MAZAR-I-SHARIF (PAN): Amid tight security, Balkh Governor Atta Mohammad Noor on Thursday inaugurated a flag-hoisting ceremony, marking the new solar year in Mazar-i-Sharif, the centre of Nawroz festivities.
KABUL (PAN): Two senior officials on Tuesday informed the Meshrano Jirga that insecurity, lack of funds and fewer construction firms stymied certain projects in southern Ghazni province.
KABUL (PAN): The new solar year, beginning on March 21, would bring Afghans economic prosperity and see many of their problems resolved, the Afghanistan Astronomy Institute head predicted on Tuesday.
KABUL (PAN): The Bakhtaria treasure of Afghanistan, one of the five largest international historical marvels, has reached Melbourne after seven years of travel, an official said.
JALALABAD (PAN): Recent remarks by former princess Hindia that the Amir Shahid Garden in the eastern city of Jalalabad "is her family's property" has drawn condemnation from public representatives, civil society activists and the provincial governor.
KABUL (PAN): A media advocacy group on Thursday said it had forwarded a package of recommendations to the Independent Election Commission (IEC) on behalf of journalists on how to enable them to have access to information and properly cover next year's presidential elections.
GHAZNI CITY (PAN): Journalists representing 35 media outlets on Monday formed an association they named "Media Centre” and elected the representative body's office bearers in southern Ghazni provin
JALALABAD (PAN): Violence against women has dramatically increased in eastern provinces, where 220 cases were registered since the start of this year, compared to 40 incidents during the same period in 2012, officials said on Sunday.
JALALABAD (PAN): The 116th death anniversary of a prominent Islamic scholar Syed Jamaluddin Afghan was observed in eastern Nangarhar province on Saturday.
WASHINGTON (PAN): US First Lady Michelle Obama on Friday presented 2nd Lieutenant Malalai Bahaduri of Afghanistan with the prestigious International Women of Courage Award at a glittering function held at the State Department.
