MoLSA inks eight deals aimed at job creation
KABUL (SW) – The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs has signed eight cooperation agreements with four national and international organizations aimed at creating job opportunities.
Category: ECONOMY
Youngsters link quality of life to financial independence
KABUL (SW) – In conversation with Salam Watandar, some young people say that having financial independence has enabled them to flourish in various aspects of life.
Residents of Paktia urge resumption of “Machalgho” dam construction
GARDEZ CITY (SW) – Residents of Ahmadabad district in Paktia province urge the de-facto government to resume the incomplete construction of the “Machalgho” dam.
Kabul hosts meeting to boost private sector
KABUL (SW) – Kabul on Monday hosted a one-day meeting aimed at identifying the opportunities and challenges facing the private sector and examining the best ways to access global markets.
DAB to auction 15 million dollars on Tuesday
KABUL (SW) – The Da Afghanistan Bank/Afghanistan Central Bank has announced that in order to maintain and stabilize the value of the Afghani currency, it will auction 15 million US dollars on Tuesday, June 25.
Hunger, hardship persist in Afghanistan: WFP
KABUL (SW) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Afghanistan has highlighted the dire situation in the country, where a quarter of citizens go to bed hungry each night.
Women favor personal, charity spending over Eid sacrifices
KABUL (SW) – In a recent Salam Watandar interview with 30 women capable of financially affording animals’ sacrificial offerings, 28 expressed their reluctance to sacrifice animals this coming Eid.
Relentless cycle of poverty continues to grind children in hard labor
KABUL (SW) – Several child laborers in Kabul shared their stories of how poverty and the need to support their families have driven them to the streets.
Mazar-e Sharif hosts trade fare to promote women entrepreneurs
MAZAR-E SHARIF (SW) – On Tuesday, Mazar-e Sharif the central of Balkh province has become the host for a three-day trade fare aimed at supporting domestic products and providing a sales market for the female entrepreneurs and artisans.
Domestic firm wins crude oil extraction contract
KABUL (SW) – A domestic firm has won the contract to extract 20,000 tons of crude oil at the Amu River basin, announced officials.
Four major economic projects to launch in Herat
HERAT CITY (SW) – Officials from the Directorate of Mines and Petroleum in Herat have announced the upcoming inauguration of four major economic projects in the province.
University graduates in Nangarhar call for job opportunities
JALALABAD (SW) – A number of university graduates in Nangarhar province have expressed their frustration with unemployment and have called on the Islamic Emirate’s de-facto government to create job opportunities.
