A doctor was shot dead by security forces after he did not stop his vehicle during a cordon in capital Kabul, officials said Saturday. According to reports, the doctor owned a private clinic in Dehmazang area of Kabul…
Kabul Municipality has pledged to stop the delivery of waste to Gazak, a site in the Kakh-e-Jabbar district of Kabul province used for Kabul City’s waste dumping over the past several years. Previous government had ordered Kabul Municipality…
A large number of people on Monday protested in Kabul, asking the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to start the visa process as they could not travel to the gulf nation where they have families and businesses. The protest…
Residents of capital Kabul staged a protest rally on Sunday, saying the 9/11 attacks had nothing to do with the Afghan people and their money should not be given as compensation to victims of the attacks and they…
Kabul Municipality has closed two factories in Mewa Market in capital Kabul for producing substandard pickles and violating health rules. Kabul Municipality in a Tweet said that Environmental Health Department of the municipality during an assessment of some…
Kabul police have arrested a man accused of killing a person, stealing 30 vehicles and 100 mobile phones. Khalid Zadran, a spokesman for Kabul’s police chief, said Shahidullah, aka Karaw, had been arrested by security forces in the…
Fourteen women prisoners have been released from a women prison in Kabul after their cases were evaluated by a government delegation, the Prisons Affairs Department said on Friday. A five-member delegation appointed to investigate the cases of the…
Kabul Municipality on Wednesday said some warehouses, factories and shops, which pose a security threat to the eastern part of Kabul Airport, would be relocated for the expansion of the airfield. A statement from Kabul Municipality received by…
Kabul and Islamabad have decided to set up a joint committee to address bilateral trade challenges. An Islamic Emirate official said the idea was discussed with the Pakistani delegation, led by National Security Advisor Moeed Yusuf. Inamullah Samangani,…
he Ministry of Public Health, while stressing the need for effectiveness of Covid-19 vaccination, said the number of people getting the jab has increased from 7,000 to 21,000 on a daily basis.
Officials say 60 people have been arrested in connection with 47 separate criminal cases in capital Kabul over the last one week. The cases of 53 suspects have been processed and the convicts sent to Pul-i-Charkhi prison, they…
Medical experts and doctors at Covid-19 treatment hospitals say they lack diagnostic kits for the new variant (Omicron) of coronavirus as they have observed its symptoms in patients.
Government officials on Sunday rejected reports that said an agreement had been reached with Turkey and Qatar on ensuring security of Kabul International Airport. Two days back, Reuters quoted a Turkish diplomat as saying that Turkey and Qatar…
A piece of bread, weighing between 115 and 157 grams, is sold for 10 afghanis in Kabul, with people grumbling about official negligence.
Property dealers in capital Kabul say house rents, prices and mortgages have fallen by more than 50 percent in the past six months following the collapse of the former regime and the deteriorating economic situation of people. Pajhwok…
A number of women attending a conference in Kabul on Monday said women made up half of the society and should be given a share in the cabinet. Tajur Kakar, a former deputy minister for women's affairs, told…
Five armed robbers have been arrested in Taimani area of forth police district of capital Kabul, officials said on Monday. Government spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid in a Twitter post said that the detained thieves were currently under investigation. Four…
Hours after Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi’s arrival in Tehran, Iran on Sunday underlined the need for robust economic and trade relations with Afghanistan. The Foreign Ministry in Tehran said Iran had always emphasised strong economic and…
Sohail Ahmadi, an infant who went missing in the chaos at Kabul airport in August last year, has been found and handed over to his relatives in Kabul. Reuters news agency reported that Hamid Safi, a taxi driver…
The number of domestic and international flights from and to Kabul Airport has increased while the use of Afghanistan airspace by international flights declined seven times, an official said on Saturday. ImamuddinAhmadi, spokesperson for the Ministry of Transportation…
The prices of sugar, rice, tea, cooking oil and gold have increased during the outgoing week in capital Kabul, market sources said Saturday. Zamarai Safi, head of Kabul Traders Union, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the wholesale price…
A charity organization daily distributes breads (naan) among 300 destitute families in the Dashti Barchi area of Kabul. Abdullah Himmati, head of the charity, told Pajhwok Afghan News that poverty had increased in the country and he wanted…
The government has made available Covid-19 vaccination in all residential areas and mosques, but people are less interested in receiving the doses. This comes as Covid-19 vaccine is about to expire and the Ministry of Public Health is…
A number of people on Tuesday staged a protest demonstration in Kabul, asking the United States to lift sanctions on Afghanistan and release the country’s frozen assets as soon as possible. About four months ago, when the republican…
