The local administration of Herat has announced the completion and official approval of the detailed master plan for the Islam Qala border crossing, a major step aimed at improving urban …

Kürşat Özdemir has officially started his duties as the new head of the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) office in Herat, Afghanistan. A ceremony was held in Herat to …

HERAT, Afghanistan – Bruno Lemarquis, the newly appointed Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Afghanistan, met with Herat Governor Noor Ahmad Islam Jar during a visit to the …

HERAT, Afghanistan — A ban on pharmaceutical imports from Pakistan has accelerated the growth of Afghanistan’s domestic pharmaceutical industry, with manufacturers in Herat now supplying a significant share of the …

KABUL — Construction of the Qadis Dam in Qadis district of Badghis province has reached 57 percent completion, Afghanistan’s Deputy Prime Minister’s Office for Economic Affairs said, as the country …

Officials in Afghanistan’s western Herat province say efforts are underway to organize a joint Afghanistan-Turkmenistan trade exhibition in the border area of Torghundi. According to a statement issued by the …

Officials from the Department of Mines and Petroleum in Ghor Province have announced the official launch of agate gemstone extraction in Pasaband District. According to Abdul Hakim Hikmat, head of …

HERAT, Afghanistan – A research book titled The Herat School and the Indian Literary School, authored by Dr. Mohammad Dawood Monir, a professor at the Faculty of Language and Literature …

Afghanistan’s Ministry of Public Works says the country’s railway network recorded 797,482 metric tons of rail freight movements during Jawza 1405 (approximately May 22–June 21, 2026). According to the ministry, …

HERAT, Afghanistan — Local authorities and business leaders in western Afghanistan have highlighted Herat’s growing industrial capacity during an event aimed at promoting locally manufactured products and encouraging national and …