Over 180 people, including women and children, were killed and 409 others injured in 335 traffic accidents in the past three months nationwide, an official said on Tuesday. Abdul Wadoud Khairkhwa, director Planning and Policy of the General…
The United States of America (USA) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) had opposed a fair peace opportunity that existed before 2005 and it was their mistake, Mohammad Masoum Stanikzai, chief negotiator of the previous republic regime…
The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) says it signed contracts of 19 small-scale mines this year and efforts are being made to sign contracts of 10 large-scale mines, which will create jobs for thousands of people. It…
The number of businesswomen has increased by 66 percent compared to their number in the previous year in Afghanistan, with 2,000 women having business licenses and 120,000 others running small businesses. Ministry of Commerce and Industry spokesman Akhundzada…
Habibullah Qadri, counternarcotics minister during former president Hamid Karzai’s government, says the then government failed to win the war on drugs due to corruption and money Afghanistan received in this regard was mostly ended up with foreign companies.…
Former presidential spokesman Sediq Sediqi says the politicians living abroad must apologise to the people for their failure and inaction. He believes a permanent and pragmatic solution needs to be found to the multiple problems currently facing the…
At least 57 people were killed and 106 others wounded as a result of 75 traffic accidents in northern Balkh province last year. Maulvi Abdul Rahman Rahimi, director of the traffic department, said 75 traffic accidents happened last…
A former member of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, Syed Mohammad Akbar Agha, says Afghans reserve the right to be consulted and curbs on girls’ education should be removed.
Writer and politician Mohammad Zaman Muzammil says governments formed as a result of coup and conquest cannot be natural until they gain legitimacy from the people, therefore, the way should be paved for dialogue, reconciliation and partnership. Talking…
The Customs Department in southeastern Khost province has collected nine billion afghanis in revenue over the past 10 months, showing a surge over the previous years. Customs Director Manzoor Ahmad Omar said in an exclusive interview with…
A drug addicted couple says their three children disappeared due to their addiction and homelessness. Rukhshana, 40, who originally hails from Zari district of northern Balkh province, says she was given away to a man in bad marriage…
Afghanistan’s super car maker Mohammad Raza Ahmadi said majority work of the super car has been completed but its name and price has not been declared as part of surprise and business plan. The locally made super car…
The Education Department in northern Faryab province says of 550 schools, 185 are without buildings and students there attend classes in mosques, under tents and the open sky. Director of Education Maulvi Hafizullah Mutasim Billah, in an exclusive…
More than 200 disputes among tribes over land, mountains, pasture and deserts exist in southeastern Khost province, also affecting government’s affairs, an official said on Sunday. Khost Justice Department director Maulvi Lahore Khan Wafadar in an interview…
A businesswoman who has the contract to provide coal to the Ministry of Interior (MoI) has provided work opportunity to 57 people asking other businesswomen to participate in bidding processes. Dr. Aziza Afzali, head of the Nawbahar Afzali…
The Access to Information Commission has been converted into a department of the Information and Cultural ministry, the access to information law had been sent to the Acting Prime Minister Office for approval or amendment and the department…
The director of the Rabia Balkhi Hospital in Kabul has hailed her appointment by the caretaker government as a positive step, promising to work efficiently. The Ministry of Public Health recently appointed Dr. Simeen Mushkin Mohmand as director…
As many as 1,150 Tuberculosis cases, including four deaths, registered in northern Baghlan province in the past six months, according to health officials on Sunday. Dr. Ghulam Mehaiddin Hamayoon, in charge of the infectious disease control department, in…
Hailing from northwestern Nimroz province, a poetess wants women to help their men by observing the Islamic hijab in the reconstruction of their homeland. Shah Gul Gulzada, who has provided employment to hundreds of women via civil activities,…
A medical expert called the excessive use of cooking oils harmful to health, recommending the consumption of a certain amount of it on a daily basis. The National Food and Drug Authority (NFDA) recently announced the seizure of…
Documents and files of 2000 healthy people who received monthly stipends in the name of disabled people in southeastern Khost province have been cancelled, an official said on Tuesday. Khost Martyrs and Disabled department director Maulvi Abdul…
Afghanistan Woman Association president Fatana Ishaq Gilani has urged the caretaker government to prioritize combating illiteracy and give women and girls their rights Islam has given to them. Fatana told Pajhwok Afghan News during an interview that the…
There are a total of 409 schools in northern Sar-i-Pul province and the buildings of 286 schools need repairs, a senior official said on Saturday. Mawlavi Mohammad Rahmani, the provincial director of education, told Pajhwok Afghan News in…
The municipality of eastern Nangarhar province has collected 272 million afghanis in revenue this year despite challenges following the regime change. Bakhti Jan Murad, a spokesman for the municipality, told Pajhwok Afghan News on Tuesday that the municipality…
