Four worshippers were killed and 25 others injured in a bomb blast in a mosque on the grounds of the Ministry of Interior (MoI) in Kabul on Wednesday, an official said. MoI spokesman Abdul Nafi Takor said an…
Fifty-year-old Aziza has been selling books for the last 22 years in Kabul to earn a living for her children so they can study and avoid a miserable life. Known as Aziza aunty, she carries books from one…
Police on Sunday claimed arresting a seven-member car-lifters’ gang in the 11 th security district of capital Kabul. Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran on his twitter page wrote: “Police have arrested a seven-member group involved in car-lifting.” He…
At least seven people were killed and 41 more injured in a bomb blast near the Wazir Akbar Khan mosque in Kabul on Friday, sources said. Kabul police said the explosion took place in front of the mosque…
Prices of properties had declined in Kabul on average by 47 percent after last year’s regime change. However, the situation has changed now, with real estate rates spiking by 24 percent, Pajhwok Afghan News have learnt.
Unidentified gunmen shot dead an employee of the serious crime and administrative corruption department in Kabul on Thursday morning. The department said in a statement that unknown armed men shot injured Mohammad Khalid in the Afshar area of…
Nearly 4000 beggars including women and children have been collected from different areas of central capital Kabul so far by the committee concerned. A total of 3,953 beggars were rounded up including 31 children with no guardians, 1,233…
Two women vendors, who are sisters-in-law, sell hand-made things on the roads in Kabul from dawn to dusk to earn a living and feed their families. The women urged the government to support such women and provide them…
Police have arrested more than a dozen people for allegedly possessing narcotics and other criminal materials in various areas of Kabul City. Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran tweeted anti-narcotics officials conducted raids in different areas of Kabul, arresting 13…
Two armed robbers were killed and three others arrested during a clash with security forces in the Alokhel area of Kabul, an official said on Friday. Khalid Zadran, Kabul police spokesman, told Pajhwok police clashed with a notorious group…
The caretaker government on Thursday said the US ‘invasion’ of Afghanistan continued and American drones still flied over Kabul, adding that Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri ‘s body remained untraced. Zabihullah Mujahid, the acting government spokesman, told a press…
The Ministry of Transportation on Wednesday announced preparing a draft to reduce transport fares in Kabul City as some citizens say the price of oil has decreased but the fares remain high. Kabul citizens say the fare of…
Some residents of capital Kabul have complained about the rising price of coal, saying they are unable to buy it and ask the government to ensure its availability at a reasonable price. The surge in export of coal…
Electricity supply to industries in capital Kabul has been reduced by 47 percent recently, irking industrialist as they face multiple problems. Mohammad Karim Azeemi, executive director of the Kabul Industry and Mining Chamber, told Pajhwok Afghan News 650…
Several people were feared killed and wounded as a bomb blast ripped through a mosque during evening prayers in central capital Kabul on Wednesday, sources said. The explosion occurred inside a mosque in the Khairkhana area of Kabul…
A Turkish aid group will construct a complex for education and training of orphaned children in Kabul at a cost of $2 million under an agreement signed on Wednesday. The agreement for construction of the complex was signed…
Kabul and Moscow are all set to hold talks in Moscow today (August 15) on Russian oil and food deliveries to Afghanistan. Headed by the headed minister of industry and commerce, a delegation of the Islamic Emirate of…
About 9000 internally displaced families were sent back to their own areas from central capital Kabul during the past one year, the Refugee Affairs Department said on Sunday. Maulvi Abdul Matin Rahimzai, Director of Kabul Refugee Affairs Department,…
Security forces fired into the air to disperse a women’s protest demonstration in central capital Kabul on Saturday. A number of women participated in the short-lived protest, chanting "bread, work and freedom". But security personnel stopped them from…
A prominent cleric, Sheikh Rahimullah Haqqani, was killed in a blast at a religious seminary in Kabul on Thursday, an official said. Bilal Karimi, Deputy Spokesman of the Government, wrote in a tweet: " "Very sadly informed that…
Most vehicles’ owners have decorated their vehicles with Kalema-i-Tayyiba and short verses from the Holy Quran, a trend emerged after the political change in the country almost a year ago. Shopkeepers who sell vehicles’ decorative items say in…
Eight civilians were killed and 18 others wounded as a result of a bomb blast in the Sarkarez area of central capital Kabul on Friday, police said. Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran told Pajhwok Afghan News the explosives…
Pakistani journalist Anas Mallick on Friday said “he is back” after going missing in Kabul for nearly 12 hours. "I am back," Anas — who works for the international news organisation WION — said in a brief statement…
Women rights advocacy groups on Tuesday during a gathering in Kabul renewed their demand for the reopening of girl high and secondary schools and called for giving place to ulema, qualified individuals and experts in the government. Representatives…
