Category: Afghanistan

WFP says lack of funds forcing it to suspend aid delivery in Afghanistan

KABUL (SW) – The United Nations’ World Food Program has warned that if the program does not get the required funds, it will completely stop

15,000 tons of grapes exported from Kandahar

KANDAHAR (SW) – Officials at Kandahar Chamber of Commerce and Investment say that 15 thousand tons of grapes have been exported from this province to

Cupping treatment on the rise in Herat

HERAT CITY (SW) – There has been an increase in the number of people and patients visiting different areas of Herat for cupping treatment. A

Sar-e-Pul hosts maiden literary festival under the Islamic Emirate rule

SAR-E-PUL (SW) – The first cultural and literary festival was held in Sar-e-Pul last week under the rule of the Islamic Emirate. This mushaira was

War victims demand reparations from the US, allies

KABUL (SW) – “They brutally martyred everyone, their operation took place two kilometers from our houses. I was on duty, when I came back, it

90 % of water in Aqcha district unfit for consumption

SHEBERGHAN (SW) – Residents and officials in Aqcha district of Jawzjan district say that 90 % of water here is unfit for consumption. Abdul Sattar

Is renewable energy the answer for Afghanistan’s power crisis?

KABUL (SW) – While the world is moving at an amazing speed towards the use of renewable energy, especially solar energy to produce electricity, Afghanistan,

73 cases of murder in Paktia province in a year

GARDEZ (SW) – Authorities in Paktia have confirmed at least 73 cases of murders in the province in the past one year alone. Qari Aslam

Afghanistan reeling from the 9/11 attacks consequences, says analysts

KABUL (SW) – On the occasion of the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the US, analysts believe Afghanistan suffered immensely due to these

Exclusive: Pakistan earned half a million dollar by rejecting visas to Afghans in Kabul

KABUL (SW) – Salam Watandar’s findings from the calculation of the estimated quarterly income of the Pakistani embassy in Kabul show that this embassy has

Ghazni public hospital overwhelmed with needy patients

KABUL (SW) – The Ghazni provincial hospital has a small area and old rooms, but with many visiting patients and overcrowding. Omidullah, a young local