AIBAK (Pajhwok): Residents of Hazrat Sultan district in northern Samangan province say an insect locally vas Kharak-i-Khaki has invaded hundreds of homes, disrupting their nightly peace and comfort.

My favorite interview last week was 90- year-old Illinois farmboy John "Jack" Block. While secretary, Block's son and father operated Block Family Farms and he said he saw the farm's equity plunge by ...