Society

Residents of two villages in northeastern Badakhshan province have reconciled and ended their 32-year-old enmity, thanks to efforts by government officials and tribal elders.

The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MoLSA) has declared August 15, the day the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) returned to power, as a public holiday in the country.

Long-lasting enmities and disputes between some tribes in southeastern Paktia and Paktika provinces on the ownership of lands and mountains have been resolved and these tribes have reconciled, a statement said on Saturday.

Two drinking water supply networks costing 13 million afghanis have been completed and put into service in central Logar province, an official said on Thursday.

Hundreds of residents in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province on Thursday rallied in support of suppressed Palestinians in Gaza and condemned the killing of the Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyah.

Chanting “Death to Israel and America”, residents of western Herat province have pledged all-out support to the people of Palestine.

KABUL (Pajhwok): The National Bureau of Statistics and Information issued electronic identity cards to more than three million people across Afghanistan during the past one

Office bearers of the Calligraphers and Painters Association in western Herat say the government should preserve and promote the art of calligraphy.

Climate change-induced extreme weather has forced at least 38,000 people, half of them children, from their homes in Afghanistan in the first half of the current  year.

The Borders and Tribal Affairs (BTA) Department said on Tuesday 26 major and minor feuds had been resolved in central Logar province.

On the 34th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adoption, a number of disabled people have urged the international community to prioritise them in aid distribution.

Residents of eastern Nuristan province have voiced their frustration over the lack of a main road and other facilities despite its designation as a national park five years ago.