Category: ECONOMY

Mediation efforts between the TTP, Pakistan have dubbed unsuccessful

KABUL (SW) – The foreign ministry’s talks to mediate between the Pakistani authorities and the Pakistani Taliban have been unsuccessful, said officials. Following the Pakistani

Pala valley attracts thousands of tourists to Sar-e-Pol

SAR-E-POL (SW) – The Pala valley with its roaring waterfalls and natural springs has become a hot spot for domestic tourists. This steep valley, which

Sar-e-Pol farmers in need of cold storages

SAR-E-POL (SW) – A number of farmers in Sar-e-Pol say that as a result of successive droughts and the lack of agricultural water, many lands

Female entrepreneur in Faryab establishes handicraft workshop

MAIMANA (SW) – An entrepreneur woman in Faryab has created a handicraft workshop at her own expense for 101 homeless girls and women in this

Drought in Jawzjan hits the farmers hard

SHEBERGHAN (SW) – A number of farmers in Jawzjan say that they have suffered heavily due to consecutive droughts and lack of rain. They added

DAB to inject $ 14 million in open market

KABUL (SW) – Da Afghanistan Bank has announced to auction a tranche of $ 14 million in the open market on Thursday. The bank has asked

Economy takes heavy blow in two years of the Islamic Emirate

KABUL (SW) – The collapse of the Republic, along with its other consequences for Afghanistan, also caused a crisis in the country’s economy. The blocking

Residents of Feroz Koh struggling for drinking water

FEROZ KOH (SW) – A number of residents of refugees’ township in Firouzkoh city, the center of Ghor, complain about the lack of access to

New power substation installed in Balkh

MAZAR-E-SHARIF (SW) – The local officials of Balkh say that an electricity power substation at the cost of 800,000 US dollars has been put into operation