Residents of Kabul are complaining about high-level smog triggered by air pollution and are urging the government to take strong strides to mitigate it. However, officials say efforts are underway to address the issue.
Tahira, a mother of five disabled children lives in a hut in Kabul’s Chihildukhtaran area and has been grappling with extreme poverty and hunger.
Despite financial problems and by the virtue of best management, the Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) has bagged great achievements in football and futsal this year, an official said on Monday.
With the arrival of winter and increasing problem of electricity shortage in western Herat province, the market for Sandali or chair-making and their sale has become the most thriving business in the province.
More than 10,000 poultry farms in Afghanistan produce 1,700 tonnes of chicken meat on a daily basis while demand for chicken is only 1,600 tonnes nationwide.
The prices of oak and juniper firewood have declined in Kabul markets after the government allowed its entry to Kabul, firewood sellers said on Thursday.
With the onset of cold weather, health officials and doctors in northern Jawzjan province report an increase in respiratory diseases, saying majority of those affected are elderly and children.
Some furriers in Kabul City have been concerned about the dwindling sales and asked people to use their products to help the furrier industry survive.
Costly and long trips from remote parts of northeastern Badakhshan province to obtain Computerized National Identification Cards (CNICs) have become a big challenge for us, a number of local residents complain.
Residents complain the road linking Bakwa district to Farah City is badly damaged, forcing a significant increase in commute time.
Some experts and families in central Daikundi province have expressed concerns about the excessive use of electronic devices by children in this province and considered the psychological and physical effects of these devices to be serious.
Some farmers in northern Sar-i-Pul province have urged the caretaker government to provide them with alternative source of income to replace poppy cultivation. However, the Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock Department says it has introduced good plans to enhance…
Some residents of Maimana City, the capital of northern Faryab, complain about improper disposal of medical waste by health centers, fearing it risks instigating a serious threat to the environment and public health.
The market of second-hand items has flourished with the arrival of winter in western Heart province and many people prefer to buy it due to economic hardships. Sellers at the second-hand items market say their sales have…
Flaxseeds and sesame oil producers in northern Baghlan province have been thrilled about the bumper yield and fair market of flaxseeds and safflowers cooking oil.
Some residents of central Daikundi province have complained against the worsening condition of connectivity roads in the province and asked relevant authorities to pay attention to the reconstruction of roads.
Residents of various villages of the Alborz district of northern Balkh province complain of a potable water shortage, seeking a solution to the problem.
Hasibullah Zaheer, 26, who born blind, has completed his higher education like a sighted person and has almost completed writing tafseer of the Holy Quran and some important history books in Braille and tries to open new avenues of hope for other blind people.
A number of local gardeners and traders in northwestern Faryab say that this year the level of raisin production in the province has doubled, but the price of this product has dropped sharply.
A number of disabled persons who are able to find work have become a source of hope for other physically challenged ones.
Child laborers and street children in western Herat say they are deprived of education and a healthy life due to economic hardships and urge the government to assist their families in overcoming financial difficulties.
Some people believed that wearing jewellery with certain precious stones, in addition to adding to their beauty, was eye-catching and had healing effects, but experts said that no scientific research had been conducted on this so far.
Some residents of Kabul have raised concerns at the high cost of medication and tests at private hospitals, assailing doctors for prescribing patients unnecessary procedures.
Some residents of northern Jawzjan province demand more relaxation in the procedure of obtaining National Computerized Identity Cards (CNICs), but officials say over 31,000 CNICs were issued during the past six months.
