KABUL (Pajhwok): The NATO Senior Civilian Representative (SCR) Ambassador Cornelius Zimmermann has said that education was the recipe to eradicate terrorism, said a statement from the alliance on Sunday. Ambassador Zimmermann expressed the view...
MAIMANA (Pajhwok): Pajhwok Afghan News helped end the financial woes of a man who offered his three years old daughter for sale to find money for the burial of his wife in northwestern Faryab province. Amrullah’s wife was diagnosed with tuberculoses...
KABUL (Pajhwok): Pajhwok Afghan News, in collaboration with the Afghan Wireless Communication Company (AWCC), on Sunday launched its Short Message Service (SMS) to inform subscribers swiftly of events in the country. The system that formally started...
JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Moneychangers in Jalalabad, the capital of eastern Nangarhar province, on Saturday asked the government to issue them arms license to protect themselves against individuals threatening them with elimination. They told a press...
BAMYAN CITY (Pajhwok): Researchers of a private organization have found more than 170 different kinds of rare birds in areas around the Band-e-Amir park in central Bamyan province and urged their protection.
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD) on Saturday distributed solar-powered refrigerators and other tools to 150 nomad dairy entrepreneurs. Talking at a press conference here, Rural Rehabilitation and...
TIRINKOT (Pajhwok): More than a 1,000 war-displaced families were assisted in central Uruzgan province on Saturday. The families fled homes about a year ago and arrived in interior Tirinkot, the provincial capital, from nearby areas and districts...
SHIBERGHAN (Pajhwok): Hundreds of families have gained access to potable water as a result of a scheme implemented by the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development in northwestern Jawzjan province, officials said on Wednesday. Rural...
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Population Registration Department (PRD) on Thursday handed over the attestation process for the computerized national identity (CNIC) cards and birth certificates to a private company under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)...
HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): Wearing grave shrouds, hundreds of residents of western Herat province on Wednesday staged a demonstration, giving the government a month-long deadline to meet their demands. They included civil society activists, public...
KABUL (Pajhwok): Following passengers’ complaints about high air ticket price and delayed flights, the Afghanistan Civil Aviation Authority (ACAA) on Wednesday said it was working on a comprehensive plan to resolve the problems. The ACAA assurance...
KABUL (Pajhwok): A number of passengers, irked by frequent delays in departures and arrivals, allege some flights are set back for hours without any reason. Afghan Ariana Airline (AAA) and Kam Air Officials acknowledge delays in flight departures...
GHAZNI CITY (Pajhwok): Residents of the capital of southern Ghazni province complain about the high tariff of government-supplied electricity, saying many families are unable to pay bills. Mohammad Sarir, an inhabitant of Ghazni City, told Pajhwok...
KHOST CITY (Pajhwok): Provincial council members and a number of civil society activists in southern Khost province asked the US forces to open the road they blocked near their military base in the provincial capital. The road passing near an old...
KABUL (Pajhwok): Anti-government protests resumed in Kabul on Monday when vehicles carrying the demonstrators drove through the streets of the central capital sounding horns. The protest movement named “Rastakhez Taghir” (resurrection for change)...
JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Hundreds of families, who were ordered to vacate homes three days ahead of Eidul Fitr prior to planned airstrikes against Daesh militants in Haska Mena district of eastern Nangarhar province, remain displaced. The families...
JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Residents say several roads have been closed in the capital of eastern Nangarhar province for security reasons, creating inconvenience for local residents and commuters. Passengers on the Jalalabad-Torkham highway and residents...
KABUL (Pajhwok) Afghan women police officers have been contributing to bring peace to the lives of women and children who have made victim of domestic and other crimes in Family Response Units (FRUs). “The FRU, as part of the Afghanistan National...
KABUL (Pajhwok): Eid-ul-Fitr is a festival for many after one month of fasting, worship and prayers but orphan and homeless children are far to enjoy the celebration of these important religious days. Reyazuddin, 12, hailing from Badakhshan province...
KABUL (Pajhwok): The municipality on Friday announced launching a campaign for removing security barricades from roads in the central capital Kabul in cooperation with security organs. The campaign was launched in compliance with a Cabinet decision...