Features and Investigative Reports

SHIBERGHAN (Pajhwok): Agriculture, traditionally seen as a male-dominated profession, is embraced by 24-year-old Zakia Noori, who works alongside her father in one of Shiberghan city’s

In some parts of Afghanistan, shots are fired into the air to claim a girl’s hand has been sought in marriage -- a form of violence that often triggers family feuds and forces girls to stay unmarried at parental homes for the rest of their lives.

PUL-I-KHUMRI (Pajhwok): Several tinsmiths in Pul-i-Khumri, the capital of northern Baghlan province, say their business has improved compared to the past. However, they are calling

KABUL (Pajhwok): Nazanin Kohistani, a teacher in Kabul with 33 years of experience, has offered 150 girls the chance to learn school subjects above sixth

Being a seventh grader; Sakina cherished her childhood dreams, looking for her innocent aspirations and high hopes in the pages of her textbooks.

ASADABAD (Pajhwok): Residents of remote areas in eastern Kunar province complain their children’s education remains incomplete due to the lack of middle and high schools

Residents have expressed concern over the severe shortage of safe drinking water in various parts of central Daikundi province.

MEHTARLAM (Pajhwok): Hundreds of families in Badpakh district of eastern Laghman province lack access to clean water and they walk for an hour to fetch

Many Afghan girls say they have not given up their pursuit of learning even after the suspension of education beyond the sixth grade. Instead of wallowing in despair, they are navigating new paths to translate their dreams into reality.

The Kabul police headquarters says it has installed approximately 85,000 security cameras across the city in an effort to curb crimes and ensure public safety.

PUL-I-KHUMRI (Pajhwok): A number of residents of northern Baghlan province have asked for the resumption of work on a 100-bed hospital – a project that

Ten districts of northeastern Badakhshan province are without proper hospitals and specialist doctors, residents complain.