Javed Huzhair, the spokesperson of the National Food and Spices Administration, says that in order to prevent the entry of low-quality spices into the country, they have established laboratories in Herat and Nangarhar provinces next to the Kabul laboratory, and such laboratories are to be built in the border provinces as well.

An Afghan official says at least seven Afghan policemen were killed overnight when the Taliban stormed security checkpoints in western Badghis province.