A soldier, who defused thousands of landmines, says the government did not help him after he lost both of his legs, eyes and one hand to a landmine blast three years ago. The former soldier, Mohammad Salim,…
Formally announcing his intention to contest the presidential election, Ahmad Wali Massoud on Thursday lashed out at the unity government for its poor performance. In an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News, the leader of Ahmad Shah Massoud…
The United Kingdom (UK) has announced a new aid package of £25 million of life-saving assistance to thousands of drought-hit Afghans, according to a statement on Monday. UK Ambassador to Afghanistan Nicholas Kay In an exclusive interview told…
The United Kingdom (UK) has announced a new aid package of £25 million of life-saving assistance to thousands of drought-hit Afghans, according to a statement on Monday. UK Ambassador to Afghanistan Nicholas Kay In an exclusive interview told…
A young man in southeastern Paktia province has written books about physical health for high school students and wants his work to be made part of the educational curriculum. The youth, Abdul Aziz Pakteen, says he has compiled…
Women in eastern Nuristan province have been facing multiple issues and no work had been carried out for their uplift over the years, an official said on Saturday. Tahmina Mowahid, appointed as acting women affairs director one month…
KABUL with the establishment of an interim government, I am ready to support that,” says Shaida Mohammad Abdali, a potential presidential candidate and former ambassador to India. Talking to Pajhwok Afghan News during an exclusive interview on last Tuesday, Abdali…
The police chief for southern Kandahar province, Tadin Khan, has pledged to follow into the footsteps of his slain brother and predecessor. Maj. Gen. Tadin Khan was appointed as the police chief of Kandahar after the killing…
KABUL preserved the authority to decide the fate of Chief Executive Office (CEO) and consider the third vice president. During an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News on Tuesday, Abdali said consultation with political forces, alliances, civil society activists and…
KABUL stands fully committed to maintain its presence in training, advising and assisting the Afghan security forces and institutions and won’t reduce its presence in Afghanistan because of insider’s attacks. The NATO chief made these remarks during an exclusive interview with Pajhwok…
Though some problems and violations marred the Wolesi Jirga elections in southern Kandahar province, yet the overall process was a success in the province, an election observer said Sunday. Ziba, an election observer in Kandahar in an…
Displaced and disabled 65-years-old Haji Abdullah, a resident of southern Kandahar province, says he cast his vote in the Wolesi Jirga elections for change in his country. The physically challenged man, who cast his vote at the…
The customs revenue of eastern Nangarhar province has significantly increased over the last three months despite a decline in trade through the Torkham port, officials say. A crackdown on corruption, encouragement of traders and transparency in the custom…
The Rural Rehabilitation and Development Department in eastern Nangarhar province says 55 reconstruction projects are currently being implementated at the cost 552 million afghanis. Eng. Mujeeb Rahman Zia, the provincial RRD’s head, told Pajhwok Afghan News during an…
KABUL) says despite protests interrupting its daily work, the parliamentary elections would be conducted on October 20. Merza Mohammad Haqparast, IEC deputy spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News during an exclusive interview that the closure of the IEC gate for about…
Efforts for enforcing the rule of law and good governance, eradication of corruption and control of land-grab have been stepped up in Khost province, a top government official claimed on Saturday. Governor Hukam Khan Habibi, in an…
Afghan Ambassador to the United States Hamdullah Mohib says Kabul is striving to put into practice Colombia’s peace expereiance in the peace process. The Colombian peace process refers to reconcialtion between the Colombian government of President Juan Manuel…
A 700-member strong local force is being raised under the Afghan National Army (ANA) command in the insurgency-hit southern Helmand province soon, a senior military official says. The process to recruit personnel for the local force has been…
An elderly Afghan migrant in Brussels, the capital of Belgium, has been staging a protest in front of the immigration department there over the past three years and says he will go back to Afghanistan if peace and…
An elderly Afghan migrant in Brussels, the capital of Belgium, has been staging a protest in front of the immigration department there over the past three years and says he will go back to Afghanistan if peace and…
KABUL during a recent heads of state summit that elections in his country would be held in time, the western military alliance’s Senior Civilian Representative (SCR) said on Sunday. During an exclusive interview, NATO SCR Cornelius Zimmermann told Pajhwok Afghan News…
Police in northern Kunduz province have been lacking equipment and personnel to ensure the security situation remains stable, said new provincial police chief Brig. Gen. Abdul Baqi Nuristani on Tuesday. During an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan…
NATO has indicated its Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan will continue as long as conditions on the ground warrant it Based on an invitation from the Afghan government, the Western military alliance has a conditions-based approach, with no…
Peach farms on around 500 acres of land in eastern Nangarhar province produced 1,850 metric tons of the fruit this year, an official said on Saturday. According to the Agriculture Department, farmers earned 150,000 afghanis from per half…
