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KABUL, Afghanistan — One man spent his childhood in the foothills of northeastern Afghanistan dreaming of being a soldier for the U.S.-backed government. The other secretly applied to a military academy — against his parents’ wishes — determined to prove himself on the battlefield. Both went on to have storied careers during the war and fled their country alongside other commandos when the Taliban seized power in August 2021. But last spring they returned, making thei...

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Afghan and American officials held a rare meeting in Doha, the capital of Qatar, and held wide-ranging talks last week, when Afghan and Kazakh traders signed agreements worth $100 million and the World Bank in a report said Afghanistan economically progressed.

Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. At least one was killed and 19 others sustained injuries as a passenger bus overturned on the Kabul-Kandahar highway on Sunday, Khaama Press reported citing officials.  World News | 1 Killed, 19 Injured as Bus Overturns in Afghanistan's Zabul .

The Salang Highway will be closed during the day to all traffic starting Saturday, August 5, due to the beginning of construction inside the tunnel.

PUL-I-KHUMRI (Pajhwok): Police have arrested a murder suspect in the capital of northern Baghlan province. A statement from the police headquarters to Pajhwok . .

At least 109 people committed suicide during the last 12 months in the country, with half of the deaths blamed on domestic violence and mental illnesses, Pajhwok has learnt.

PUL-I-KHUMARI (Pajhwok): The Agriculture Department of northern Baghlan province has estimated this year’s melon and watermelon harvests in the province at 121 . . .

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A similar incident occurred last week in the Badghis province where three people died, including the truck driver, reported Khaama Press.