Society

Process for transferring passport information for Afghans living in Saudi Arabia to begin

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Afghan Embassy in Saudi Arabia has announced that the process of transferring passport information for Afghans living in the country will begin

120,000 tourists visit Ghazni’s historic, recreational sites during Eid

Nearly 80pc of Kabul residents rely on wells amid water crisis: UNAMA

70,000 domestic tourists visit Parwan attractions during Eid

Finland donates €2m to UNICEF’s water sanitation plan

Hassan Khitab

11 Jan 2018 - 14:21

KABUL (Pajhwok): The government of Finland has contributed two million euros (approximately $2.4 million . . .

Logar police severely beat residents after blast

Abdul Maqsud Azizi

8 Jan 2018 - 17:51

PUL-I-ALAM (Pajhwok): Police ‘ruthlessly’ thrashed a number of residents in this capital city of central Logar province after an explosion.

Disabled vendors protest removing their roadside stalls

Ahmad Shah Erfanyar

31 Dec 2017 - 19:51

KABUL (Pajhwok): Tens of disabled individuals on Sunday gathered in front of the Parliament building . . .

Many bonded child laborers work in Takhar salt mine

Zalmai Ashna

27 Dec 2017 - 12:38

TALOQAN (Pajhwok): Mehrabuddin (not his real name), a 12-year-old boy, transfers salt rocks on two donkeys from dawn to dusk every day to pay off

Mother of 4 jumps to death from Faryab peak

Qutbuddin Kohi

25 Dec 2017 - 16:51

MAIMANA (Pajhwok): A young ‘mentally ill’ woman jumped to her death from a mountain summit in the Kohistan district of northern Faryab province, an .

Tale of a girl tortured, abused and fed dog’s food

Pajhwok Report

19 Dec 2017 - 17:54

FEROZKOH (Pajhwok): A girl brought to the capital of western Ghor province for medical treatment complains of being subjected to violence by her in-laws. Gul

Bayat gets Mother Teresa Memorial Award

Ahmad Quraishi

17 Dec 2017 - 09:51

KABUL (Pajhwok): Dr. Ehsan Bayat, co-founder of the Bayat Foundation, has been selected as . . .

IDPs receive aid in Nangarhar

Yousuf Zarifi

14 Dec 2017 - 15:14

JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Hundreds of internally-displaced and returning families have received food items and cash aid in eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on . .

Working Daikundi mothers struggling to parent

Pajhwok Report

13 Dec 2017 - 17:27

NEILI (Pajhwok): A satisfactory number of women work in government offices both civil and military in . . .

Casualties as rival Khost tribes resume clash

Mohammad Haroon

13 Dec 2017 - 16:46

KHOST CITY (Pajhwok): An armed clash between two tribes --Mangal and Moqbil -- over a land and mountain ownership dispute has caused casualties on both

WFP plans to assist thousands in Samangan, Kabul

Mohammad Barat

12 Dec 2017 - 17:00

KABUL Food Program (WFP) will distribute 268 tons of food items to 1,500 displaced . . .

Reducing number of polling stations unfair: activists

Yousuf Zarifi

11 Dec 2017 - 17:01

JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Civil society activists on Monday said reducing the number of polling centers in eastern . . .

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