Religion & Culture

KABUL (Pajhwok): Leadership of the ‘Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’ (IEA) has introduced text to start decrees, letters, books and magazines with, according to a statement

FEROZKOH (Pajhwok): Over 150 foreign tourists have visited historic places in western Ghor province in the past seven months, an official said on Monday.

The retaining and decoration structures of the Jam Minaret have sustained damages due to natural disasters and people’s meddling, the Ministry of Information and Culture (MoIC) alleged on Monday.

LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): Over 1,100 teachers for religious schools in Central Logar and southern Helmand province will be appointed, officials said on Sunday. An examination .

In a fresh discovery, the Information and Culture Department has identified 10 historical sites in northern Sar-i-Pul province.

A hundred couples have tied the knot at a mass wedding ceremony in Zaranj, the capital of Nimroz province.

Officials in central Bamyan province report a two-fold increase in the number of foreign tourists visiting the province and say more than 850 foreign tourists visited tourist attractions during the first six months of the current year.

AIBAK (Pajhwok): A local resident in northern Samangan province has handed over 12 historic items to the provincial Information and Cultural Affairs Department, an official

Pazhwak Foundation organised an academic seminar on “National thoughts and social ambitions” of late political, cultural and literary figure Abdul Rahman Pazhwak.

French-Afghan Journalist Mortaza Behboudi has been released after 284 days in detention in Kabul.

SAR-I-PUL CITY (Pajhwok): Some writers and poets in northern Sar-i-Pul province say they cannot publish their books because of economic problems . . .

KABUL (Pajhwok): Some Afghan journalists in Iran have expressed their concerns over the Iranian authorities’ decisions to deport Afghan refugees without valid residence documents. Najaf