Pajhwok reporter

SHARAN (PAN): Nine people, including two policemen, were wounded during a bomb blast in the Mata Khan district of southeastern Paktika province on Tuesday, officials

KABUL (IWA) report discusses the opportunities‐challenges in the prevailing conditions the country and its people will face as a result of the Aynak mining project.

KABUL and the United States, calling for the immediate signing of the deal. In a policy statement, the opposition party welcomed the Loya Jirga’s decision

MAIMANA (PAN, a man slaughtered his wife in northwestern Faryab province, an official said on Monday. The 25 years old, after two years of her

KABUL and enhancing their role in the public sphere got under way on Monday, the Women Affairs Ministry said. Muzhgan Mustafvi, the deputy minister of

GHAZNI CITY (PAN): Ninety percent of construction work on the Ghazni airport has been completed and the project would be fully executed within a month,

KABUL), on Monday gave each candidate for the 2014 presidential elections a place on the ballot paper. A meeting, attended by presidential runners’ representatives and

KABUL’s continuing plight, including murder, rape and summary execution. The independent watchdog attributed the worrying situation to limited access to education, the government’s failure to

SHARAN (PAN, had obtained voter cards in southeastern Paktika province. IEC chief for the province, Zarab Shah, told Pajhwok Afghan News that 2,000 people, including

KABUL): An influential global rights watchdog on Monday asked the Afghan government to immediately reject a proposal to restore stoning as punishment for adultery. A

KABUL Food Program (WFP) on Sunday promised aid to 985 families in central Maidan Wardak province, where 36 deserving households received daily-use items. WFP said

KABUL): One Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier was killed and 10 people were wounded in two separate blasts in southeastern Khost province on Saturday, officials