QALA-I-NAW (Pajhwok): At least five people, including a child, have lost their lives due to heavy rainfall and the resulting floods in various parts of
At least 21 people were killed and more than 600 others injured in separate traffic accidents during Eid-ul-Fitr holidays in northern Balkh and western Herat provinces.
FIROZKOH (Pajhwok): Health officials in western Ghor province say measles cases have increased this year, reporting that 994 children have been hospitalisedwith the disease at
QALA-I-NAW (Pajhwok): A number of residents in western Badghis have complained about a shortage of beds at the provincial hospital and called for an increase
KUNDUZ CITY (Pajhwok): A female doctor was stabbed to death by an unidentified assailant in Imam Sahib district of northern Kunduz province. Jumauddin Khaksar, spokesperson
Following a Pajhwok report on the situation of working and out-of-school children in western Ghor province, a young man has launched an educational initiative, providing free education and covering all transportation costs for several of these children.
A number of poor and orphaned children in the western province of Ghor say poverty has forced them into hard labour instead of attending school, appealing for access to education.
Some residents of Allah Yar district in western Ghor province are complaining about the lack of access to clean drinking water, while officials say efforts are underway to tackle the problem.
A number of Afghan refugees who recently returned from neighbouring Iran to western Ghor province have expressed concern over economic hardships and limited job opportunities, urging the government and aid agencies to provide support.
Local officials in Badghis say a water supply network has been put into operation in the province, providing 430 families with access to safe drinking water.
