Amid hopes for a peaceful year ahead, Kabul markets have become more crowed and colorful and demand for fish, dried fruits and other local food and fruits has increased exactly one week before the Nawroz, the first day…
KABUL was greeted on Friday on the advent of Nawroz by several countries, which underlined the imperative of peace and unity. Most of the congratulatory messages called on the Afghans to work together to resolve the political crisis, triggered by…
The traditional flag-hoisting (Janda Bala) ceremony, marking the new solar year, was held in Mazar-i-Sharif, the centre of Nawroz festivities, on Friday. President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, Deputy Chief Executive Eng. Mohammad Khan, Senate Chairman Fazal Hadi Muslimyar, Ulema…
The residents of central Uruzgan province celebrated the day one (Wednesday) of the annual festival Nawroz or new year in the frontline village of Shah Mansoor in the provincial capital. Uruzgan has been the scene of bloody clashes…
Security officials in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Bakh province, on Tuesday assured of having taken tight security measures for Nawroz or new year festivities beginning tomorrow. The annual festival that marks the start of a new Afghan…
KABUL ‘Nawroz’ is celebrated as a spring festival, it is legitimate from Islamic perspective. But other scholars say Islam has prohibited celebrating the festival under any name. Nawroz literary meaning ‘new day’ marks the start of spring and the day…
Special security measures have been put in place for celebrating the upcoming new solar year and the traditional flag-hoisting ceremony in northern Balkh province, local officials said on Thursday. Every year, the Janda-i-Bala (flag-hoisting) ceremony, marking Nawroz, is…
Traders and vendors in capital Kabul say their sales in Nawroz days have reduced by 60 percent compared to the previous year. Most of Afghans celebrate the New Persian Year by visiting parks, preparing different food items including…
The tradition f celebrating Nawroz (Persian New Year) with red halwa (sweet) is gradually dying down in central Daikundi province. A delicious sweet dish, the halwa is baked for Nawroz celebrations in Daikundi, Bamayn and Ghor provinces,…
