Religion & Culture

KABUL (Pajhwok): According to order of the Islamic Emirate leadership, mosques are exempted from electricity bills. IEA’s spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid wrote on X: “Based on

An FM radio station named “Sta” has launched broadcasts in the capital of southern Helmand province.

More than a hundred publishers have displayed their books at the Holy Quran and Book Exhibition held in Kabul on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan.

For the first time, a permanent calligraphy and handwriting artworks exhibition has been inaugurated by the Information and Culture Department of western Herat province at the historic Ikhtiyaruddin fortress.

Deputy Minister of Information and Culture Atiqullah Azizi has pledged they would assist writers and poets in publishing their books.

Officials at Dost Radio in eastern Nangarhar province say financial difficulties are affecting their operations, with several employees experiencing delays in receiving salaries.

About 200 foreign tourists visited western Ghor province and 45 others visited northern Jawzjan province during the past 11 months, officials said on Wednesday.

The Information and Culture Department in southeaster Paktika province has identified and registered 153 historical sites and monuments over the last three years.

The chief of the US Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has called for shutting down American-funded media outlets Radio Free Europe and the Voice of America.

The Ministry of Hajj and Religious Affairs (MoHRA) has inked an agreement with two airlines for the transportation of 30,000 pilgrims to Saudi Arabia.

Some cultural activists in northern Sar-i-Pul province have expressed concerns the deteriorated condition of Khawaja Ali Jawzjani’s tomb and asked the government to take immediate action for the restoration of this historic site.

A woman radio station has been suspended for violating the government’s broadcasting policies and improperly using its licence, the Ministry of Information and Culture (MoIC) says.