A number of children whose fathers have gone abroad in search of better job opportunities have become street peddlers and abandoned their studies. Though child hawking is prohibited under Afghanistan’s and international laws, such children can be seen…
At least two children have been killed and three others wounded in a roadside bombing in southern Kandahar province, officials said Saturday. Governor’s spokesman , Samim Khpalwak told Pajhwok Afghan News that the incident took place in…
Ten children were wounded in two separate bomb explosions in the capital and Chaparhar district of eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Wednesday. Attuallah Khogynai, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the first explosion took place…
Ten children were wounded in two separate bomb explosions in the capital and Chaparhar district of eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Wednesday. Attuallah Khogynai, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the first explosion took place…
Three children were killed in what police said on Saturday a violent family dispute over an inheritance in northern Balkh province. The children aged 6 and 10 years old were killed by their cousin on Friday evening in…
Four children, whose mother was killed by their drug addict father, say they never witnessed a happy day after their mother’s death and they would spend Eid days at the orphanage instead of home. Abdul Ghafoor, 12,…
KABUL says some 5,000 children with a hole in the heart have been treated during the past six years, but more than 5000 children with the birth defect need treatment. The society spokesperson, Miram Sadaqat, told Pajhwok Afghan News her…
One child was killed and another three wounded in two separate mortar shell explosions in southern Ghazni province, police said on Monday. Ghazni police chief Aminullah Amarkhel told Pajhwok Afghan News a 14-year-old boy was killed when…
Polio drops would be given to children earlier missed in previous campaigns in various areas of eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Monday. The routine immunisation is carried out in all districts of Nangarhar, but some villages…
KABUL, the UN said in the report released today, ‘Education and Healthcare at Risk – Key trends and incidents affecting children’s access to healthcare and education in Afghanistan. For reading the full story, please click here
A cricket tournament involving four teams was launched on Saturday as part of a week-long campaign to collect blood for children suffering from thalassemia in eastern Nangarhar province. The tournament titled “Donate blood and Save life” is organised…
A group of 44 Afghan children on Sunday returned home from Germany where they underwent treatment for broken bones and burn injuries. The children aged below 11 years included 12 girls and 32 boys who had been sent…
The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Leila Zerrougui, on Saturday declared the Afghan government had reiterated its commitment to fully implementing its Action Plan to end and prevent the recruitment and…
Some children from the Barmal district of southeastern Paktika province are forced to go to Pakistani schools across the border, residents said on Saturday. The issue was raised at a public meeting, which was attended by Barmal residents,…
Twenty-eight children of 2,000 hospitalised with pneumonia have died of the infection in one month in western Faryab province, officials said on Monday, warning against the rapidly spreading virus. The provincial health department lacked certain facilities to deal…
As many as 78,000 children could be missed out on anti-polio vaccination campaign in eastern Nangarhar and Kunar provinces due to security concerns, an official said on Sunday. Nangarhar is the only province in the eastern zone where…
The Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) on Tuesday said 45 children have been sent to “peace town” in Germany for medical treatment while a group of 55 children who were treated there would return home in the next…
Health province on Sunday said two children lost their lives due to measles. Officials said treatment of kids had been intensified and more than 300 children got successful treatment. Dr. Juma Gul Yaqubi, director Ghor Civil Hospital,…
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) on Wednesday said the situation of Afghan children working in brick kilns was appalling and called for the creation of an inter-ministerial body to deal with the issue. ILO senior coordinator/representative for Afghanistan…
KABUL. At a gathering to mark the 25th anniversary of the UN convention on the rights of child, major threats faced by Afghan children such as poverty, forced labour, lack of education, trafficking and sexual abuse were highlighted. Addressing the…
In an attempt to alleviate poverty, Save the Children sponsored a race involving children in Shiberghan, the capital of northern Jawzjan province. Thirty-two students, 16 of them girls, participated in the 500 metres race, said Dr. Ahmad Shah…
A young Afghan woman director on Friday announced she was making her maiden feature film Wolf and Sheep -- the first-ever art house movie of one hour duration. Supported by the Cannes Film Festival Cinéfondation, the feature film is…
Powerful individuals, illegal commanders and armed men were involved in most of 245 sexual abuse cases occurred in various provinces over the past six months, a survey said on Wednesday. The survey by the New Afghanistan Association (NAWA)…
The Child Correctional Centre is yielding promising results in bringing down the juvenile crime graph in southern Helmand province, Justice Department claimed on Saturday. Director for Justice Muhammad Tayeb told Pajhwok Afghan News public awareness, the growing number…
