KABUL (Pajhwok): Some individuals, who recently sat test for jobs at the Independent Electoral Complaint Commission (IECC), allege they were subjected to ethnic discrimination and the posts went to relatives of commissioners. Mohammad Fateh, a...

KABUL (Pajhwok): As a result of countrywide awareness programs, more than 1.5 million people have so far registered to vote in the upcoming Wolesi Jirga and district council elections, the Independent Election Commission ( IEC ) said Monday...

KABUL (Pajhwok): Taliban ’s funding sources, no matter where they are, will be choked, the top US and NATO commander in Afghanistan says. In an exclusive session with Afghan journalists, Gen. John Nicholson called the illicit drug commerce the main...

KABUL (Pajhwok): Pazhwak Foundation head Farhad Pazhwak on Wednesday expressed concern about what he called “a cultural vacuum” in the country, resulting from government’s inattention. Pazhwak was talking to Pajhwok Afghan News on the sidelines of a...

SHARANA (Pajhwok): Afghan special police unit commander in southeastern Paktika province says he has survived 38 attempts on his life by the Taliban and was seriously wounded 13 times during the past 16 years. The commander, Azizullah Karwan, told...

NEW DELHI (Pajhwok): In a corner of Palika Bazaar, the Afghan chess player (Afghan Chacha) attracts many fans in New Delhi’s underground market. He plays the game with one of his friend, who had challenged him. A resident of Makroryan area of...

MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): Preparations for a counterinsurgency offensive have been made and the fighters would not be given the allowed to fuel insecurity in any part of country, a military official said on Tuesday. Maj. Gen. Javed Saleem,...

KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): Amidst rising incidents of domestic tension, the only female prosecutor in southern Kandahar province is investigating cases of violence against women . Zainab Faiz, 28, serving as prosecutor for the past two years, has...

KABUL (Pajhwok): Wazir Mohammad Akbar Khan Hospital officials say the capacity of orthopedic and joints surgeries at the hospital have increased by double accounted for more than 2,000 surgeries each month. Dr. Ahmad Gul Ayubi, hospital director...