Religion & Culture

MAIDAN SHAHR (Pajhwok): A national museum has been established for the first time ever in central Maidan Wardak province, an official said on Tuesday. Information

FAIZABAD (Pajwhok): A monthly magazine “Itla’at Shahr” has been officially launched in Faizabad city, the capital of northeastern Badkhshan province. The monthly head, Fakhruddin .

Three radio stations -- Hurriyet, Omid and Shariah --have gone on the air in western Herat province.

KABUL (Pajhwok): A Ministry of Information and Culture (MoIC)’s archeology department delegation has identified 58 ancient sites while conducting survey of the Qush Tepa .

UNESCO Culture Programme Officer in Afghanistan Brendan James Cassar says reconstruction work on ancient sites in central Bamyan province will be initiated soon.

Two people have been flogged after being convicted of adultery by the primary court in Kabul, the Supreme Court said on Friday.

GARDEZ (Pajhwok): Culturists are concerned about the safety of historic artifacts at the museum in southeastern Paktia province because the museum has no proper building

Hajj and Religious Affairs Minister Dr. Noor Mohammad Saqib has said that 30,000 persons from Afghanistan will travel to Saudi Arabia this year to perform Hajj.

KABUL (Pajhwok): The new head of the Mes Aynak Copper Mine’s contracting company has assured that the project would . . .

Fasting has multiple health benefits for people in addition to being a good spiritual exercise, experts say.

MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): Information and Culture Department officials say more than 800 foreign tourists from 60 countries visited northern Balkh province this year. They . .

A 10-member delegation of the Ministry of Hajj and Religious Affairs has traveled to Uzbekistan to strengthen bilateral relations and establish coordination in the field of religious and educational activities, according to a statement on Saturday.