations Security Council on Monday backed a proposal outlined by President Joe Biden for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip and urged the Palestinian militants to accept the deal aimed at ending the eight-month-long war.
KABUL (SW) – Over 1,773 Afghan migrants were forcibly or voluntarily deported through the Islam Qala border crossing in Herat province, and additional 324 migrants were forcibly expelled through the Spin Buldak border crossing in Kandahar province, in the past day.
KABUL (SW) – Despite maintaining diplomatic relations with the Islamic Emirate, Russia remains one of the few countries persistently voicing concerns about security threats originating from Afghan soil over the past three years.
MONITORING (SW) – North Korea has resumed sending balloons carrying trash over the border to South Korea, officials and news reports said on Sunday, a week after it vowed to continue if anti-North Korea leaflets are flown from the South.
KABUL/TEHRAN (SW) – On Saturday, the second meeting of the regional contact group for Afghanistan has been held in Tehran, the capital of Iran, with representatives from Iran, Russia, China, and Pakistan in attendance.
MONITORING (SW) – Humanitarian aid entering Gaza by sea via a U.S.- built pier will resume in the coming days, the Israeli military said on Saturday, after repairs to the structure were completed.
KABUL (SW) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate has declared that it is closely monitoring Germany’s decision to deport Afghan migrants and hopes that the issue can be managed diplomatically.
KABUL (SW) – The Ministry of Justice of the Islamic Emirate has announced the suspension of Tamadon TV’s operations due to its affiliation with a political party and its use of illegally acquired land.
MONITORING (SW) – Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he will “present the truth” about the war against Hamas in Gaza when he addresses the U.S. Congress on July 24 during a visit to Washington, Republican leaders said on Thursday.
POL-E KHOMRI (SW) – Officials at the Directorate of Information and Culture of Baghlan report that dozens of historic relics and places in seven districts of the province have been completely and partially destroyed as a result of recent floods.
