Last week, the ban on women higher education made headlines and sparked strong reaction at home and abroad, former President Hamid Karzai met some Afghan politicans in Turkey and discussed the importance of intra Afghan talks.
Some Afghan sports persons on Wednesday staged a protest rally in capital Kabul against US President Joe Biden’s decision on Afghanistan reserves, saying the US president has no authority to take such a decision. Tens of Afghan youth…
Disabled persons in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province, held a run race on wheelchairs on Sunday. Twenty disabled persons participated in the race in which Asadullah Abdul Rahimzai won the first position. Asadullah told Pajhwok Afghan…
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has announced that Canada will provide $2 million in assistance to families of victims of the recent earthquake in northwestern Badghis province. UNHCR in a Tweet today said the aid…
Families of martyrs and disabled people in central Uruzgan province say they have been left unassisted and their economic problems increase with each passing day. Thousands of families of the martyrs and disabled are calling for the attention…
Four hundred destitute families and orphaned children have been distributed food, winter and hygiene kits in southeastern Khost province. The aid was distributed by Khair Welfare Orgnaisation under the Children Protection project with the financial support from…
Local officials in northeastern Badakhshan province say snowstorm killed three people in the province while five others trapped in snow have been rescued by locals and security personnel. Moazuddin Ahmadi, Badakhshan information and culture director, told Pajhwok Afghan…
Construction work on an ICRC-funded special health centre for people with disabilities has begun in Lashkargah, capital of southern Helmand province, officials said on Wednesday. Officials say the health centre would produce artificial limbs for the disabled and…
A number of residents of LalwaSarjangal district of western Ghor province claim that corruption is being committed in the distribution of aid from donors, accusing local aid distribution personnel of giving the assistance to their own relatives. Some…
A number of families who have been displaced as a result of political changes and drought in western Ghor province say they have nothing to eat and to keep themselves warm in the cold winter. Mohammad Amin, 36,…
Residents of three districts in southeastern Paktia province on Thursday called on the current government to work for reconstruction and provide them with needed services, saying they should not be ignored like the previous administration. Hundreds of residents…
Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) on Monday called on charity organizations, business people and donor countries to take part in its special week campaign and help in providing aid to the needy people in Afghanistan. The special week…
Over a thousand families in Syed Karam district of southeastern Paktia province received food aid on Wednesday, an official said. The assistance that included eight different food items has been provided by the World Food Program (WFP). Haji…
The Association of Visually Impaired People in eastern Nangarhar province has asked the government to pay care to the rights of people with disabilities, particularly the blind. They say that the number of people with disabilities has increased…
A number of tribal elders in southeastern Khost province on Monday asked the international community, particularly the US, to restore their diplomatic relations with Afghanistan. The tribal elders in a meeting in support of the new administration,…
Residents of southern Helmand province complain that they are in great trouble due to closure of banks, demanding prompt reopening of banking services for the public. After the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, all banks including Da Afghanistan Bank…
A number of people at gatherings and on social media have expressed their happiness over the withdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan as they believe a major factor of war has ended and now Afghans should get ready…
The family of a 15-years-old boy, who 10 days ago entered Kabul Airport to be shifted to a foreign country, is still missing, advising people to avoid such risky attempts. US troops fired shots into the air as…
At least 21 people have been killed or wounded in clashes between the security forces and Taliban in southern Kandahar province. On the other hand, local officials asked residents of Kandahar City, where Taliban militants hiding, to…
The residents of different provinces talking to Pajhwok Afghan News have expressed grave concern over the ongoing situation in the country and asked the conflicting parties to reconcile in order to protect the country from new crisis and…
A number of Meshrano Jirga or upper house members on Sunday voiced their support for public uprising against the Taliban, but asked the government to regulate such movement to avoid any possible problems in future. Following the fall…
