Women
Ghor women turn tailoring, embroidery into family lifelines
Mahtab, a woman who lost her husband in a landmine explosion eight years ago, has found a way to support her four children by...
Business & Economics
Extraction begins at three agate mine blocks in Ghor
Extraction work has officially begun at three blocks of the agate (aqeeq) precious stone mine in Pasaband district of western Ghor province, the provincial mines director...
Reconstruction
1.8m afs check dam constructed in Badghis
A check dam has been constructed and inaugurated at a cost of 1.8 million afghanis in Ab Kamari district of western Badghis province, an official said...
Accidents & Disasters
1 killed, 9 injured in Badghis traffic accident
FEROZKOH (Pajhwok): One person was killed and nine others were injured after a passenger vehicle overturned in Qadis district of western Badghis province on Tuesday,
Education
From open sky to classrooms; renewed hope for schoolchildren in Ghor
Residents of Kandiwal village in Ferozkoh, the capital of Ghor, have launched construction work on a school building using their own funds — a move that...
Agriculture
Stink bug infestation threatens wheat, barley crops in Ghor
Farmers in western Ghor province have expressed concern over a widespread stink bug infestation affecting wheat and barley fields, warning that significant crop losses could occur...
Security & Crime
Poppy eradication drive kicks off in Ghor
A province-wide poppy eradication campaign has been launched in western Ghor province, police said on Sunday.
Security & Crime
3 arrested with 77kg of crystal meth in Ghor
KABUL (Pajhwok): Three individuals have been arrested in western Ghor province with 77 kilograms of methamphetamine-type drugs (“ice”), officials said. Mawlawi Abdul Rahman Badri, spokesperson
Religion & Culture
Protection of historical sites urged in Ghor’s Dawlatyar district
Director of Information and Culture for western Ghor province Mawlawi Abdul Hai Zaeem has urged local residents to refrain from encroachment, destruction, illegal excavations and construction...
Agriculture
Bug infestation hits Badghis farmlands, officials say control efforts underway
Farmers in western Badghis province say an infestation of the wheat bug has destroyed parts of their wheat fields, fruit orchards and non-fruit orchards over the...
Features and Investigative Reports
Birth spacing vital for maternal health, women report contraceptive side effects
While health specialists consider a two-year interval between births essential for protecting the health of mothers and children, some women in western Ghor province say certain...
