KABUL government servants besides forcing females to migrate to neighbouring provinces or foreign countries, an official says. Acting Director of Women Affairs Naseba Holkar, in an exclusive interview, told Pajhwok Afghan News that growing insecurity had made the work environment…
KABUL Cricket Board (ACB) has linked Shapoor Zadran and Shfiqullah Shafaq appearance in the national squad to their fitness and preparation. The view was expressed by the newly appointed Chief Selector Nawroz Mangal during an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan…
The newly-appointed police chief for northeastern Kunduz province on Wednesday underlined the need for reforms in the force to improvethe security situation. Brig. Gen. Abdul Hameed Hameedi, in an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News, said some…
Women, healthcare and other elemental facilities, an official said on Tuesday. Women Affairs Director Dr. Zahida Faizan, in an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News, said women in Nuristan collected firewood, worked on farms and did hard jobs.…
Right-hand drive vehicles are still being driven in capital Kabul and provinces despite six months after the deadline banning them all. Recently, a number of right-hand drive vehicles had been imported to Afghanistan, an act against the country’s…
Two persons were killed and four others, including a newly-wed couple, wounded on Saturday when a magnetic bomb attached to the bride’s car went off in Kabul, police said. The wounded bride said her life’s best moments were…
As many as 171 people involved in illicit drug trade have been arrested and introduced to the attorney’s office for investigation in eastern Nangarhar province this solar year. During the same period, 21 tonnes of different drugs were…
The government has taken no step to reclaim about 2,000 acres grabbed of land belonging to the Baghlan Sugar Factory, official in the Northern Province said on Monday. Eng. Ghulam Sakhi, acting head of the factory, told Pajhwok…
A new garment factory has been established in northern Balkh province where 150 individuals have been employed and produced thousands meteres of cloth on daily bases. Haji Baryali Nabizada, the owner of factory, told Pajhwok Afghan News…
KABUL Abdul Salam Zaeef on Saturday said he had no personal enmity with anyone, after unknown gunmen fired shots at his Kabul home last night. Zaeef said he was no one’s political rival and it was beyond his understanding why…
KABUL skipper Asghar Stanikzai has said the national squad, staying aloof from politics, is fully focused on how to improve its performance. In an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News, the captain said players had nothing to do with cricket…
Daesh, also known as Islamic State (IS), fighters may have a presence but do not have bases in eastern Kunar province,the provincial police chief says. Maj. Gen. Juma Gul Himmat, in an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News,…
KABUL, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) says. MoI spokesman Sediq Seddeqi told Pajhwok Afghan News in an interview on Sunday that NATO Gen. John Nicholson had recently told a Pentagon briefing that Russia and Iran supported Taliban in the war-torn…
A war-affected woman has developed mental illness owing to social and economic problems in northern Kunduz province. Mahria Khal, 45, whose husband was killed in recent clashes in Kunduz, is now displaced to Maza-i-Sharif, the capital of northern…
The provincial council on Sunday warned Taliban militants would recapture the capital of northern Kunduz province if clearing operations were not launched against them. “The government must conduct winter operations against Taliban because they are ill-prepared for a…
A beekeeper in southern Kandahar province has for the first time produced honey from basil flower and exported the product to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The specialty of basil honey is it contains small…
A list of individuals involved in grabbing thousands of acres of municipality land in eastern Nangarhar province has been sent to the attorneys, the mayor said on Saturday. Hamidullah Afghan told Pajhwok Afghan News during an exclusive interview…
KABUL Breshna Sherkat (DABS) or power utility officials in capital Kabul on Monday said power production has decreased by 100 megawatts due to the lack of rainfalls over the past several months. Kabul DABS head Mohib Rahman Momand told Pajhwok…
A senior police commander in the northern zone on Wednesday claimed the Taliban had intensified their attacks in northern Kunduz province to enable foreign terrorists to sneak into Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Lt. Gen. Sher Aziz Kamawal, the…
The appellant court chief in eastern Nangarhar province says a number of officials accused of corruption have been under investigation. Mohammad Wali Hashemi told Pajhwok Afghan News in an exclusive interview that he started the anti-corruption drive from…
A blind man, having taught people blessed with eyesight for years, now pursues his master’s degree in an effort to secure a management position. Hamayun Hakimi, 26, a resident of Mazar-i-Sharif, is studying at Dunya University. In an…
Sixty-one people, including elders and youth, were still in Islamic State (IS) captivity in the Pachiragam district of eastern Nangarhar province, an official claimed on Tuesday. The district chief, in an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News, said…
Unnecessary taxi stands, handcarts on roads, increasing number of vehicles and limited traffic department staff members are reasons behind unruly traffic in the capital of eastern Nangarhar province. Sayed Hamidullah Sadat, the provincial traffic department head, told Pajhwok…
The Finnish foreign minister, who arrived in Kabul on Wednesday, said Afghan refugees whose asylum in Finland had been rejected would be deported to their own country. Timo Soini told reporters at Finland Embassy in Kabul that he…
