KABUL recently. NATO spokesman Bill Salvin during an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News said the Afghan security forces faced a patient, determined and ruthless enemy who did not make difference between civilian and military targets. When asked about Russian…
Education department personnel in southern Kandahar province are being evaluated to ensure reforms and prevent corruption, an official said on Tuesday. The evaluation has been initiated by a five-member delegation from the Ministry of Education (MoD), led…
The Kunar police chief says hundreds of Daesh or so-called Islamic State (IS) militants have emerged in the eastern province, receiving training from foreigners. Maj. Gen. Jumma Gul Himmat in an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News said…
Juma Khan Hamdard, a senior member of the Hezb-i-Islami (HIA) in the north, claims the newly formed opposition alliance is not in the interest of the existing system. The coalition was aimed at protecting the personal interest of…
The Balkh provincial council head on Monday said political connections had paved the ground for the illegal activities of local strongmen. Dr. Mohammad Afzal Hadid, the provincial council head, alleged some powerful figures were involved in illegal activities…
The Nangarhar governor has said ‘there are still some volatile groups on whom enforcing the law by cent percent can create problems for the system.’ Mohammad Gulab Mangal told Pajhwok Afghan News during an exclusive interview that long-term…
KABUL (HIMA) party on Saturday said the security forces needed moral support in the current situation in the country. HIMA leader Wahidullah Sabawoon, in an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News, said all Afghans were in sorrow due to recent…
The Ministry of Education in central Bamyan province. Sardar Mohammad Rahimi, MoE’s deputy head for literacy, told Pajhwok Afghan News the nine-month literacy course was being conducted in six districts of Bamyan. He said the scheme was…
KABUL, a top US Navy general said on Wednesday. In an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News, Capt. William Salvin said the alliance was aware of the threat posed by the Taliban. Efforts were focused on northern Kunduz province, where…
The appellate court in southeastern Paktika province on Sunday accused some officials of their involvement in drug smuggling, saying a number of other officials had been prosecuted on the same charge. The appellate court head, Asadullah Waziri, told…
Authorities have banned pillion bike riding in southern Ghazni province in the wake of increasing insecurity. Police chief Brig. Gen. Aminullah Amarkhel told Pajhwok Afghan News the ban was aimed at reducing security incidents in the province.…
The police chief for northern Baghlan province on Wednesday claimed several Russian, Pakistani, Egyptian and Chechen military experts had arrived in the province to train and support the Taliban militants. Brig. Gen. Ikramuddin Sarai told Pajhwok Afghan News…
A policeman in southeastern Paktika province, who was recently fired, blames the government for forcing him to beg. He has losr two brothers defending the country. Sirajuddin, a resident of the Sigani area of Kherkot district, told Pajhwok…
KABUL to join the peace process, a spokesman for the Gulbadin Hekmatyar-led party said on Sunday. HIA spokesman Qarib Rahman Saeed told Pajhwok Afghan News the Taliban’s circles who had contacted the HIA were inside and outside of the country.…
As many as 100,000 residents of southeastern Paktika province will be provided with jobs through water supply, rural roads and regional integration projects. The projects in different parts of the province near the Pakistan border were funded by…
Women. While there were 90 divorce cases in 1394 solar year, the year before last solar year, in Ghazni, indicating an increase, said Fawzia Kakar, head of the judicial office at the Ghazni Women’s Affairs Department. She…
KABUL (HIA) chief for his first public appearance in nearly two decades in the province. Abdul Jabbar Naeemi, during an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News in Mehtarlam, the provincial capital, praised Gulbadin Hekmatyar for reposing trust in the provincial…
The All Afghanistan Federation of Trade Unions (AAFTU) leader on Monday accused the government and private employers of violating workers’ rights. AFFTU head Dr. Liaqat Adil told Pajhwok Afghan News in an exclusive interview on the occasion of…
Public health officials in southern Ghazni province on Sunday said despite the lapse of 12 years, the provincial civil hospital’s building is yet to be constructed. Public Health Director Dr. Zahir Shah Nekmal, in an exclusive interview…
Local health, have been diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) in southern Ghazni province. Provincial public health director Dr. Zahir Shah Nikmal told Pajhwok Afghan News 1,564 people, 65 percent of them, women in Ghazni suffered from TB. “This…
Local security officials on Tuesday confirmed dozens of policemen and pick-ups were in the service of some powerful individuals in northeastern Takhar province. In an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News, Takhar police chief, Maj. Gen. Faqir Mohammad…
Revenue of the Customs Department of eastern Nangarhar province has increased following computerization of the department, an official said Monday. The customs department collected 2.5 billion afghanis in the first quarter of the current fiscal year, showing 4.14…
The Boost Hospital in the capital of southern Helmand province has improved its services, attracting residents of neighboring provinces to bring their patients there, thanks to the Doctors Without Borders organization. Boost Hospital’s MSF head Claudio Miglietta on…
Some Hezb-i-Islami against the government in eastern Laghman province, the governor alleged on Tuesday. In an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News, Abdul Jabbar Naimi asked the commanders to comply with their leader Gulbadin Hekmatyar's orders for a…
