KABUL province, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said on Wednesday. A statement from MoD said 40 Taliban militants laid down arms and shunned fighting in the Shahrak district of the province on Tuesday. The surrender comes amid as a joint…
A number of residents of western Ghor province on Wednesday staged a protest demonstration against ‘unbalanced budget” for next fiscal year. The protestors, including residents and provincial council members, claimed that balance for basic development had not been…
Da Afghanistan province say they shared list of power defaulters with judiciary organs nine months ago, but the outstanding bills remain unpaid. Eng. Yasin Norzad, DABS head for Ghor, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the police headquarters, provincial…
Violence against women province, an official said on Tuesday. Woman’s Affairs Director Halima Parestish told a gathering marking International Day of Elimination of Violence against Women that 113 cases of violence against females were registered this year. She…
Female footballers in western Ghor Department does not support them and has even given their gymnasium to the Basketball Federation. According to Football Federation of Ghor, currently 80 girls are playing and learning the game. Pajhwok Afghan News…
A number of farmers in western Ghor province on Sunday complained about the lack of cold storages and urged the government to pay attention to the matter. The growers are complaining about the shortage of cold storages to…
Local officials on Wednesday claimed two civilians were killed and seven others injured in a Taliban province. Abdulhai Khatibi, Ghor governor’s spokesman told Pajhwok Afghan News that the Taliban attacked the people of the village on Tuesday night.…
Many women province say no problem can stop them from participating in this month’s presidential election and they will prevent the ballot from being rigged by a massive turnout. According to election officials in Ghor, nearly 89,000 women…
The Minaret militants following two months of an operation, an official said Tuesday. Ghor governor’s spokesman Abdul Hai Khatebi told Pajhwok Afghan News the Taliban had captured the minaret, a UNESCO world heritage site, two months earlier. According…
A woman drug addict in western Ghor province says she spends 200 afghanis a day to buy narcotics and she has been unable to get rid of the addiction started 30 years ago. The 46 years old, Zari…
A number of women province, complain about lack of market for their handicrafts, saying no attention to the issue has eroded women’s interest to attend vocational programs. Ghor women say they have great achievements in handicrafts but lack…
FIROZKOH (Pjhwok): An Afghan army commander was killed in a Taliban province, official said on Thursday. Security official said the 207th Zafar Military Corps third battalion commander was killed amid an ongoing operation in the district east of Firozkoh, the…
Some public representatives and civil society province on Wednesday expressed their deep concern about shortage of female teachers and lack of buildings for girls’ schools in many parts of the province. Mohammad Wazir Noorani, Ghor civil society alliance…
The majority of schools in western Ghor province have no buildings and their students study under the open sky in harsh weather conditions. Of total 820 schools in Ghor, only 200 schools have buildings and students of the…
A dozen national police personnel have defected to Taliban militants along with their weapons in western Farah province, residents and a public representative said Wednesday. Dadullah Qani, a member of the Farah provincial council, told Pajhwok Afghan…
Residents of Saghar district of western Ghor province on Sunday claimed construction work on a girls’ school remained halted for the last eight years for unknown reasons. Around 2,000 girls have been studying under the open skies due…
Local officials on Thursday said 14 drinking water supply projects have been completed at a cost of 23 million afghanis in western Ghor province. Khair Mohammad Naibi, acting Rural Rehabilitation and Development director of Ghor, told Pajhwok Afghan…
A number of women could lead to a retreat from achievements of the past two decades such as democracy, freedom of speech and women’s rights. The women say their activities in Ghor province are very limited compared to…
Around 200 passengers have been stranded in snow after avalanches in Lal-wa-Sarjangal district of western Ghor province for the last four days awaiting rescue assistance. Mohammad Reza Momini, one of the relatives of the trapped people in Kharqul…
Construction of a bridge over the Harirod River in Lal wa Sarjangal district of western Ghor province has not been completed even eight years after initiation, thanks to government apathy, local residents said on Tuesday. The bridge on…
Taliban province, officials said on Saturday. A credible security source, wishing anonymity, told Pajhwok Afghan News the militants had pulled Abdul Salam out from his house and gunned him down outside on Friday night. Police chief Shah Agha…
Taliban province on Wednesday, an official said. Shah Pasand Pehalvi, acting Shahrak district administrative chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News the victims were heading to the provincial capiital, Firozkoh from Dolina district when Taliban militants captured them in Shahrak…
The education province, who was beaten by workers of his department, on Sunday asked the government to bring his attackers to justice. A day earlier, 10 employees of the education department, along with some unidentified men, assaulted Director…
Residents of western Ghor and district council elections in the province. They raised these issues during a meeting organized by Social and Development Youth Organization in Ferozkoh, Ghor’s capital, on Monday. Wazir Noorani, head of the organization in…
