Vida Qalandari

The afghani improved against the US dollar last week that saw the prices of sugar, flour, cooking oil and fuel dipping in Kabul, market sources said on Saturday.

The prices of Kazakh flour, Indian sugar, petrol and liquefied gas decreased during the outgoing week in Kabul, but the rates of gold and cooking oil surged, market sources said Saturday.

The prices of Kazakh flour, petrol, diesel and Arabic gold surged during the outgoing week in Kabul, but the rates of Russian gold and Indian sugar decreased, market sources said Saturday.

This year has seen the establishment of nearly 190 new private schools across Afghanistan, contributing to improvement in the quality of education, according to various sources.

As many as 20 children suffering from septal defect have been referred to hospitals in the capital Kabul, the Afghanistan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) said on Monday.

The price of Indian sugar decreased, but the rates of diesel, liquefied gas and gold surged during the outgoing week in Kabul, market sources said Saturday.

The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MoLSA) has declared tomorrow (Sunday) as a public holiday marking the 105th anniversary of Afghanistan’s independence.

The rates of essential items sky rocketed in the post-regime change and Afghani badly depreciated but later Afghani regained its value by 45.5 percent while the rates of essential items declined 30 percent and fuel by 49 percent, Pajhwok Afghan News findings show.

On the eve of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) third anniversary of coming to power for the second time, some girls urged the reopening of schools and universities for girls and women in line with Sharia law.

KABUL (Pajhwok): Officials of the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) have stressed breastfeeding and said over 800,000 children have suffered from malnutrition this year .

Some youths have termed unemployment a huge problem, blamed past governments for negligence in the area of jobs creation and asked the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA)  to prioritise employment generation.

A 29-year-old drug addicted youth has arrived in Afghanistan all the way from the United States of America (USA) and said the process of rehabilitation was simple in Afghanistan compared to the USA.