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Kabul sees new medicine production facility begin operations
KABUL (SW) – A medicine production factory labelled “Life Pearl Pharma” said to be meeting international standards has begun operating in Hodkhil area of Kabul city.
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Exclusive: Afghan female artists continue to shed light on the plight of women
KABUL (SW) – Despite numerous challenges and restrictions, at least 22 women poets and writers from across Afghanistan in a series of interviews with Salam Watandar, said they continue to highlight the plight of the females through their writings and poems.
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Exclusive: Afghan female artists continue to shed light on the plight of women
KABUL (SW) – Despite numerous challenges and restrictions, at least 22 women poets and writers from across Afghanistan in a series of interviews with Salam Watandar, said they continue to highlight the plight of the females through their writings and poems.
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Exclusive: Rural women feel neglected in health, education and recreation
KABUL (SW) – Rural women in different provinces that Salam Watandar spoke with, complained about an absolute dearth of health, educational and recreational services in their surroundings.
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Slow paced processing of humanitarian visas leaves Afghan journalists in limbo
KABUL (SW) – After nearly three years of striving to advance their asylum cases and migrate to European countries, several Afghan journalists who relocated to Iran and Pakistan are voicing frustration over the stalled progress in their cases.
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Dangerous skin diseases spreading among children in Gaza
GAZA, PALESTINE (SW) – Wafaa Elwan’s five-year-old son cannot sleep in the Gaza tent city where she and her seven children shelter, but it is not the guns of war that cause his nightmares.
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Islamic Emirate assures no terrorist groups operating in Afghanistan
KABUL (SW) – In response to Pakistan’s ongoing concerns and claims about security issues in Afghanistan, Asif Ali Khan Durrani, Pakistan’s special envoy for Afghanistan, has asserted that terrorist threats originating from Afghanistan are causing alarm for five neighboring countries.
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Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 57
MONITORING (SW) – Israeli forces battled Hamas-led fighters in several parts of the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, and Palestinian health officials said at least 57 people were killed in Israeli bombardments of southern and central areas.
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Infectious seasonal diseases spread rapidly in Zabul
QALAT CITY (SW) – Health officials in Zabul province report a recent surge in the number of patients suffering from infectious seasonal illnesses at the provincial
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Blacksmiths, carpenters in Badakhshan hit hard by grinding down of the trades
FAIZABAD (SW) – A number of blacksmiths and carpenters in Badakhshan say that the industry of the blacksmithing and carpentry in the province has lost its past glory and is facing stagnation.