Religion & Culture

PUL-I-KHUMRI (Pajhwok): As many as 110 ancient sites have been registered in northern Baghlan province during the past two years, an official said . .

A three-day book fair has been opened in Faizabad, the capital city of northeastern Badakhshan province, to promote book reading culture, an official said on Saturday.

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Information and Culture has organized a scientific seminar titled ‘Abu Raihan Al-Biruni scientific position in Islamic culture and civilization .

Former Afghan Ambassador to Pakistan Abdul Salaam Zaeef has said that obtaining modern education of science and technology in current circumstances was compulsory.

JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Six Russian and Dutch tourists have arrived in eastern Nangarhar province via Torkham crossing from Pakistan, say local officials. Mullah Abdul Jabbar Hekmat

Radio Nasim has resumed its broadcasts after a five-month hiatus in central Daikundi province.

The interim government of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has inked two agreements for the transportation of pilgrims to Saudi Arabia with two airlines, says the Ministry Hajj Affairs.

KABUL (Pajhwok): Hundreds of journalists, directors of media outlets and government officials attended the Annual Best Media Awards ceremony in Kabul organized by the Afghanistan

FAIZABAD (Pajhwok): Two American tourists who visited northeastern Badakhshan province have said they would  share stories about the natural beauties of Afghanistan and the decent behavior of its people with other international tourists.

Former president Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has performed Umrah in Saudi Arabia in his first trip outside the United Arab Emirates since his government collapsed in 2021.

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Afghanistan Journalists Centre (AJC) has asked participants of Doha meeting to give priority to the concerns of Afghan journalists and Afghan media outlets while the Afghanistan Independent Journalists Union (AIJU) criticized Doha meeting for ignoring Afghan journalists.

KABUL (Pajhwok): The editor-in-chief of Khaama press, Mansoor Nekmal, was released on Sunday in Kabul. On Saturday, Nekmal was detained after being summoned . .