The number of businesswomen has increased by 66 percent compared to their number in the previous year in Afghanistan, with 2,000 women having business licenses and 120,000 others running small businesses. Ministry of Commerce and Industry spokesman Akhundzada…
At least 17 people lost their lives and 61 more were wounded in natural disasters during the past two weeks in different provinces of the country. Shafiullah Rahimi, a spokesman for the State Ministry of Natural Disaster Management,…
Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Friday said a peaceful and stable Afghanistan was a key not only to regional integration and economic cooperation but also to global peace and stability. In his keynote address to the…
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday said two children were paralyzed by polio in Afghanistan in 2022, the lowest number ever recorded in the country. In a tweet, WHO said by vaccinating every last child, they could…
China on Thursday said the international community needed to step up contact and dialogue with the Afghan interim government. The call from Chinese Foreign Ministry comes on the eve of Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang’s visit Pakistan on…
Media advocacy groups on Wednesday asked international organizations to support Afghanistan’s media and journalists and the Islamic Emirate to prevent other institutions from interfering in media’s work according to the media law. May 3 marks the 30th anniversary…
Iran's ambassador and special representative for Afghanistan Hassan Kazemi Qomi has said solution to the Afghanistan’s crises should be found in the region. In a meeting with Kazakhstan's ambassador in Tehran, Qomi emphasized that the region was responsible…
Different statements were made about the agenda of next month’s meeting on Afghanistan in Doha last week, when the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) unanimously adopted a resolution condemning the Islamic Emirate’s decision to ban women from working with the world’s body.
The United Nations has appointed former Turkish ambassador Feridun Sinirlioglu as a special coordinator on Afghanistan, says a media report. The UN chief appointed Sinirlioglu as his special coordinator to provide an independent assessment on how to deal…
KABUL (Pajhwok) The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) recorded 125,788 positive malaria cases in the country last year, showing a 45 percent increase. MoPH spokesman Sharafat Zaman in a voice message on the occasion of World Malaria Day said 125,788…
Pakistan has reiterated its strong commitment to a stable, peaceful and prosperous Afghanistan. Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari renewed Pakistan’s pledge in a telephonic conversation with his Afghan counterpart Amir Khan Muttaqi on Saturday. In a brief statement,…
Afghanistan’s captain Hashmatullah Shahidi’s mother has passed away due to an illness. Shahidi wrote on his Facebook page on Saturday: "My mother, due to an illness, entrusted her soul to Allah.” Afghanistan Cricket Board President Mirwais Ashraf also…
Last week, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) called the ban on women working for the world body illegal and unacceptable, with the Samarkand foreign ministerial meeting underlining the need for an inclusive government in the country.
Foreign Minister, Mawlavi Amir Khan Muttaqi met with his Chinese and Iranian counterparts on Thursday on the sideline of Samarkand conference on Afghanistan. Government-run Bakhter news agency reported, in the meeting with China FM focused on bilateral ties…
The Islamic Emirate’s decision to ban women from working with UN agencies drew widespread reactions last week, when the interim government expressed its desire to expand bilateral relations with Russia and Japan pledged $5 million in aid to Afghanistan.
Deputy ambassador of Iran in Kabul has met with the governor of eastern Nangarhar province to discuss preparations for commencing flights from Iran to Jalalabad airport. The Iranian Embassy in Kabul tweeted yesterday (Thursday) that deputy ambassador Sayed…
The Islamic Emirate’s Political Commission has decided to use technical experiences of the world in reducing the effects of climate change and protecting the environment, calling on the international community to help in this regard. The Political Commission…
Some sources once again called on the caretaker government to reopen the doors of education on girls last week, when Russia said the situation in Afghanistan should be closely monitored and Japan pledged $21 million in aid to Afghanistan.
The Russia-led bloc Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) has once again expressed its concern about an increasing risk that terrorist groups from Afghanistan will infiltrate its member countries. The Russian news agency, TASS, quoted SCTO Secretary General Imangali…
Some sources once again asked the caretaker government last week to reopen education centers for teenage girls in the new academic year that started on Tuesday. The two former presidents of Afghanistan again stressed on a national dialogue in the country.
A joint meeting of Pak-Afghan International Forum of Journalists (Pak-Afghan-IFJ) and Media in Cooperation and Transition (MICT) has been held at the National Press Club in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, according to a statement on Wednesday. The…
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) says humanitarian needs have surged from 6.3 million people in 2019 to 28.3 million people in 2023.
Marking International Women’s Day, a number of countries last week asked the caretaker government to remove restrictions on girls’ education and women’s work while neighboring nations insisted on cooperation for stability in Afghanistan.
Assuring regional countries of its strong will to combat drugs, the Afghan government on Wednesday asked the world to provide necessary financial and technical assistance in this regard to Afghanistan. Officials of the Ministry of Interior counter narcotics…
