Features and Investigative Reports – Page 5

Growers complain of low apple rate, lack of access to market

Gardeners in central Maidan Wardak province have complained about the non-availability of proper markets for apples saying 150,000 tonnes of apples produced this year 10 percent of which is export, one percent is stored and major portion is sold at a low rate or spoiled.

Herat exports pistachios worth $24.6m in 9 months

Bamyan athletes say all districts lack sports facilities

140 die from jaundice nationwide in 2024: MoPH

Nangarhar residents want Hada Museum rehabilitated

Yousaf zarifi

23 Dec 2024 - 18:19

Some residents of eastern Nangarhar province have demanded the rehabilitation of Farmay Hada historic museum which would help attract more tourists.

Excessive use of smartphones by children harmful: Psychologists

Abdullah Azizi

23 Dec 2024 - 16:07

Some psychologists claim excessive use of mobile phones and social media causes decreased cognitive function, mental disturbance and aggression in children and adolescents, and can lead to early puberty, sexual deviations, and even exploitation.

Safdar searches for warmth of hope in Kabul’s cold weather

Mohammad Sangar Ahmadi

23 Dec 2024 - 16:01

Safdar, an 80-year-old breadwinner for his family of 14 members, carries people’s luggage in a handcart to earn some money on a daily basis. The sexagenarian complains about hardships of life and economic problems.

Kunar residents urge activation of Managi hydropower dam

Qazafi Mal

23 Dec 2024 - 14:58

ASADABAD (Pajhwok): Residents of eastern Kunar province have called on the government to reactivate Managi hydropower dam, which has been non-operational for the past three

Uterine fibroid awareness key to female wellbeing

Sediqa Ahmadzai Vida Qalandari

23 Dec 2024 - 13:38

Doctors have raised serious concerns about the lack of awareness regarding uterine fibroids, a common but often misunderstood medical condition.

Bamyan woman educates orphans, child labourers

Abdul Rahman Rosta

23 Dec 2024 - 10:31

A woman in central Bamyan has established an educational centre at her own expense, benefitting dozens of orphaned children and rekindling their future hopes.

30 years on, a highway awaits completion

Ajmal Wesal

22 Dec 2024 - 18:56

They have been waiting for three decades for the construction of the Kandahar-Uruzgan highway, but their repeated calls have fallen on deaf ears, residents of the central province say.

Jilga district residents want 30-bed hospital operationalised

Raz Muhammad

22 Dec 2024 - 16:18

The residents of Jalgai district in northern Baghlan province have demanded the operationalization of a 30-bed hospital the construction of which completed eight years ago.

Traditional bone setting dangerous, say doctors

Afsana Haidari

21 Dec 2024 - 15:17

An orthopedic specialist at the Waziri Mohammad Akbar Khan Hospital in Kabul has called traditional methods of treating fractures by bone setters dangerous, urging people to seek medical treatment at health centers for bone fracture treatment.

Residents call for crackdown on spurious medicine

Shaima Sediqi

21 Dec 2024 - 14:07

Some residents of Nimroz complain about sales of low-quality and expired medicine in Zaranj, the capital of northwestern province, urging the government to crack down on the sales of such drugs.

3,000 children, teenagers work in Nangarhar brick kilns

Yousuf Zarifi

19 Dec 2024 - 14:55

The Labour and Social Affairs Department of Nangarhar says 6,000 people are working in brick kilns, half of them children and teenagers in the Surkh Rod district of the eastern province.

Residents want damaged bridges on Kunar River reconstructed

Qazafi Mal قضافي مل

18 Dec 2024 - 15:03

Several residents of eastern Kunar province are complaining about the destruction of bridges on the Kunar River in districts of Shiltan, Sarkan, and Nurgal, and are urging their reconstruction.

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