The Afghan Journalists Safety Committee (AJSC) on Tuesday said 12 journalists have been killed and 230 others subjected to various types of violence in the past one year in Afghanistan. The AJSC statement was issued on the occasion…
The Afghanistan National Journalists Union (ANJU) on Wednesday said 30 cases of violence against journalists have been registered in the country under the new administration and the Taliban were involved in 90 percent of the cases. MasroorLotfi, spokesman…
Dr. Abdullah Abdullah on Tuesday expressed his condolences over the killing of Fahim Dashti and Abdul Wadod Zara in central Panjshir province, saying using force had never produced desired result and it even created more pains. Panjshir was…
The United Nations Security Council has convened an emergency meeting for Friday (Aug 6) on escalating violence in Afghanistan. Indian ambassador to the UN, TS Tirumurti made the announcement hours after Afghan Foreign Minister Hanif Atmar proposed a…
With violence spiraling across the country, the United States says one of its many concerns about Afghanistan is that it could slip into civil strife. There has been a sharp uptick in Taliban-linked violence since April when US…
At least 363 cases of violence against women were registered last year in southern Helmand, says the Department of Women Affairs. Director of Women’s Affairs Wajiha Muqadas Rassouli, in an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News, said that…
violence against women has declibes in areas where they have access to law and justirce, says the Nangarhar women’s affairs director. However, the official acknowledged women in militant-controlled areas and remote villages were still deprived of their rights.…
High Council for National Reconciliation (HCNR) chairman Abdullah Abdullah on Monday during a meeting with former president Hamid Karzai stressed on immediate reduction in violence. A statement from the council received by Pajhwok Afghan News said Dr. Abdullah…
Foreign Minister Hanif Atmar has voiced serious concern over the escalating Taliban-linked violence and the rising number of civilian casualties in targeted killing of journalists and human rights activists, including women, in Afghanistan. At a meeting here with…
Some circles have been trying to spread horror and intimidate people through fake social media accounts using logos of renowned media outlets including Pajhwok Afghan News simultaneously with ongoing peace talks. This comes when peace talks between Afghan…
The United States has acknowledged its failure to convince the Taliban into reducing violence across Afghanistan. An American diplomat, in a virtual interaction with journalists here on Monday, blamed the rebel group for ejecting even constructive criticism…
KABUL. On August 19, local officials in Faryab province said that an Afghan National Army soldier raped a seven-year-old girl in the center of Balcheragh district. Sina Shana Mansoor Afghan, the deputy Attorney General, told a conference here that cases…
KABUL. Abdullah said this while addressing a video link meeting of US Foreign Relations Council. “We hope that the historic intra-Afghan talks in Doha would end bloodshed in the country, which is ongoing from the past four decades,” he said.…
As many as 7,000 cases of violence against women, including 37 murder incidents, have been registered nationwide this solar year, an official said on Thursday. Dilbar Nazari, women on Thursday. Of the 7,284 cases of violence against women, she…
Armed attacks in the past three days and nights since the start of Reduction in Violence (RiV) week has declined by 94 percent, Pajhwok Afghan News has learned on Tuesday. First Vice President Elect Amrullah Saleh during a…
Violence declined by 96 percent in the first 24 hours of the Reduction in Violence (RiV) period as compared to the past corresponding period, an official said on Saturday. First Vice President Elect Amrullah Saleh during a meeting…
KABUL commander Gen. Scott Miller on Saturday hoped the reduction of violence period, which began last night,would be extended. Gen. Miller voiced this hope during a meeting with acting defence and interior ministers at the NATO headquarters in Kabul. He…
Local officials say violence against women in central Daikundi province. Figures provided by the Daikundi Women Affairs Department show that 106 cases of violence against women were registered during the first six months of the ongoing 1398 solar…
Local health officials say more than 930 victims of gender based violence were referred to hospitals in northwestern Faryab province during the past one year. Dr. Mohammad Naim Musamam, director of Faryab public health department, talking to a…
KABUL, Nai, on Monday said violence against journalists declined by 50 percent in the first six months of the current year, but insecurity and lack of access to information still posed challenges to media workers. Mujib Khilwatgar, executive director of…
Women compared to the previous year due to lawlessness. Shima Zargar, Logar women’s affairs director, told Pajhwok Afghan News that despite conducting many public awareness programs, violence against women increased in Logar. She said 70 cases of violence…
