Hundreds of residents of southeastern Pakia province on Saturday staged a protest for the prompt construction of the Gardez-Zurmat highway. The demonstrators claimed officials had promised them several times construction of the highway but no action had been…
As the Torkham border crossing stays closed, dozens of frustrated Afghans on Sunday protested in the duty town of Landikotal. The Afghan families converged on Landikotal, hoping border would be reopened, but they were not allowed to proceed…
Hundreds of people rallied on Monday in the capital of eastern Kunar province against recent rocket shelling from Pakistan. Over the past few days, Pakistani forces have been firing rockets and artillery rounds into a number of border…
Thousands of people on Sunday staged a protest rally in eastern Nangarhar province against recent rocket shelling from across the border in Pakistan. As many as 4,000 residents of the Lalpura district took part in the demonstration. The…
Residents on Tuesday once again staged a protest demonstration against the governor of western Farah province, calling for the top provincial official to be removed. It was for a second time in as many weeks the residents…
Thousands of people on Tuesday protested against Islamic State or Daesh militant group in western Herat province. The protestors belonging to Shiite community said attacks on mosques and influential religious figures had increased in Herat. They marched…
Ulema department on Tuesday sought the removal of the education director of northwestern Faryab province, warning of more protests if their demand was not met. The protestors accused Education DirectorGhulam Sakhi Bayan of taking bribes, forgery, misusing his…
Hundreds of shopkeepers on Tuesday shut shops in the capital of southern Kandahar province in protest against the kidnapping of their two colleagues. The protestors said two vegetable sellers had been kidnapped by gunmen in vehicles with…
Some residents of Bagram district of central Parwan province on Monday protested against occupation of their rain-fed farmlands by powerful individuals. The protesting residents of Ozbashe area blocked the Kabul-Bagram highway against traffic for more than one…
Some students and residents from neighbouring Ghor province on Sunday staged a protest demonstration in western Herat province against the recent massacre of innocent people, demanding justice for the victims. The protesters, who had gathered near the…
Hundreds of residents of this capital city of central Uruzgan province on Thursday staged a protest demonstration to ask the government to launch an operation against militants besieging the city. The insurgents have laid siege to Tirinkot over…
Hundreds of people on Tuesday protested against what they claimed a US drone strike that killed and wounded many civilians in Achin district of eastern Nangarhar province. The early Wednesday’s morning drone strike hit a house in the…
KABUL (HIA), calling the deal as ‘national treason’ that should be cancelled as soon as possible. About 200 people gathered in Park-i-Shahr area of Kabul and were chanting slogans: “The return of executioner Gulbuddin Hekmatyar to Kabul is treason” “If…
Hundreds of residents on Monday rallied against possible dismissal of the police chief for central Kapisa province. Deputy police chief Maj. Sayed Zakir Hashimi told Pajhwok Afghan News Kapisa police chief Mohammad Fahim Qayam had been summoned…
Several traders on Saturday warned of closing their businesses if goods transfer from the custom office at the Hamid Karzai International Airport remained the monopoly of a single company. Banu Company received the license of goods transportation from…
Hundreds of people on Sunday took to the streets against the reinstatement of once unseated mayor over corruption charges in southern Ghazni province. President Ghani removed Mayor Faridon Ahmadi over corruption allegations and replaced him with Eng.…
A number of residents of Pashtoon Kot district and Maimana have accused a former jihadi commander, also father of the Faryab provincial council head, has deprived them of irrigation and drinking water. Hundreds of enraged people from Maimana…
KABUL rested with the president. The Kabul University students on Wednesday took to the streets in jurisdiction of 3rd municipality district and reached the Higher Education Ministry building in Kart-e-Sey area. The students chanted slogans like “We don’t want beans…
Hundreds of people in the Torkham border town on Sunday protested against travel restrictions unilaterally imposed by the government of Pakistan and warned to shut the border crossing against all kinds of movement if the visa requirement condition…
Hundreds of people on Saturday staged a protest rally in northern Balkh province, demanding removal of the acting governor. Led by some provincial council members, the demonstration emerged from the Firdausi square in Mazar-i-Sharif, the provincial capital, and…
Dozens of protesters in the capital of northern Balkh province on Wednesday accused the provincial administration of central Bamyan province of discriminating against Tajik tribe. The protesters took to the streets in Mazar-i-Sharif and were chanting slogans against…
A large number of residents of Qarabagh district on Wednesday blocked the Kabul-Parwan highway in protest against the arrest of four area inhabitants by intelligence agents. The protest against the National Directorate of Security (NDS) raid erupted in…
KABUL. Organised by the Culture Association of Afghans, the demonstrators in Germany included women and children who carried banners inscribed with pro-Ghani and pro-TUTAP project slogans. A change in the route for the 500kv Turkmenistan-Uzbekistan-Tajikistan-Afghanistan (TUTAP) electricity project has sparked…
KABUL Pajhwok): Vice-President Mohammad Karim Khalili’s call on Monday convinced thousands of people to end a mammoth protest in the heart of Kabul against the route of a multi-country power project. The angry protestors asked the government to execute the…
