Heavy downpour, flooding anticipated in several provinces
KABUL (SW) – The Meteorology Department of the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation has warned of heavy rainfall and potential flooding in 8 provinces over the next two days.
Category: Afghanistan
Ghazni’s disabled youths strive to learn new skills
GHAZNI CITY (SW) – An array of youngsters with different abilities in Ghazni can be seen busy with learning the skills of tailoring, poultry farming and repairing mobile phones at a busy vocational center in the city.
468 development projects completed in a year, says MoPW
KABUL (SW) – At least 468 development projects, including the reconstruction of the Kabul-Jalalabad highway and reconstruction of the “Nani” culvert in Ghazni province, and some other projects have been completed in the past one year, said officials in the Ministry of Public Works (MoPW) during the one-year performance report presentation. The program held on Monday, in Kabul.
Residents demand enhanced security in western Kabul following Sunday’s bomb blast
KABUL (SW) – Following the explosion on Sunday in the Dasht-e Barchi area of western Kabul, local residents and families of the injured are calling for stronger security measures in the area.
$15 million gets injected in the forex market
KABUL (SW) – The Afghanistan Central Bank/ Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) has announced that in order to maintain and stabilize the value of the Afghani currency, it will auction 15 million US dollars on Tuesday, August 13.
Iranian trade delegation explores investment avenues in Afghanistan
KABUL (SW) – An Iranian trade delegation has met with Nooruddin Azizi, the acting minister of Commerce and Industry, in Kabul to explore investment avenues
Explosion in western Kabul resulted in one dead, 11 injured
KABUL (SW) – Security officials in Kabul have confirmed that an explosion in the western part of the city has resulted in one death and 11 injuries.
Afghan truckers not getting transit documents from Pakistan embassy in Kabul
KABUL (SW) – A number of Afghan businessmen say that the Pakistan embassy in Kabul has not yet issued them with the temporary transit document for the Afghan truck drivers traveling to and from Pakistan.
Viral video brings to spotlight the torture Afghan migrants face in Iran
KABUL/TEHRAN (SW) – The viral video of an Iranian security official sitting forcefully on the neck of an Afghan migrant has brought to spotlight the abusive treatment many such migrants face in Iran.
Exclusive: Dearth of recreational spots irks youngsters
KABUL (SW) – In a series of interviews, Afghan youngsters told Salam Watandar that the restrictions imposed by the Islamic Emirate coupled with dearth of recreational spots and avenues across the country have left them grapple with boredom.
Special polio vaccination campaign commences in 5 provinces
KABUL (SW) – Officials from the Ministry of Public Health have announced the commencement of a special polio vaccination campaign across five Afghan provinces.
Afghan migrants in Iran face increasing hardships amid growing government pressures
KABUL/TEHRAN (SW) – In recent months, Afghan migrants in Iran have been facing a deepening crisis as government pressures escalate. As tensions rise and policies
