A 60-years-old man in northern Sar-i-Pul province has sold his four minor daughters in last four years but still suffers from poverty. Jumma, a resident of Nohki village in the capital of Sar-i-Pul province, told Pajhwok Afghan News…
A woman, who started a small business after the fall of the former government in western Farah province, says she no longer fears the risks of conflicts after peace is ensured in the country and she hopes…
Participants of a meeting in western Badghis province discussed ways how to address disputes in society and reduce domestic violence, asking the government to prioritize economic programs. The meeting titled "Strengthening Social Efforts to Build Conflict Management Skills",…
Orphaned children in western Badghis province, who lost their fathers to the war, hope that peace would remain forever in Afghanistan and that the government would provide them with better education. More than four decades of war and…
Following the regime change in Afghanistan, poverty has risen to the point where dozens of women line up in front of bakeries in capital Kabul daily to beg for bread and keep their children alive. Pajhwok Afghan News…
The families of soldiers and Taliban fighters killed during the previous conflict have come for help to Pul-i-Alam, capital of central Logar province, and complain about poverty and say no one cared about them. They say that thousands…
Some Afghans say although security has improved after the fall of the previous government, poverty, unemployment and uncertainty about their children’s future have forced them to leave the country. On August 15, the Taliban took control of Kabul…
An increasing number of families are selling their household items due to poverty and for migration to other countries in northern Balkh province. These families say there are no business activities, banks are closed and they are left…
The president of All Afghanistan Federation of Trade Unions (AAFTU) Dr. Mohammad Liaqat Adil has said people’s life would improve if the fighting stops and peace is established in the country. During an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan…
Lalbibi whose husband was killed in crossfire between the Taliban and Afghan security forces, now leads a life full of miseries including hunger and sorrow with her children. Lalbibi is a resident of Giro district of neighboring southern…
A displaced family in central Daikundi says severe drought snatched from people all their belongings in Khadir district and forced them to send their children to work instead of school. The poverty-stricken seven-member family currently lives in a…
KABUL’s population is living in multidimensional poverty, which is acute in western Badghis province. Releasing the Afghanistan Multidimensional Poverty Index report, CSO chief Ahmad Javed Rasouli told a press conference here that the organization analyzed the survey of ‘livelihood condition…
A family of seven people, all deaf and mute, in central Parwan province spent this harsh and long winter without having fuel or firewood to warm their two-room home. The couple, Mohammad Hamayon, 50, who cannot speak or…
Ten-year-old Zakia dreams to become a doctor but she is forced by poverty to make bricks with her little hands in order to support her family in northern Jawzjan province. Zakia currently lives in Khaton village of Shiberghan,…
KABUL soared to 39 percent of the population in 2013-14 from 36 percent in 2011-12, meaning an additional 1.3 million Afghans were unable to satisfy basic food and non-food needs, a report said on Monday. Poverty and unemployment increased in…
Joblessness, poverty and government’s inattention has left the youth in northeastern Kunduz province with no option but to join the militancy, officials said on Saturday. Abdul Ghafor Hottak, youth affairs director at the Information and Culture Department,…
