Category: NEWS

Female journalists in remote provinces hard hit by restrictions

KABUL (SW) – Although the extent of restrictions on the activities of female journalists and media workers is not the same in all provinces, these

2.8 million Afghans at the emergency level of hunger

KABUL (SW) – It is estimated that more than 15 million people in Afghanistan are severely food insecure and 2.8 million people are at the

Diarrhea on the rise among children

KABUL (SW) – Officials at the Indira Gandhi children’s hospital in Kabul say that compared to the last month, the number of children with diarrhea

Amnesty International asks Pakistan to stop arresting Afghan refugees

MONITORING (SW) – The international rights group Amnesty International called on Pakistan’s government on Tuesday to stop what it described as random arrests of Afghan refugees,

Islamic Emirate rejects SIGAR report on threats of Daesh in Afghanistan

KABUL (SW) – The Islamic Emirate has rejected the US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction report on the threats of the Daesh militants in

Disinfection campaign to prevent the spread of “Congo fever” starts in Kabul

KABUL (SW) – The disinfection campaign to prevent the spread of “Congo fever” has started in Kabul. Congo hemorrhagic fever is a viral and fatal

Cement production doubles at Jabal al-Sarraj

KABUL (SW) – Production of cement at the state-run Jabal al-Sarraj factory has doubled, said an official. Mohammad Saber Hamza, the head of the Jabal

Islamic Emirate rejects presence of TTP fighters

KABUL (SW) – The Islamic Emirate authorities have discarded reports about the Pakistani Taliban hiding in the northern provinces of Afghanistan. After the broadcast of

Helmand farmers frustrated with drop in wheat prices

LASHKARGAH (SW) – Farmers in Nahr-e-Saraj district of Helmand say that in the current year, due to the decrease in the price of wheat, they

UN to hold meeting on Afghanistan

MONITORING (SW) – The United Nations Human Rights Council is scheduled to hold a meeting on the human rights situation in Afghanistan on Monday in

Private banks not letting customers withdraw their money

KABUL (SW) – While the Da Afghanistan Bank has increased the amount of cash withdrawal limits to 600 dollars and 50,000 afghanis per week, customers of