Category: SOCIETY & CULTURE

Bamyan residents build a road at their own expense

KABUL (SW) – Residents of Yekavalang district of Bamyan have built five kilometers of a road at their own expense. The local authorities of Bamyan

Uzbekistan envoy to Kabul visits SAMO

KABUL (SW) – Yadgar Khajeh Shadmanov, Ambassador of Uzbekistan in Afghanistan, met Noor Mohammad Hashemi, vice president of Salam Afghanistan Media Organisation (Radio Salam Watandar) during

Over 200,000 Afghans returned back from Pakistan

MONITORING (SW) – A total of 220,398 Afghan migrants have been returned to their country so far, reported Pakistan’s state broadcaster, Radio Pakistan. The repatriation

Hundred couples tie knots in Sar-e-Pul

SAR-E-PUL (SW) – At least 100 young couples got married in a mass ceremony held in Sar-e-Pul on Friday. The ceremony was organized by financial

Books publishers denied license renewals for two years

KABUL (SW) – The Afghanistan Publishers Union say that in the last two years, the Ministry of Information and Culture has not renewed the licenses

Four development projects launched in Samangan

SAMANGAN (SW) – The local officials in Samangan have launched on four development projects in this province worth more than six million afghanis. Akhtar Mohammad

20 women learn tailoring in Balkh

MAZAR-E-SHARIF (SW) – Officials at the Department of Labor and Social Affairs in Balkh say that the Turkish state-owned charity “Tika” in this province has provided

Outdated customs making Uruzgan youth suffer

TARIN KOT (SW) – A number of young people in Uruzgan say that they have been waiting for years to pay for their wedding expenses

Bee breeders in Paktia struggling to sell honey

GARDEZ (SW) – A number of bee breeders in Paktia say that they put a lot of effort into breeding bees, but there is no suitable

Parwan residents struggling with leishmania

CHARIKAR (SW) – Residents of Parwan say that the number of leishmania patients has increased in this province and they do not have access to

Afghanistan, Pakistan consult on refugees repatriation

KABUL (SW) – Officials from Afghanistan and Pakistan have met to facilitate the repatriation of the refugees. Afghan officials from the Spinboldak pass and Pakistan’s