Category: SOCIETY & CULTURE

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

Teachers in Jawzjan grappling with economic woes

SHEBERGHAN (SW) – At the World Teacher’s Day is approaching, a number of teachers in Jawzjan say that they are dealing with economic problems and that

Noise pollution irks Mazar-e-Sharif residents

MAZAR-E-SHARIF (SW) – A number of residents of Mazar-e-Sharif, the center of Balkh, say that noise pollution has increased in recent days. They add that

Second roadside book exhibition launched in Kabul

KABUL (SW) – The second street book exhibition was launched here on Thursday in the west of Kabul city by the Kabul Municipality. This exhibition

4,200 foreign tourists have visited Afghanistan

KABUL (SW) – Hayatullah Mohajer Farahi, Deputy Minister of Information and Culture Ministry, has said that during the last two years, 4,200 foreign tourists have

MoIC vows to publish books for struggling writers

KABUL (SW) – Officials of the Ministry of Information and Culture have vowed to publish books and other unpublished works for free for writers who have economic

Female passengers paying double fares for taxis

KABUL (SW) – A number of women in Kabul say that because of sitting in the front seats of small city cabs they have to pay

Historical sites in Faryab faced with destruction

MAIMANA (SW) – A number of cultural activists in Faryab say that the historical places in this province are in a bad condition and at risk

Female artists living in misery after fall of the Republic

KABUL (SW) – Salam Watandar’s findings from interviews with 18 female filmmakers show that in the past two years after the collapse of the Republic, female