Independent Election Commission (IEC) officials in northeastern Badakhshan province have expressed concern over interference from powerful figures in electoral affairs, particularly in the employment process. Hamidullah Baloch, the IEC chief for Badakhshan, told Pajhwok Afghan News a number…
Some individuals, who recently sat test for jobs at the Independent Electoral Complaint Commission (IECC), allege they were subjected to ethnic discrimination and the posts went to relatives of commissioners. Mohammad Fateh, a candidate for the Provincial Commissioner…
The Nangarhar education director says interference in the education sector is intolerable and no one will be allowed to middle in his affairs. Hasibullah Shinwari, the newly-appointed as director, told Pajhwok Afghan News about 902 schools existed in…
KABUL) said Monday. Shafiullah Jalal, information and public awareness head at IEC, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the awareness programs were aimed at ensuring increased participation of people in the voter registration process and then elections. He told Pajhwok Afghan…
KABUL Federation of Trade Unions (AAFTU). In an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News, Dr. Mohammad Liaqat Adil felicitated workers and expressed unity with them on International Labour Day. Referring to Monday’s twin suicide bombings in Kabul, Adil denounced the…
KABUL says. In an exclusive session with Afghan journalists, Gen. John Nicholson called the illicit drug commerce the main revenue source for the insurgent movement. Speaking on the sidelines of NATO foreign ministers’ meeting in Brussels, he accused the Taliban…
National cricket hero Rashid Khan has advised the youth to work hard and believe on their skills so a bright future will be waiting for them. Rashid Khan expressed the views during an interview in ongoing Indian Premier…
Pazhwak Foundation head Farhad Pazhwak on Wednesday expressed concern about what he called “a cultural vacuum” in the country, resulting from government’s inattention. Pazhwak was talking to Pajhwok Afghan News on the sidelines of a new printed book…
Hussain, a former Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier who lost both of his legs in a roadside bombing, is disappointed and complains the government has ignored him. A resident of Neili city, the capital of central Daikundi province,…
Afghan special police unit commander in southeastern Paktika province says he has survived 38 attempts on his life by the Taliban and was seriously wounded 13 times during the past 16 years. The commander, Azizullah Karwan, told Pajhwok…
Reconstruction projects worth 25 million afghanis have been completed and other similar projects costing $10 million are underway on the university campus in eastern Nangarhar province, The projects completed have reformed the university’s structural view. However, the most…
In a corner of Palika Bazaar, the Afghan chess player (Afghan Chacha) attracts many fans in New Delhi’s underground market. He plays the game with one of his friend, who had challenged him. A resident of Makroryan…
KABUL’s senior civilian representative (SCR) says. In an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News, Cornelius Zimmermann made clear there can be no room for legitimate governance and no sustainable security outside the Afghan state. A German diplomat, who has served…
Preparations for a counterinsurgency offensive have been made and the fighters would not be given the allowed to fuel insecurity in any part of country, a military official said on Tuesday. Maj. Gen. Javed Saleem, operational head of…
A widow apiculturist from eastern Nangarhar province, besides overcoming her economic woes, has offered employment opportunities for several men. Sherino -- hailing from the Sawakai district of neighbouring Kunar province -- lost her husband soon after their marriage.…
Amidst rising incidents of domestic tension, the only female prosecutor in southern Kandahar province is investigating cases of violence against women. Zainab Faiz, 28, serving as prosecutor for the past two years, has tackled dozens of cases…
KABUL’s political leaders not to let politics undermine the security situation in the country. “We’re in this together. We’re fighting terrorism together and everyone wants a peaceful and prosperous Afghanistan to succeed,” Gen. John Nicholson said. In an exclusive interview…
Wazir Mohammad Akbar Khan Hospital officials say the capacity of orthopedic and joints surgeries at the hospital have increased by double accounted for more than 2,000 surgeries each month. Dr. Ahmad Gul Ayubi, hospital director during an interview…
The Pashtany Bank has recovered 776 million afghanis loans and its assets have gone up by 15 percent during the ongoing year, an official said on Monday. Abdul Aziz Babakarkhel, the bank’s chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News in…
A 29-year-old woman ended up in the shelter house of capital Kabul just nine months after her marriage to escape abuse and torture at husband’s and paternal homes. Kamila (not real name) was interviewed by Pajhwok Afghan News…
An Afghan youth, who invented a solar water heater, claimed on Sunday he had received threats over the phone from unknown people after his invention. Wali Jan Sherzad, 33, a resident of Sherzad district of eastern Nangarhar province,…
KABUL, an energetic movement aimed to awaken the Pakhtun nations. The killing of Naqeebullah Mehsud in the southern city of Karachi prompted thousands of activists to converge on Islamabad to press for seeking justice and an end to the oppression…
The Provincial Council (PC) head for eastern Nuristan province says some people have swollen militant ranks due to the central government’s inattention to their problems. Eng. Saeedullah Paendazoy also hit out at the provincial administration for not connecting…
KABUL in future despite going through a traumatic 2017. Monica Zanarelli, head of ICRC delegation in Afghanistan, told Pajhwok Afghan News in an exclusive interview that the committee would deal with situation in 2018 differently because last year had been…
