Raqiba Poya Aziz

Several widows in northern Jawzjan province report that following the deaths of their husbands, they have been struggling with poverty and psychological distress, and are deeply concerned about the future of their children.

Officials of a confectionery factory in northern Jawzjan province and a workshop producing traditional Gand Afghani clothing in Kabul report a significant boost in their businesses following coverage by Pajhwok Afghan News.

A woman has confessed to killing her three children and injuring herself after receiving medical treatment in northern Jawzjan province, an official said on Tuesday.

SHIBERGHAN (Pajhwok): An exhibition showcasing agricultural products and handicrafts has been inaugurated in the Aqcha district of northern Jawzjan province to find buyers for local products.

The online platform “Hewad Hila”, which was launched to economically empower women and provide them with direct access to domestic and international markets, has already enrolled more than 500 women.

Construction work has been initiated on the first standard workshop for repairing agricultural machinery at a cost of seven million afghanis in the capital of northern Jawzjan province.

After Pajhwok Afghan News published a report about a women-led agricultural cooperative in Jawzjan, the Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock Department of northern Jawzjan province and supporting organisations have now provided machinery and improved seeds to the cooperative.

Thousands of students in northern Jawzjan province still study in rented houses, under tents or in open spaces, with experts warning that the lack of proper educational infrastructure is negatively affecting learning quality and students’ health.

Repair work has begun on 12 school buildings and two administrative offices at a cost of more than five million afghanis in northern Jawzjan province, an official said on Monday.

Two persons have been killed and seven others injured, including children, in two separate traffic accidents in central Daikundi and northern Jawzjan provinces, officials said on Saturday.

The third round of livestock plague vaccination has started in northern Jawzjan province, with 80,000 doses to be administered in the center and districts, an official said on Thursday.

With a sewing machine, a determined Zarmina Khairi in northern Jawzjan turned a small investment into a thriving workshop, providing jobs for 50 women while reviving the province’s fading carpet-weaving tradition art.