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.
CHARIKAR (Pajhwok): Some residents of central Parwan province say poor services are being provided at the provincial hospital and also complain about doctors’ behavior with
KABUL (Pajhwok): A transport company in central Logar province has announced donating $100,000 to a campaign on social media “build an equipped cancer hospital in
KABUL (Pajhwok): Former president Hamid Karzai and UN Secretary-General Special Representative Deborah Lyons have discussed the situation of Afghan women. They also conferred on .
KABUL (Pajhwok): Health experts reject social media claims that garlic is effective in treating the coronavirus, with some saying that false claims have created misperceptions
KABUL (Pajhwok): A six-year-old boy plunged into a deep well in the Shahr-e-Safa district of southern Zabul province three days ago has died despite rescue
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