Asia Afghanistan Nearly 80 girls were poisoned and hospitalised in two primary schools in northern Afghanistan, according to Mohammad Rahmani, head of the provincial education department in Sangcharak district
Asia Afghanistan In western Farah province construction has begun on the Bakhsh Abad Dam; expected to be completed in five phases, the major project will be able to irrigate more than 100.000 hectares of land, as well as generate electricity for the population
Asia Afghanistan Taliban supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada has appointed Mawlawi Abdul Kabir as the new interim prime minister of Afghanistan in a special decree
Asia Afghanistan An agreement with China and Pakistan will extend the Belt and Road Initiative to Afghanistan, which could potentially attract billions of dollars to finance infrastructure projects