MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): A list of people accused of illegally occupying more than 50,000 acres of state land in northern Balkh will be shared with the media soon, an official said on Monday. The provincial Urban Development and Land Department...
KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): The education director for southern Kandahar says he has taken many steps to improve education process in the province, but still some challenges remain. Prof. Mohib Ahmad Roshan, who took charge as Kandahar education...
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): The Agriculture , Irrigation and Livestock Department of northern Balkh province on Monday reported a 40 percent increase in agricultural yields in the province this year, compared to the previous year. Acting Agriculture...
KABUL (Pajhwok): UNICEF representative for Afghanistan says Afghan children’s lives have improved despite war threats but still more work is needed for protection of their rights. Aboubacar Kampo, UNICEF representative for Afghanistan, in an...
TIRINKOT (Pajhwok): Hundreds of acres of land in the Deh Rawood district of central Uruzgan province has been retaken from illegal occupants, an official claimed on Monday. Abdul Manan Alizai, the district chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News that...
SHIBERGHAN (Pajhwok): A 35-years-old woman who lost her husband and two brothers to the war in northern Jawzjan province says the pain she suffered is shared by thousands of other Afghan women . The woman, Nazifa, is a resident of Sardara village of...
LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): A fully-equipped farm for raising scorpions has been built in southern Helmand province, where 18,000 different types of scorpions are kept. Pir Mohammad, the farm owner, told Pajhwok Afghan News during an interview that he...
JALALABAD (Pajhwok): A four-year plan has been designed for development, reconstruction and economic expansion of neighboring Nuristan province, says Governor Hafizullah Abdul Qayum. In an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News in Jalalabad,...
MAZAR-I-SAHRIF (Pajhwok): The presidential election has no winner and there is need to priorities peace talks, says a senior member of the Hezb-i-Islami Afghanistan . In an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News, Juma Khan Hamdard said the low...
SHARAN (Pajhwok): The Rural Rehabilitation and Development Department in southeastern Paktika province says it has provided jobs for 60,000 individuals on different projects. Eng. Momin, head of the department, told Pajhwok Afghan News during an...
HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): Veteran former jihadi commander Ismail Khan hopes the intra-Afghan meeting in China would help open the doors to ‘a real’ peace process in Afghanistan . In an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News, Ismail Khan said the...
JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Displaced persons from 17 provinces and repatriates belonging to 13 provinces have been living in eastern Nangarhar province, the provincial Refugee and Repatriates Department said on Monday. Over 18,000 families from different...
PUL-I-ALAM (Pajhwok): Revenue officials in central Logar province say they have not been able to collect taxes in five districts of the province due to security problems. Wahidullah Miakhel, Logar revenue director, told Pajhwok Afghan News that they...
KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): Industrialists in southern Kandahar province are faced with severe problems due to insecurity, energy shortage and scarce marketing opportunities. Faizul Haq Mushkani, head of the Kandahar Industrialists Union (KIU), told...
KABUL (Pajhwok): Sensitive election materials have been successfully transferred to five provinces, the Independent Election Commission ( IEC ) said on Sunday. The commission, however, expressed fear that insecurity in some provinces could threaten...
GHAZNI CITY (Pajhwok): A woman who lost her husband to the war as a pro-government uprising member, says she has been farming for someone against 3,000 Pakistani rupees ($20) a month to meet her economic needs. The woman, who identified herself as...
KABUL (Pajhwok): Mahaz-i-Milli Islami party leader Syed Pir Hamid Gilani has said he prefers peace over next month’s presidential election and his entire efforts evolve around making the peace process a success. “We support peace that stops the...
JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Besides analysis of saplings and bushes of different characteristics, students are provided the opportunity of practical learning at the Research and Training Centre of the Agriculture and Irrigation department of eastern...
KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): Local officials in southern Kandahar province say new water reservoirs and check dams will be constructed for controlling water and improving irrigation system in the province. Eng. Toryali Mahbobi, head of Arghandab River...
JALALABAD (Pajhwok): On the presidential election day 396 polling stations out of total 457 would remain open across eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Wednesday. Zabihullah Wagari, head of the Independent Election Commission ( IEC )...