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“There should be no excess in the implementation of Shariah limits”

KABUL (SW) – Azizullah Mazhari, the head of Afghanistan’s Supreme Court, has said in a scientific-research seminar called “Implementation of Shariah Limits and Security” at

Islamic Emirate downplays concerns about returnees

KABUL (SW) – The Islamic Emirate authorities have downplayed concerns raised by aid organisations in regard to the return of hundreds of thousands of Afghan

Work begins on new housing units for earthquake victims in Herat

HERAT CITY (SW) – Work has begun on at least 730 residential units in Rabat Sangi district of Herat province for the earthquake victims, confirmed

Kabul residents facing prolonged electricity outages

KABUL (SW) – A number of Kabul residents told Salam Watandar that they do not have access to electricity during most of the working hours.

Lingering construction work at the Kabul – Kandahar highway irks commuters

KABUL (SW) – Lingering slow-paced construction work at the Kabul – Kandahar highway has made it extremely difficult for commuters. Mohammad Jamshid, a young man

Child returnees from Pakistan contracting diseases

KABUL(SW) – With the expulsion of hundreds of thousands of Afghan refugees from Pakistan, some of them in special camps for returnees in Kandahar and

Chickenpox spreading in Parwan, Panjshir and Kapisa

CHARIKAR (SW) – A number of villagers in Parwan, Kapisa and Panjshir provinces, whose children have contracted “chickenpox”, told Salam Watandar that this disease has been

Returnees say Pakistani police harassed them

KABUL (SW) – A number of citizens who have returned to the country from Pakistan in recent days have told Salam Watandar that the Pakistani

Female entrepreneur help girls learn carpet weaving in Balkh

MAZAR-E-SHARIF (SW) – By establishing a carpet weaving workshop, a lady in Balkh has provided at least 300 women and girls with the opportunity to

Agreement reached with Pakistan to release stranded trade consignments

KABUL (SW) – The Ministry of Industry and Commerce of the acting government of Afghanistan has announced reaching an agreement with the Pakistani authorities for