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The Taliban in Afghanistan is pushing ahead with new dams, canals and tunnels aimed at boosting economic activity. However, economic conditions continue to deteriorate as the number of Afghans with humanitarian needs has surged by about 60 percent since 2021, representing over two-thirds of the population.
The war's end has only worsened Afghanistan's health-care crisis.
Story highlights At least 60 people were injured in the fire on Saturday (January 13) as hundreds of fuel vehicles exploded Afghanistan on Monday sent investigators to its western border with Iran to investigate the fire that tore through customs post. At least 60 people were injured in the fire on Saturday (January 13) as hundreds of fuel vehicles exploded in the blaze this disrupted power supply and caused millions of dollars of damage. The cause of the fire was unknown. Herat police spokesman Abdul Ahad Walizada said a 10-person investigating team included four officials from Kabul, in...
Reuters Reuters 16 February, 2021, 9:35 am Men walk amidst wreckage of gas tankers after a fire in Islam Qala, Herat province, Afghanistan February 14, 2021.REUTERS/Jalil Ahmad HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) – The Afghan government on Monday sent officials to the western province of Herat to investigate a blaze that tore through a customs post close to the Iranian border over the weekend, officials said. At least 60 people were injured as hundreds of fuel vehicles exploded in the blaze, disrupting power supplies and causing millions of dollars of damage. The cause was unknown. Herat police sp...