Features and Investigative Reports

The interest of girls in working at handicrafts making factories has increased in northern Baghlan province compared to the past and the reason is the closure of their high schools and universities, owners of handicraft factories said on Wednesday.

The Women’s Chamber of Commerce and Investment in Nimroz province has announced a significant increase in the number of businesswomen and investors.

A female entrepreneur in western Herat province has invested 1.5 million afghanis to open a café exclusively for women.

Farmers and gardeners in northern Balkh province are expressing their frustration over what they say poor quality agricultural medicines imported into the country.

Dozens of children, including girls, from destitute families and orphans have been provided education opportunity by a volunteer in southeastern Khost province.

Some residents and shopkeepers in the capital Kabul have said that on the eve of the fall season the prices of firewood and fuel surged by 50 percent now compared to the same time last year.

MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): A number of citizens of Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province, complain noise pollution has become unbearable in the city due to

We hold master’s degrees, but are not provided with employment opportunities, a number of youth in Kabul complain. However, government officials talk about various employment programs.

Some football players have complained about the non-availability of sports facilities and standard playgrounds in most of the provinces while the National Football Federation (NFF) promised the issue would be addressed.

Women in northern Jawzjan province involved in online businesses are experiencing significant success.

Experts say that development of the tourism industry could lead to the growth of the local economy and job creation for hundreds of people in central Bamyan province, and if more investment is attracted in this industry, Afghanistan would become a tourist destination in the future.

The implementation of a water supply project from Panjsher to the capital Kabul would help facilitate two million people, an official said on Thursday.