Features and Investigative Reports

Some residents of southeastern Paktia province complain about the lack of medicine and beds at the zonal hospital. Visitors say they are facing a whole host of problems.

A cobbler in Kabul city says he is struggling with economic issues, but he wants his children to be educated.

Some mothers consider home remedies as effective in curing jaundice in babies, but doctors warn untreated jaundice may cause cerebral palsy.

SHIBERGHAN (Pajhwok): Complaining about economic problems and unemployment, a number of widows in northern Jawzjan province have asked the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) to

Some bag makers in western Herat province have complained about the stagnated market and said if not supported they have no option but to halt their activities.

KHOST CITY (Pajhwok): The only remaining Afghan Sikh in southeastern Khost province says he is happy here and has no intention to migrate to another

Residents of different districts in northern Faryab province say schools in their areas lack teachers an issue admitted by local education officials.

A 29-year-old drug addicted youth has arrived in Afghanistan all the way from the United States of America (USA) and said the process of rehabilitation was simple in Afghanistan compared to the USA.

The United Nations last week expressed concern about the human rights situation and the presence of Al Qaeda in Afghanistan, but the Islamic Emirate rejected the claims while India and Russia praised the interim government’s steps taken against ‘terrorism’.

Some residents in the Nawa district of southern Ghazni province have complained against the lack of work opportunities and said if there was some work one person gets 80 afs as daily wage.

QALA-I-NAW (Pajwhok): A number of residents claim some local representatives illegally demand money in exchange for confirmation of ID cards, bank accounts, marriage certificates and

Doctors say septicemia or blood infection in infants during pregnancy or delivery can be fatal and mothers should be fed well during pregnancy.