KABUL (Pajhwok): Afghanistan’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Friday dismissed claims of a Pakistani advance in Paktika province as baseless, affirming that the area remains
KABUL (Pajhwok): Mia Iftikhar Hussain, provincial head of the Pakistan Peoples Party, has called for regional and international mediation to establish a lasting ceasefire between
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Afghan Independent Journalists Association (AIJA) says there are currently 394 active radio stations in the country, but it is concerned about the
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says Afghans with dual citizenship abroad could enter their homeland without visa, rejecting reports that the Islamic Emirate has made Afghanistan visas mandatory for them.
KABUL (Pajhwok): Construction has begun on a project to build 10 pedestrian overpasses in densely populated areas of Kabul, costing over 47 million afghanis, the
A number of female government servants are worried about a plan to cut their monthly salaries to 5,000 afghanis, but official sources say efforts are underway to address the issue.
In Afghanistan, one in five children are engaged in child labor and the number of such children is high in Khost, Bamyan and Helmand provinces and less in Kabul, Badakhshan and Laghman provinces.
Women comprised half of the human society and are respected in Islam but still some people upon the birth of baby girl expressed disappointment, torture the mother of baby girl and even hand over divorce.
KABUL (Pajhwok): Residents of some areas complain about the lack of specialist doctors, health centres and necessary facilities, saying they have to travel long distances
At least 109 people committed suicide during the last 12 months in the country, with half of the deaths blamed on domestic violence and mental illnesses, Pajhwok has learnt.
Extreme weather, acute droughts, receding underground water level by an average of 11 meters, untimely rains and floods caused by climate change have led to the displacement of people and have created a host of challenges in Afghanistan.
