52% visual media houses have ceased operations
KABUL (SW) – On World Television Day, the independent media support organisation NAI has said in a statement that in the last two years, 52% of
Category: Afghanistan
Truck drivers not allowed in Pakistan without a visa
KABUL (SW) – Pakistan has imposed restrictions on trade with Afghanistan and has asked the drivers of Afghan trucks to pass through Pakistan only with
Exclusive: Female journalists in exile faced with a grim future
ISLAMABAD (SW) – At least 17 female Afghan journalists who are now living in Iran and Pakistan, in an interview with Salam Watandar, say that
“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
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
