Former President Hamid Karzai has congratulated the runner-up of Afghan girls’ robotics team and hoped that the doors of all girls schools would be reopened with the beginning of new academic year in the country. The Afghan girls’…
Officials of the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Tuesday said 2.2 million children in the country suffered from moderate to severe malnutrition and one million from acute malnutrition. On the other hand, 928 cases of children’s malnutrition…
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees says Pakistan has issued smart identity cards to 700,000 Afghan refugees in that country. Babar Baloch, UNHCR spokesperson in Pakistan, told reporters that the first phase of issuing new electronic documents and…
More than 1.1 million Afghan refugees were repatriated from Iran and Pakistan in 2021, the International Organization of Migration (IOM) said on Monday. A total 1,146,750 Afghans without documents have returned to the country --- 19,000 from Pakistan…
An official at the Afghanistan embassy in New Delhi has said that the Indian government has promised to issue visas to 2,500 new Afghan students holding Indian scholarships. According to a Pajhwok report published on November 12, some…
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) plans to upgrade 43 schools for Afghan refugees in Balochistan province next year. UNHCR head in Quetta Erwin Policar promised the refugee agency would provide vocational training, education and health…
A number of successful Afghan students on Pakistani scholarships staged a protest rally on Monday in response to the issuance of visas by the Pakistani embassy in Kabul. The students say two months had passed their classes began…
The Department of Refugees and Repatriation of western Nimroz province says around 3,000 Afghans are deported from Iran every day, while hundreds more migrate to the neighboring country via Nimroz border every day due to poverty and unemployment…
Afghanistan transport and aviation minister and special envoy of Uzbekistan on Sunday discussed bilateral cooperation in diverse fields in northern Balkh province. The two sides discussed airport repair, electricity and meteorological system during a meeting in Mazar-i-Sharif, the…
About 3.2 million Afghan children under 5 may suffer from acute malnutrition by the end of the current year, warns the World Health Organization (WHO). With health workers unpaid for eight months, the WHO also voiced its concern…
Following reports of Afghan pilots fleeing from Tajikistan, deputy information and culture minister Zabihullah Mujahid on Wednesday said that Afghan professionals should not leave their country as they would be reemployed to their positions. Mujahid also said that…
Deputy information and culture minister Zabihullah Mujahid on Wednesday said the caretaker government of Afghanistan was ready to resume talks with the US in Qatar and welcomed all dialogues on Afghanistan for promotion of security and economic stability…
The US will streamline immigration procedures for recent Afghan arrivals to speed up their resettlement, the Department of Homeland Security says. Some 70,000 Afghans have landed in the United States as part of "Operation Allies Welcome," launched amid…
The Afghan Journalists Safety Committee (AJSC) on Tuesday said 12 journalists have been killed and 230 others subjected to various types of violence in the past one year in Afghanistan. The AJSC statement was issued on the occasion…
A number of Afghan evacuees in various states of the US are being moved from camps to settle in their new homes. After the Taliban captured Kabul on August 15, the US and its allies evacuated tens of…
The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Wednesday said that the United Nations and World Health Organization (WHO) have promised to seek support for the Afghanistan’s health sector on international level. A statement from MoPH received by Pajhwok…
Qatar’s special envoy for counterterrorism and conflict resolution during his meeting with Afghan foreign minister said that the world should not ignore security and current realities in Afghanistan. Abdul QaharBalkhi, spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said…
Economists have slammed the US move to freeze Afghanistan’s assets as unfair and politically motivated. They want the Biden administration to reverse the decision and the new Afghan government to take immediate steps to prevent a looming economic…
Turkish Ambassador to Afghanistan Cihad Erginay says Ankara will continue offering 300 higher education scholarships to Afghan students. This year’s first position-holder in the university entry test Salgai Baran would also get a Turkish scholarship, he said in…
Iranian foreign minister says neighboring countries can play a constructive role in helping Afghanistan manage a political crisis by building national consensus. The statements were made by Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdullah Yan at the second meeting…
President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday said that he was in high level consultations for prevention of further violence in the country, but his priority was remobilization of Afghan security forces. He made the statements in a televised address…
As the security situation continues to deteriorate across the country, Germany has halted migrant deportations to Afghanistan. German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer ordered the suspension for the time being on Wednesday, a media report said. The Associated Press…
Bolstering ongoing efforts to address corruption in Afghanistan remains critical, the United Nations said on Wednesday.
A number of residents and officials of western Herat province donated blood to Afghan security forces during a campaign on Sunday. Herat people said that the aim of the blood donation campaign was to support Afghan security…
