At least five people were killed in two explosions in Afghanistan’s western province of Herat on Friday evening, security sources said. The blasts happened around 6:00pm in District 12 of the provincial capital Herat. Twenty two others were wounded in the explosions which took place in a playground where youths were playing. The cause of
The Ministry of Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice has rejected claims that orders were given to restaurants in Herat to separate male and female patrons. This comes after reports emerged recently that officials from the provincial department of promotion of virtue and prevention of vice visited restaurants and instructed owners to separate patrons
EU Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas Nicholson met with Amir Khan Muttaqi, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), and stressed the need to continue efforts to improve the economic and education situation in the country. Nicholson, who met Muttaqi in Kabul on Sunday, also discussed the need for safe