Security & Crime
Kandahar woman allegedly kills husband with axe
Security officials say a woman, with the help of another man, allegedly killed her husband with an axe in southern Kandahar province.
Agriculture
Mushroom cultivation gains popularity in Kandahar after Pajhwok report
Dozens of farmers in southern Kandahar province have requested training in mushroom farming following a Pajhwok report promoting it as an alternative to poppy cultivation, the...
Features and Investigative Reports
Industrialists want nomads to be relocated from Kandahar Park
Industrialists in southern Kandahar have called for the relocation of Kochis (nomads) who have settled on 500 acres of land designated for the provincial industrial park....
Features and Investigative Reports
Farmers urge desilting Dahla Dam amid water shortage
A number of farmers in southern Kandahar province say the water level in Dahla Dam has sharply decreased due to heavy sedimentation and lack of rainfall,...
Security & Crime
Ex-lawmaker Fariba Kakar’s husband killed in Kandahar
The husband of former Wolesi Jirga member Fariba Ahmadi Kakar has been killed in the capital of southern Kandahar province, police have confirmed.
Security & Crime
Robber killed in clash with security forces in Kandahar
One armed robber has been killed and another injured in a clash with security forces in Kandahar city, an official said on Tuesday.
Features and Investigative Reports
Groundwater level falls below 100m in Kandahar
Residents of Kandahar city, the capital of southern Kandahar province, report groundwater levels have plummeted beyond 100 meters, with most wells having dried up.
Accidents & Disasters
2 children killed, 5 injured in Kandahar roof collapse
Two children have been killed and five others injured when the roof of a room collapsed in southern Kandahar province.
Security & Crime
Burned body found in Kandahar’s Panjwae district
Burned body of an elderly man recovered on Thursday in the Panjwai district of eastern Kandahar province, an official said on Thursday.
Agriculture
Kandahar ramps up poultry feed production
The Chamber of Industry and Mines says eight poultry feed factories are currently operating in southern Kandahar province.
Accidents & Disasters
Fire at Kandahar market causes millions worth of damage
KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): A fire that broke out late yesterday in a battery and spare parts market in the Spin Boldak district of southern Kandahar
