Category: Afghanistan

Cabinet approves plan to address issue of mounting traffic accidents

KABUL (SW) – The cabinet of the Islamic Emirate ministers has approved a plan aimed to prevent traffic accidents. Hamdullah Fetrat, the deputy spokesperson of

Kabul residents unable to prepare for Eid due to dire economy

KABUL (SW) – Every year, as Eid approaches, Kabul residents head to the city to prepare for hosting their guests during the Eid days.

Over 1000 SK of Afghanistan’s land still contaminated with war ordnance

KABUL (SW) – The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has recently released a report stating that while over 3000 square kilometers of land in Afghanistan have been cleared of war remnants mines, more than 5000 identified cases remain to be cleared.

Iranian authorities plan to expedite deportation of Afghan refugees

MONITORING (SW) – Iranian authorities have once again expedited the deportation of Afghan refugees lacking legal documents for stay in Iran.

Applicants wait for months for processing of identity documents

KABUL (SW) – A number of applicant seeking to obtain the identity documents at the Saray Shamali office of the Ministry of Interior Affairs say they have to wait for weeks for the processing of documents.

UN envoy assures of continued aid to Afghanistan

KABUL (SW) – Indrika Ratwatte, Deputy Special Representative in Humanitarian Affairs of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), met with Abdul Salam Hanafi, the administrative deputy of the cabinet of ministers of the Islamic Emirate.

$18 million gets injected in the forex market

KABUL (SW) – The Da Afghanistan Bank/Afghanistan Central Bank has announced that in order to maintain and stabilize the value of the Afghani currency, it will auction 18 million US dollars on Tuesday, April 2.

UN establishes vocational training centers for women in Bamyan

BAMYAN CITY (SW) – Abdullah Sarhadi, the governor of Bamyan, says that two vocational training centers for sewing, embroidery, and beadwork have been established to support women in this province.

Landmine blasts claim lives of 10 children in Ghazni, Herat

MONDAY, APRIL 1 (SW) – At least 10 children have been killed as a result of landmine explosions left over from the war in Ghazni and Herat provinces, confirmed officials.

Foundation laid for a new school in Kunduz

KUNDUZ CITY (SW) – Work has begun on a new school for children in Kunduz with the financial backing of a charity organization.

Herat’s rural women find sustainable livelihood through vegetable cultivation, demanding support

HERAT CITY (SW) – In the rural villages of Herat, Afghanistan, a silent revolution is underway as women take charge of their economic destinies through vegetable cultivation.