Officials in the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock say that the Food and Agriculture Department of the United Nations has distributed modified wheat seeds and chemical fertilizers to 3,700 deserving farmers in a number of districts of Maidan Wardak province in cooperation with this ministry.

One person was killed in a mine explosion in Wardak, A provincial police officer of this province said.

The Afghan forces killed the deputy shadow governor of Taliban for central Maidan Wardak province of Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said.

The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) killed a prominent Taliban during a clash in central Wardak province, the Afghan military said.

 Two police officers and a school principal were shot and killed in increased targeted attacks in Afghanistan, authorities confirmed on Monday.

Over 21 terrorists have been killed during air attack carried out by Afghan air forces in central Maidan/Wardak province last night.

A suicide car bomb explosion rocked the central Maidan Wardak province of Afghanistan earlier today amid reports at least 17 people have been killed or wounded.