A resident of northern Jawzjan province, Mohammad Jan, migrated to neighbouring Balkh province fleeing insecurity in his hometown, but he lost his four family members here. Actual resident of Faizabad district of Jawzjan, the 60-year-old Mohammad Jan arrived…
Abdul Ghaffar, a resident of southeastern Khost province who lost a brother to a car bomb attack, has urged the government to prevent the loss of innocent lives, seeking severe punishment for the perpetrators of attacks. In…
The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) head for the eastern zone has expressed her concern over civilian displacement by the conflict in Nangarhar province. Sabrina Hamidi, in an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News, said hundreds of…
An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier, who lost both eyes in the war, says he is unable to afford treatment for being poor. The soldier, Bashir Ahmad, first lost one of his eyes during a fighting with militants…
Two dreaded foreign militant outfits --Al Qaeda and Laskar-i-Taiba -- are leading the war in Afghanistan’s embattled south, the Kandahar police chief claims. In an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News, Brig. Gen. Abdur Raziq rejected peace…
Cricket has progressed well in eastern Afghanistan and new stars from the zone will make their way to the national side in future, the zonal cricket chief says. Factors including development of domestic cricket, playgrounds, other facilities and…
KABUL’s foreign policy, undergoing drastic changes, was based on mutual respect, national integrity, peaceful co-existence and non-interference. Afghanistan’s foreign policy and diplomatic mission had suffered a huge setback during the Mujahidin and Taliban regimes. The president has to endorse basic…
Tajor a woman, who lost three members of her family to recent, fighting between Taliban and Government in Jozjan province, has been forced to shoulder responsibility for looking after her children.
A police officials who has been fasting on daily bases from the past five years renewed his pledged and said he would be fasting until peace talks with Gulbadin Hikmatyar’s ledt Hizb-i-Islami Afghanistan (HIA) produced a successful result.…
Shazia, the widow of a policeman, complains of multiple financial woes, saying they do not have food even for Sehri during the holy month of Ramadan. Shazia’s husband was killed in a roadside bomb attack in southern…
A war victims’relative in eastern Laghman province alleges he cannot take possession of a land plot promised by the government without paying bribes. Abdullah Ahmadi, a resident of Badpash district, lost 10 members of his family to a…
KABUL, has said around 58 percent of the missing migrants in Europe are Afghans. During an interview, she said they had registered 1,251 missing individuals in Europe and of them 722 were Afghan nationals, 105 from Senegal and 73 from…
A 60-year-old woman, Babo, has lost her husband and six sons to the conflict in central Uruzgan province. She says government officials are demanding bribe from her in return for issuing martyr cards of her sons. Babo lives…
An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier, who has been struggling to make ends meet over the past six years, has appealed to the government for much-needed assistance. During a military operation in western Herat province, Niamatullah Farhadi’sspinal…
A 70-year-old man, who lost his two sons to an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in western Herat province, says life has since been a burden and no one has assisted him during his life’s difficult days.…
Attiqullah was two-years-old when his father was killed in a group Taliban attack, including a truck bombing, on the central jail in southern Kandahar province nine years ago. Wearing dirty clothes, exhausted and covered with sweat in hot…
Haseebullah Shahabi, a 25 years old man with disability who recently found his way to the Kabul University, says special people can excel at studies and have equal chances of success. A resident of Panjsher province, Shahabi is…
Haseebullah Shahabi, a 25 years old man with disability who recently found his way to the Kabul University, says special people can excel at studies and have equal chances of success. A resident of Panjsher province, Shahabi is…
The elderly father of a policeman, who died in a 2014 Taliban suicide attack in central Logar province, says the ‘martyrdom booklet’ of his son is yet to be prepared. The suicide attack was carried out Feb 20,…
The governor of northern Kunduz province on Tuesday hoped a possible peace accord with the Gulbadin Hikmatyar-led Hezb-i-Islami. In an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News, Asadullah Omarkhel called upon other armed opponents of the government to…
The revenue of customs department of southeastern Paktika province has drastically increased during the past four months as compared to the same period last year. Paktika customs director Syed Saad Maluk told Pajhwok Afghan News during an exclusive…
A former Afghan National Army (ANA) officer, who lost his legs in a bomb explosion, is now selling potatoes and other vegetables in Jalalabad, the capital of eastern Nangarhar province. Riyatullah did his Masters at a military academy…
KABUL are working on a draft agreement on the future of Afghan asylum seekers in the North European country, a top official announced on Tuesday. In an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News, Permanent Secretary to Finland’s Ministry of Interior…
The administrative chief of the Arghandab district in southern Kandahar province has said security forces have been able to bring stability to the town but insecurity in neighbouring districts represent a threat. Haji Shah Mohammad Ahmadi expressed…
