LASHKARGAH (PAN): People flying between Kabul and Helmand province have demanded Pamir Airlines use a new aircraft for the route, to avoid a repeat of the air crash three weeks ago that killed 43 people on board.
KABUL (PAN): President Hamid Karzai is taking seriously the allegations that aid groups are trying to convert Afghan Muslims to Christianity, his spokesman said on Tuesday.
AIBAK (PAN): Around 1200 families affected by recent flash floods and an earthquake were provided food items in northern Samangan province on Sunday, an official said.
QUETTA (PAN): Afghan refugees living in Pakistans southwestern city of Quetta are facing numerous problems following stepped-up security measures, prompted by a spate of targeted killings.
AIBAK (PAN): Thousands of fruit trees have been diseased by shot hole fungi over the past month in northern Samangan province, an official said on Saturday.
KABUL (PAN): An Afghanistan-based human rights watchdon on Thursday voiced concern about the agenda, discussions and results of the upcoming Consultative Peace Jirga, slated for June 2-5 in Kabul.
SHIBERGHAN (PAN): More than 3,000 families in northern Jawzjan province have got access to clean drinking water with the completion of a project, an official said on Wednesday.
KHOST CITY (PAN): The slow pace of construction on a major road connecting the southeastern provinces of Khost and Paktia is causing serious problems for travellers, locals say.
HERAT CITY (PAN): A council of Afghan clerics has issued a fatwa, banning women from travelling without a father, brother or other approved escort, even during the Hajj.
