Features and Investigative Reports

Some residents of Alborz district in northern Balkh province complain about their inaccessibility to telecommunication and internet services and ask the government to address their problems.

The Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock department in northern Faryab province reports an increase in saffron cultivation in the province.

Some people in the capital Kabul sell swan oil for bone pain relief, but physicians said the lubricant was not a remedy for bone pain but it could cause skin and other health issues.

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.