Work underway on new dams in 12 provinces
KABUL (SW) – Officials in the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock, say that they are building small dams at a cost of 450 million
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Herat hit by severe twin earthquakes
KABUL (SW) – Yet another powerful earthquake has hit western Afghanistan – several days after two large tremors in the region killed more than 1,000
Kapisa residents faced with spreading mental illnesses
CHARIKAAR (SW) – Kapisa residents say that the number of people suffering from mental illnesses has increased in this province. Ahmadzaki, a resident of Kapisa,
Exclusive: Sportswomen feel strangled by restrictions
KABUL (SW) -Salam Watandar’s findings from interviews with 20 female athletes in Afghanistan show that 17 of them want to migrate abroad due to the
Herat residents share tragic tales of earthquake devastation
HERAT CITY (SW) – “We Heratians no longer have a village called Zindajan, that district has become dead and is “Murdajan” now with nothing left but
Authorities confirm casualties following a suicide attack in Baghlan
KABUL (SW) – Security officials of Baghlan have confirmed that as a result of yesterday’s suicide attack at the “Imam Zaman” mosque in the city of
Sesame oil industry faced with extinction in Faryab
MAIMANA (SW) – A number of producers of sesame oil and linseed oil in Maimana city, the center of Faryab, say that this industry is
Interview: Three conditions for the media to continue operating
KABUL (SW) – After the recent political developments in the country and the establishment of the caretaker government of the Islamic Emirate, one of the
Herat earthquake damages historic sites
HERAT CITY (SW) – Officials at the Department of Information and Culture of Herat say that as a result of the earthquakes of the past few
Work begins on the second phase of Qosh Tapa
KABUL (SW) – The construction of the second phase of Qosh Tapa canal in Balkh started on Thursday. Officials of the Islamic Emirate at the
Japan funds women’s economic development in Afghansitan
KABUL (SW) – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Government of Japan have launched a two-year project that aims to strengthen women’s economic activity
Call for swift actions for relief and rehabilitation of the earthquake victims
KABUL (SW) – Humanitarian organizations have called for swift actions for relief and rehabilitation of the Herat earthquake victims as harsh winter approaches. The United
