Daikundi residents faced with acute shortage of ENT, eye specialists
NILLI CITY (SW) – Among other miseries and shortcomings, residents of Daikundi province are faced with an acute shortage of ear, nose and throat doctors as well as eye specialists.
Category: Afghanistan
DAB to auction 17 million dollars on Sunday
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 17 million US dollars on Sunday, March 31.
Humanitarian crisis deepen in Afghanistan as millions face food insecurity
KABUL (SW) – The World Food Programme (WFP) in Afghanistan has reported the worsening humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan with a massive funding shortfall leading to the suspension of food assistance to 10 million people in 2023.
IE prioritizes nationwide Security, addressing citizens’ challenges: Hanafi
KABUL (SW) – Abdul Salam Hanafi, Administrative Deputy Prime Minister of the Islamic Emirate, has stated that ensuring nationwide security and addressing Afghan citizens’ difficulties are among the priorities of the Islamic Emirate.
Thousands of criminal cases record in past six months
KABUL (SW) – During the past six months, 8,747 criminal cases have been recorded throughout Afghanistan. Related to these cases, 12,540 individuals were detained and 733 others are under investigation, officials stated.
Efforts to boost employment in Afghanistan underway, says Mujahid
KABUL (SW) – Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesperson for the de-facto government of Islamic Emirate, says that in the past two and a half years, significant economic resources have been revived, and efforts are now underway to increase job opportunities in Afghanistan.
Implementation process commences for taxi color change plan in northern region
MAZAR-E SHARIF CITY (SW) – Officials from the General Directorate of Traffic Police of the Ministry of Interior Affairs stated that after Kabul, the process of implementing the taxi color change plan in urban and suburban areas has now begun in the northern provinces.
Balkh journalists highlight dual approach in local officials’ treatment towards visual, auditory Media
MAZAR-E SHARIF CITY (SW) – Some journalists in Balkh province say that the dual approach of local officials towards visual and auditory media has made it difficult for them to access information when needed.
Exclusive: Women in Afghanistan feel increasingly harassed in online arena
KABUL (SW) – In an interview with Salam Watandar, 17 women in Kabul city say they have been repeatedly harassed through social networks and their safety in the social pages has been compromised.
Afghan women speak out on limited right to choose, over 60% deprived
KABUL (SW) – Findings from Salam Watandar’s survey of 530 women across six provinces of Afghanistan show that 61.1% of these women and girls are deprived of the right to choose in various aspects of their lives, and 38.9% have had this right by their families.
Islamic Emirate urges joint efforts to resolve Afghanistan-Pakistan trade issues
KABUL (SW) – For the past three days, a delegation from Pakistan, led by the appointed head of the Ministry of Commerce of that country, has been in Kabul to address issues in the trade and transit sector with the de-facto government of the Islamic Emirate.
UN asks $5 bln aid for Afghanistan – UNAMA
KABUL (SW) – Recently, Indrika Ratwatte, Deputy Special Representative in Humanitarian Affairs of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), in a meeting with Mohammad Abdul Kabir, Acting Deputy Prime Minister for Political Affairs of the Islamic Emirate, has said that UN intends to request more aids for capacity-building in Afghanistan.
