The governor of western Farah province in his first meeting with journalists on Thursday said that he would support media which should also discharge its responsibility of informing the public. MualviHizbullah Afghani, governor of Farah province, met…
Taliban insurgents have staged attacks from several directions on the capital of western Farah province where fierce clashes are underway. Residents, giving eyewitness accounts, told Pajhwok Afghan News both sides were using light and heavy weapons. One…
The residents of this capital city of western Farah province complain they avail access to only one hour electricity in 24 hours since two months in temperature reaching 50 Celsius. Districts of the province have no electricity…
A woman and a child were among six civilians injured in a roadside bomb blast in western Farah province on Friday, a public representative said. The blast took place at around 11:30am in Farah City, the provincial…
Residents of western Farah province complain about high airfares of domestic flights between Farah and Kabul, saying that travel on road is risky considering the bad security situation. Currently only Kam Air Airlines conducts two flights from…
Residents of this capital city of western Farah province are complaining about uncollected garbage heaps in different parts of the city, saying the waste is causing many diseases. The residents accuse the city municipality of poor management…
The Taliban claimed on Sunday capturing Joyen and Pushtrod districts of southwestern Farah province. However, official sources said clashes were ongoing around the police headquarters of Joyen district and a school building in Pushtrod. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah…
Sistan, a state-run monthly magazine founded 73 years ago in western Farah province has no readers and most of people are unfamiliar with its name. The monthly, running under the framework of the Information and Culture department,…
The Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG) on Monday launched a two-day workshop and media conference on women’s role in the peace process and their economic rights in western Farah province. A statement from IDLG said the workshop…
KABUL member Abdul Satar, a resident of western Farah, killed his nephew Mohammad Hussain two years ago, but he is yet to be arrested or prosecuted. The case is yet to be probed while Hussain’s brother was kidnapped and murdered,…
Nearly a dozen insurgents have been killed in an airstrike by Afghan security forces in northern Faryab province, the army claimed on Monday. Eleven Taliban rebels were killed during a raid in Qurma Qul district on Sunday, the…
Dadullah Qaneh has been elected as chairman of the Provincial Council of western Farah province. The voting took place in presence of the provincial commission delegation. Dadullah Qaneh was elected as the PC chief after receiving all…
A 100-bed hospital worth 50 million Afghanis for the treatment of Covid-19 patients has been put into service in western Farah province, an official said on Saturday. Public Health Director Abdul Jabar Shaiq told Pajhwok Afghan News…
Preempting a Taliban attack, airstrikes killed at least 16 insurgents on the outskirts of this capital city of western Farah province last night, an official said Friday. The Taliban intended to storm security check posts in the area,…
Three children were killed when some mortar shells landed in the Shiwan village of Balaboluk district in western Farah province, local residents said. Ahmad Shah, the resident of locality, said mortar shells landed on two housed…
A dozen Taliban militants and three members of an uprising group have been killed and during a clash in western Farah province, an official said on Sunday. Police spokesman Mohibullah told Pajhwok Afghan News the militants had…
The Public Health Department complains no attention is paid to testing the suspected coronavirus patients in western Herat province. Only 25 of 75 COVID-19 suspects from Farah had been tested in Herat, officials said. Afghanistan’s coronavirus tally…
A Police commander has been killed along with two policemen in a Taliban attack in the capital of western Farah province. Provincial council member Dadullah Qane told Pajhwok Afghan News Khalil Ahmad, the check-post commander, and two…
KABUL Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) on Monday confirmed civilian casualties in airstrikes in Badghis and Farah provinces, asking security and judiciary organs for a comprehensive investigation into the attacks and compensation to the victims’ families. A statement from AIHRC…
Five businesspeople, travelling to a port in western Farah province, have been killed in an airstrike, officials said Sunday. Local officials said the businessmen, residents of Farah City, were killed while travelling to the Abu Nasr Farahi…
An old man in western Farah province has been observing fast six days in a week apart from Tuesday since the invasion of former Soviet Union in 1979 for the sake of the establishment of peace…
For the first time a poultry feed factory has been opened in Farah City, the capital of western Farah province, an official said. Farah province in the west of the country have most of poultry farms…
The western Farah province has produced 145 metric tonnes of pomegranate this year --indicating an 11 percent increase over last year, an official said on Sunday. Agriculture Director Abdul Manan Matin told Pajhwok Afghan News more than…
Security forces have seized and defused an explosives-laden vehicle in western Farah province, Ministry of Interior (MoI) said on Friday. In a statement, MoI said that the explosives-packed vehicle captured and defused by security forces during a special…
