SocietyAfghan Public Health Ministry Delegation Travels to Uzbekistan to Improve Imported Medicine Quality
Led by Mawlawi Abdul Basir Qani, the group will inspect manufacturing facilities and hold talks with officials to facilitate imports of medicines meeting GMP standards.
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Kandahar Under-14 Team Participates in Zonal Championships Despite Disqualification
Organizers disqualified the Kandahar team for using over-age players and declared Daikundi's Jawanan Gulbadam the southwest zone champion after the tournament on 21 Hamal 1405.
Afghanistan International, — Reliable
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Over 700 Returned Migrant Families in Daikundi to Receive Housing Plots
Officials reviewed documents from more than 11,000 families to select the recipients following legal procedures. The housing program is active in multiple provinces.
Bakhtar News, — Reliable
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Afghanistan Champions League Season Six to Begin on 19 August in Kabul
Ariana Radio and Television Network holds exclusive rights to broadcast the matches live through an agreement with the Afghanistan Football Federation covering three seasons, following Abu Muslim Farah's undefeated win in the previous edition.
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Afghan athlete Sarwari wins bronze at Asian Kurash Championships
Two other Afghan athletes won bronze medals the previous day while six Afghans are competing in the tournament with participants from 28 countries.
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535 Afghan Refugee Families Return from Pakistan and Iran
The returns took place through the Torkham, Spin Boldak, Silk Bridge and Islam Qala border crossings, where cash assistance, transportation, health services and SIM cards were provided to the returnees along with 861 additional individual travelers.
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Mother Gives Birth to Quintuplets at Balkh Provincial Hospital
Doctors describe the condition of the mother and all five newborns as reassuring as they remain under medical supervision. Similar births of multiple children have taken place recently in Khost and Kabul.
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Girl Reunited with Family in Ghazni After Seven Years
The girl had been married at a young age and faced severe domestic violence from her in-laws before being thrown out of the house.
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Clean Drinking Water Network Completed for 38 Families in Kandahar
Funded by UNICEF at a cost of five million afghanis, the project installed a twenty cubic meter tank, two thousand nine hundred fifty five meters of piping, twelve solar panels and thirty eight taps while creating jobs for dozens during construction.
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Malnutrition Worsens in 26 Afghan Provinces, OCHA Reports
Twelve provinces including Helmand, Kandahar and Baghlan face critical conditions. Nearly forty percent of infants under six months require hospitalization for severe malnutrition.
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UNICEF Praises Mothers in Afghanistan as Heroes of Their Communities
Highlighting their essential roles in education, health and caregiving, the agency noted the acute humanitarian needs facing more than 21 million Afghans including over 10 million women and girls, along with high rates of malnutrition among mothers and elevated maternal mortality.
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Dozens of brick kilns constructed on farmlands in Herat's Zindajan district
Landowners leased plots for three to five years seeking profits, but smoke and dust from the kilns have destroyed crops, spread plant disease, and threatened saffron, figs, and silkworm breeding.
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3,000 Returned Refugee Families in Zabul Receive Housing Plots
Since returns from neighboring countries began, 11,745 families with 34,351 individuals have resettled in the province, including 268 families in the past three months.
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New Building Completed for Statistics and Information Department in Kapisa
The facility, which cost over four million afghanis, will be handed over in about four months to allow for more organized service delivery, said Qari Esmatullah Stanikzai, the department head.
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Construction Begins on Two-Story Mosque in Bamyan's Qol-e-Char Village
Funded by local residents and businessmen, the mosque will include all necessary facilities and has been welcomed by residents as other welfare projects continue in the province.
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Mothers in Afghanistan Face Poverty, Limited Healthcare and Violence on Mother's Day
Many mothers report struggling to meet basic family needs due to rising poverty and unemployment, with limited access to healthcare and support services.
Hasht-e Subh, — Unverified
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Four Family Members Killed in Khost Roof Collapse
The incident occurred around eight o'clock in the morning in Mana village of Baak district, injuring one child; the family originated from Salamkhail village in Ahmadaba district of Paktia province and police spokesman Tahir Ahrar attributed it to natural causes.
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Ministry of Public Health Urges Greater Citizen Participation in Blood Donation
Officials reported collection of 220,000 to 227,000 units last year, with 85 percent from voluntary donors, amid rising demand from thalassemia, Congo fever and traffic accidents.
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Defense forces recover bodies of two young men drowned in Mahipar pond
One fell into the water while taking photos during a recreational trip from Kabul city, and the second died trying to rescue him. The 3rd Infantry Brigade of the 313 Central Corps led the joint recovery with health teams and residents.
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Afghan Mother Describes Fading Hope in Daughter's Eyes Amid Lack of Education
The mother cannot sleep at night due to worries about her daughter's future and urges the world to listen to the voices of Afghan girls and mothers in hardship.
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