The Ministry of Hajj and Religious Affairs (MoHRA) announced on Saturday that 30,000 Afghans will travel to Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj this year, with the cost per pilgrim reduced by nearly 16,000 afghanis compared to last year.
KABUL (Pajhwok): A radio station has been banned from airing its programmes for 10 days in southeastern Paktia province following residents’ complaint about an advertisement,
KABUL. But top investigator Gen. Mohammad Zahir, who attended the burial, said he failed to find evidence of the woman having desecrated the Quran after
KABUL (Pajhwok): Deputy Chief Executive Officer Mohammad Mohaqiq on Saturday that 31 passengers, who were kidnapped last month, were alive and efforts to rescue them
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): Thousands of people participated in the traditional flag-hoisting ceremony marking Nawroz — the Persian new year — in Mazar Sharif on Saturday. The
KABUL (Pajhwok): The freedom of speech situation has not improved, but appeared to have worsened under the new government in Kabul, a survey released on
KABUL Centre at Kabul University (ACKU) in Kabul next week, organisers said on Wednesday. Moska Najib and Nazesh Afroz, photojournalists, embarked on a photography project
KABUL remains a dangerous place for media professionals, speakers said on Wednesday. The issue came up for detailed discussion at a gathering organised by the
KABUL remains a dangerous place for media professionals, speakers said on Wednesday. The issue came up for detailed discussion at a gathering organised by the
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): Security officials have assured tight security measures for celebrations of the Nawroz festival commencing from March 21 in Mazar-i-Sharif, the provincial capital of
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Information and Culture on Monday announced that the upcoming Nawroz festival would be celebrated for three straight days across the
JALALABAD (Pajhwok): The 21st death anniversary of legendary Pashto poet Amir Hamza Khan Shinwari, widely known as Hamza Baba, was observed in the capital of
BAMYAN CITY (Pajhwok): Officials from various ministries held a meeting in central Bamyan province to observe preparations ahead of an event which would mark Bamyan
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