While more than 250 women have been issued driving license in western Herat province, most of the female drivers complain they are being subjected to eve-teasing and harassment by men. In an interview with Pajhwok Afghan News,…
Despite a higher grape yield this year, farmers in southern Kandahar province could not export much of the fresh fruit due to the closure of the Chaman border with Pakistan. Kandahar exported 11 tons of grapes this…
Niamatullah Noorzai, the district chief, said that there were no Daesh rebels in the district and Taliban activities had also been curtailed as result of the night raids. Appointed two months ago as district chief, Noorzai said he…
Local officials on Saturday said the alternative road leading to Azra district of central Logar province has also been closed for public traffic due to security problems. Hamidullah Hamid, the town’s administrative chief, in an exclusive interview with…
The government has so far collected 114 billions afghanis in revenues during the first nine months of the current fiscal year, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) said Saturday. MoF spokesman Ajmal Hamid Abdul Rahimzai told Pajhwok Afghan News this…
The first pistachio farm in southern Kandahar province produced 2,000 kilograms of pistachio last year, the orchard’s owner says. The orchard is spread over 150 jirbs (75 acres) of land in Daman district and has 24,000 trees. The…
As many as 900 criminal cases have been registered in the concerned justice department in western Herat province since March this year, an official said on Tuesday. Abdul Haq Ahmadi, head of the appellant attorney office, told Pajhwok…
Frequent clashes between security forces and Taliban have led to the closure of at least four healthcare centres in southern Helmand, depriving thousands of people of services. The clashes have spread to areas where the security situation was…
The sole caretaker of her family, a poor widow from northern Balkh province has urged the government to help children acquire education. Balqis, 45, who lost six members of her family including her husband, is a resident of…
A resident of Tagab district in central Kapisa province says her three sons had been killed by militants but no government department or charity organisation provided her assistance. Refusing to provide her name, the woman said the…
The family of a slain Taliban commander in central Logar province has been struggling with economic hardships since the commander’s death seven years ago, but still the family is committed to educating their children. Mullah Sadat, who led…
Afghan security forces, fighting against militants in southern Helmand province, complain they are not compensated and even their simple problems are assigned to the backyard. These security forces have been fighting against the insurgents in Babaji and Chah…
The brother of a former Wolesi Jirga airstrike during the election campaign. But the deadly raid is yet to be investigated, according to the brother of Abdul Wahid Khurasani -- a candidate from northern Tahkar province for the…
The governor on Sunday said militants fleeing security operation in neighbouring Nangarhar province were vanquished in eastern Laghman after they tried to create insecurity. Laghman Governor Abdul Jabbar Naeemi told Pajhwok Afghan News in an interview that Laghman…
Local officials in southeastern Khost province on Sunday pledged greater services and facilities for the residents of the provincial capital. Khost City Mayor Eng. Mohammad Umar told Pajhwok Afghan News that 14 ongoing development projects, including the…
A woman, who lost her husband in recent clashes in northern Kunduz province, is in dire straits and worried about the future of her two daughters and a son. Shah Jahan, 50, currently lives in the Syed…
KABUL Brigadier General Charles H. Cleveland has said the Islamic State or Daesh group is now trying to survive instead of expanding its activities. In an interview with Pajhwok Afghan News, the spokesman said Daesh was more active in Nangarhar…
KABUL (KABUL): Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) chief executive Shafiqullah Stanikzai on Monday said efforts had been made to execute the Sphageeza Twenty-20 tournament in line with international standards. Regional teams from five zones of the country, including Kabul, would play…
KABUL’s resolute support mission on Sunday said the Afghan national defence and security forces’ leadership had improved this year as compared to last year. Resolute Support (RS) mission spokesman Swedish Army’s Colonel Col. Par Zakariasson expressed these views during an…
KABUL. During an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News, he said tension between Kabul and Islamabad could not be reduced until the later brought changes to its policy toward toward the war-devastated country.. He claimed Pakistan suffered and paid a high price for…
Officials in eastern Nangarhar province on Wednesday said a township would be constructed for Afghan refugees returning from Pakistan. Nangarhar refugee and repatriation director Ghulam Haidar Faqirzai told Pajhwok Afghan News that a large number of Afghan refugees…
Elder brother of a slain journalist and Pajhwok Afghan News correspondent, Ahmad Omaid Khapalwak, says his brother’s killing took away all happiness from his life. Khapalwak, who served as Pajhwok Afghan News reporter in central Uruzgan province, was…
Administrative chief of Andar district in southern Ghazni province has said the Taliban strived to overrun the district and the group for this purpose planted landmines in areas used by public. During an exclusive interview with Pajhwok…
Niaz Bibi, whose six sons have been killed by Daesh or so-called Islamic State (IS) fighters in eastern Nangarhar province, is concerned about the future of her grandchildren. On June 23, Daesh insurgents attacked several areas in the…
