Religion & Culture

Poets gathered for the first time in the beautiful Shahikot valley in Rohani Baba district of southeastern Paktia province yesterday afternoon.

The 8th annual festival of grapes, honey and figs was held in Herat to support farmers.

FAIZABAD (Pajhwok): Some culturists say they could not print their writings due to lack of financial resources in northeastern Badakhshan province. These culturists asked the

Acting Minister of Vice and Virtue Sheikh Mohammad Khalid Hanafi on Monday asked the world to stop unnecessary criticism of his ministry’s law.

A student has handwritten a copy of the Holy Quran using 2,000 pens in one year and seven months in western Herat province, an official said on Monday.

The media should observe the policy of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, respect the privacy of individuals in broadcasting their news, the Ministry of Information and Culture (MoIC) said on Sunday.

SHARANA (Pajhwok): Some residents of southeastern Paktika province say many historical places and monuments in the province are on the verge of destruction, demanding  their preservation.

The implementation of Sharia Law and Islamic Hijjab are the redlines of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) and there would be no compromise on these points with anybody, an official says on Thursday.

Afghan Film, a film production body of the Ministry of Information and Culture (MoIC) presented, has presented three documentary films in the Kabul, an official said on Tuesday.

HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): A delegation of Turkish religious scholars recently visited western Herat province and met members of the Ulema Council and local officials. The

Journalists Mohammad Ibrahim Muhtaj and Mohammad Yar Majrooh have been released after being arrested in southern Kandahar province, an official said on Wednesday.

All government entities are duty-bound to share information with the media in time, considering Islamic values and national interests, says an official.