Local officials say 400 acres of land has been recovered from its grabbers in northern Jawzjan province where 40,000 acres of land remains usurped. Sayed Mohammad Jafar Mesbah, the justice department head, during an interview with Pajhwok Afghan…
The police chief for northern Kunduz province says he has ordered his personnel to eliminate those fighting against the system and creating problems for people. Brig. Gen. FaridMashal told Pajhwok Afghan News in an exclusive interview that…
A retired army general, telling heartbreaking tales of four decades of war, including the assassination of Afghanistan’s first president Mohammad Daud Khan, wants the warring parties to unite and put an end to the killing of the compatriots.…
Nearly 1,200 people, including 306 women and two foreigners, have been arrested by police nation-wide last year in connection with smuggling of narcotics, an official said on Tuesday. Ahmad Mowahid, spokesperson of Counter Narcotics Justice Centre (CNJC), during…
Officials of the Culture and Information Department of central Logar province say 3,100 artefacts have been found at the Aynak area this year, with some making their way to the National Museum. In an exclusive interview with Pajhwok…
Afghanistan’s former envoy to Saudi Arabia, Sayed Jalal Karim, says only an inclusive government could resolve the decades-old conflict in the country. During an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News, Karim said, “Hundreds of Afghans lose their lives…
Director of Enikas TV channel in eastern Nangarhar province says that they let all female workers to stay at home until security threats reduced while some others have resigned from their jobs. Eng. Zalmai Latifi, director of Enikas…
The power utility in northern Balkh province says some individuals, companies and departments owe it about three billion afghanis in power bills. Eng. Hamidullah Hamidi, director of Da Afghanistan Breshna Shirkat (DABS) in Balkh, told Pajhwok Afghan News…
More than 20,000 families have been displaced as a result of clashes between security forces and Taliban militants in some districts of southern Kandahar province, local officials said on Thursday. Dost Mohammad Nayab, head of the Refugee…
The Afghanistan Railway Authority (ARA) collected three and half billion afghanis in revenue during the outgoing solar year, showing a 30 percent increase over last year’s returns. ARA Assistant Administration and Finance head MirwaisMirzakwal told Pajhwok Afghan News…
A retired colonel in the Ministry of Defense, Abdul Matin Suleimankhel, says he was sent to an “active precautionary” post and then forcibly retired. Suleimankhel, 40, said he had studied at Kabul Military University and had served in…
Officials at the 50-bed Covid-19 special hospital in northern Balkh province say the incidence of coronavirus has been declining in recent days. In an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News, Dr. BaryalaiBaryalai, head of the Covid-19 hospital, called…
Former police chief of northwestern Faryab province, Nizamuddin Qaisari, has recently said he supports the current democratic system and claims the authorities of northern Balkh province are conspiring against him. The Balkh governor on the other hand warned…
A 12-year-old boy, who collects reusable things from rubbish piles in northwestern Nimroz province, is hopeful he will resume school for a better future if lasting peace is achieved in the country. The teenager, Hamidullah, a resident of…
Police on Tuesday said 13 armed groups operated in eastern Kunar province, but none of them were able to capture any security position from Afghan forces. Col. Mohammad Yousuf Mazlumyar, Kunar police chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News that…
A young Afghan woman, who started a small business with a capital of 500 afghanis selling two kilograms of qurut (dried yoghurt), has impressively expanded her work. Adela Sanglakhi, a 25-year-old resident of Kabul, has employed about 100…
Jalalabad Mayor says said 107 vacancies in the municipality have been offered to be filled through the open competition to ensure transparency, accelerate services and eradicate corruption. Mayor Eng. Abaseen Baheer, who recently took charge as mayor, said…
Gujar tribesmen say the government has long ignored their problems and needs in areas of education and health and demand greater participation in politics of their renowned individuals. Reaching in numbers almost 1.5 million, Gujar tribe men and…
The Afghanistan Civil Aviation Authority (ACAA) on Saturday said airlines would be fined over delayed domestic flights in future under a new policy. The ACAA decision comes after many people complained about delayed flights between provinces. Deputy operational…
Iran Foreign Minister Mohammad Jawad Zarif says the US-Taliban agreement signed in Doha in February is harmful for both Afghanistan and Iran. “What is harmful for Iran and Afghanistan is that the US signs an agreement with the…
The number of drug addicts has been on the increase in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province, due to easy access to narcotics, local officials say. Dr. Esmatullah Karimi, in charge of drug addicts rehab centers in…
Local officials claim as many as 450 foreign insurgents have been fighting alongside Taliban insurgents in northeastern Badakhshan province and trying to control border areas. Akhtar Mohammad Khairzada, Badakhshan’s deputy governor, in an interview with Pajhwok Afghan News…
A senior Ministry of Education official says new reforms are being implemented in the ministry, brushing aside rumours that the Islamic Education department has been disbanded. In an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News, Dr. Attaullah Wahidyar,…
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Director for Afghanistan says their assistance with the war-torn country would continue beyond a peace agreement. Dr. Tina Dooley-Jones, in an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News, said her…
