Organisations working in Afghan refugee villages in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province have been asked to prioritise the creation of higher secondary schools for girls. The call came in a research study, which indicates a lack of higher secondary opportunities…
Usurped state land measuring 14,500 acres has been reclaimed so far since the establishment of the commission concerned to prevent land grabbing in northern Kunduz province, an official said on Sunday. Maulvi Amanullah Hassan, director of agriculture…
Pakistan’s former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has been arrested and booked under the Official Secrets Act of 1923. The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrested Qureshi, vice chairman of the Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf, from his residence in Islamabad on…
Due to their economic problems, Afghans in foreign countries can now get their passports extended by punching stickers for $120 for five years and $220 for a decade, the Ministry of Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. Afghan migrants…
Japanese ambassador Okada Takashi has said change could occur in Afghanistan in future as some Islamic Emirate leaders support relaxed policy on women to improve relations with the international community. Takashi told Japan’s state media (NHK) that he…
CIVICUS, a global alliance dedicated to strengthening citizen action throughout the world, has claimed that the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has repressed civil society and right activists. In a statement, CIVICUS claimed the IEA targeted, repressed, interrogated and…
The death toll from wildfires in the American state of Hawaii, say media reports. People in the Hawaiian resort town, ravaged by a horrific inferno, have expressed anger as the death toll rose to 93 on Saturday, making…
Humanitarian aid cuts have contributed to a 60 percent hike in the number of people in need of assistance in Afghanistan, says a global relief organisation. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) said on Tuesday the aid cuts had…
The acting interior minister has underlined the need for the enforcement of Islamic Shariah in the country. Sirajuddin Haqqani, addressing religious scholars, tribal elders and local officials in eastern Laghman province, also made a pitch for national unity.…
More than 2.5 million electronic identity cards were distributed to citizens last year, says the National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA). Speaking at an event during the accountability programme, NSIA chief Dr. Faqeer Mohammad Ziyar offered this information…
The municipality has set into motion works of laying a concrete sub-road and embanking both sides of a canal along the road at a cost of 19 million afghanis in Jalalabad city, the capital of eastern Nangarhar province.…
A US watchdog says it has disclosed to Congress information about diversion and control of international humanitarian assistance by the acting Afghanistan government. “We have just uncovered, as part of our response to the House Foreign Relations Committee,…
Four people have died in two separate traffic accidents in Badghis and Bamyan provinces, officials said on Friday. Badghis police headquarters in a statement said a vehicle en route to Badghis from Herat province skidded off the road…
Iran is ready to cooperate with Afghanistan in areas of urban planning and capacity building, an official of the neighboring country has said. Iran Ministry of Roads and Urban Development’s Afghanistan advisor Seyed Hossein Mirshaf called on acting…
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid has asked the European Union (EU) to use dialogue and interaction instead of imposing sanctions. The European Union said on Thursday it was imposing restrictive measures against 18 individuals and…
Construction work has been launched on a water supply project worth seven million afghanis in the Hesarak district of eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Tuesday. Director of Information and Culture Sidiqullah Qureshi Badloon told Pajhwok…
Two suspects have been arrested for stealing mobile phone from a Chinese tourist in northern Balkh province, an official said on Monday. Balkh information and culture director Zabihullah Nurani told Pajhwok Afghan News that iphone 14 mobile was…
Leading international humanitarian organisations have welcomed the reintroduction of the Afghan Adjustment Act in Congress. If passed, this bipartisan legislation will give Afghans paroled into the US after America’s withdrawal from Afghanistan the ability to apply for permanent…
ATLANTA (Pajhwok) NATO Secretary General has said that the alliance must stand together for the rules-based international order. Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed NATO's close partners Australia, Japan, New Zealand and the Republic of Korea and the European Union to…
Police have recovered two Humvee tanks and a truck from a house in northern Sar-i-Pul province, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said on Wednesday. Mufti Abdul Mateen Qane, a spokesman for the MoI, said that anti-terrorism police personnel…
The president of Uzbekistan has won a new seven-year term in a snap elections, suggest preliminary results. Shavkat Mirziyoye, who easily trounced a trio of rivals, bagged more than 87 percent of the vote, said Uzbekistan’s election commission…
Nearly 150,000 acres of usurped government land has been registered in northern Baghlan province and efforts to reclaim the land have been ongoing, an official said on Sunday. Governor’s spokesman Mullah Alam Majidi told Pajhwok that the commission…
Watermelon harvest has increased in southeastern Khost province this year comparing to last year’s yield. However, farmers say if they are provided with improved quality seeds, the watermelon harvest could further increase. Khost Agriculture Department officials say…
