violence

Some women with obstetric fistula have said that after suffering falling victim to the disease, they faced different types of violence from their husbands which caused them serious psychological and social defects.

QALA-I-NAW (Pajhwok): Participants of a roundtable, organized by Pajhwok Afghan News and aired on Nariman Radio, have stressed that efforts should be made to end

QALA-I-NAW (Pajhwok): Abdul Latif Sediqi, imam (prayer leader) at a mosque in Qala-i-Naw, capital of western Badghis province, has resolved dozens of disputes. He says

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Afghan Journalists Safety Committee (AJSC)  on Tuesday said 12 journalists have been killed and 230 others subjected to various types of violence

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Afghanistan National Journalists Union (ANJU) on Wednesday said 30 cases of violence against journalists have been registered in the country under the

KABUL (Pajhwok): Dr. Abdullah Abdullah on Tuesday expressed his condolences over the killing of Fahim Dashti and Abdul Wadod Zara in central Panjshir province, saying

KABUL (Pajhwok): The United Nations Security Council has convened an emergency meeting for Friday (Aug 6) on escalating violence in Afghanistan. Indian ambassador to the

KABUL (Pajhwok): With violence spiraling across the country, the United States says one of its many concerns about Afghanistan is that it could slip into

LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): At least 363 cases of violence against women were registered last year in southern Helmand, says the Department of Women Affairs. Director of

JALALABAD (Pajhwok): violence against women has declibes in areas where they have access to law and justirce, says the Nangarhar women’s affairs director. However, the

KABUL (Pajhwok): High Council for National Reconciliation (HCNR) chairman Abdullah Abdullah on Monday during a meeting with former president Hamid Karzai stressed on immediate reduction

KABUL (Pajhwok): Foreign Minister Hanif Atmar has voiced serious concern over the escalating Taliban-linked violence and the rising number of civilian casualties in targeted killing