Ghazni authorities execute two convicted murderers in Football Stadium
GHAZNI CITY (SW) – The Islamic Emirate authorities publicly executed two men convicted of murder in a football stadium in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday.
Category: Afghanistan
Qala-e Zal residents in Kunduz demand for enhanced health services
KUNDUZ (SW) – A number of residents of the Qala-e Zal district of Kunduz province say that the hospital in this district has a capacity of 10 beds, which is not enough for the patients. They complain about the lack of standard equipment in the Qala-e-Zal district hospital and say that for years, they have been transferring most of their patients to the Kunduz center for treatment.
Islamic Emirate puts emphasis on safeguarding women’s rights in Afghanistan
KABUL (SW) – In response to the statements of the participants of the Doha meeting regarding the violation of human rights and women’s rights, Acting Minister of Higher Education, Neda Mohammad Nadim said that the Islamic Emirate has paid more attention to ensure women’s rights in Afghanistan.
Maidan Wardak mother gives birth to quadruplets
MAIDAN WARDAK (SW) – A woman in Maidan Wardak province has given birth to quadruplets on Tuesday, in the provincial hospital.
Grow beard from now onward, justice ministry advises journalists
KABUL (SW) – Mohammad Hashem Shahid Waror, the Head of Afghanistan’s Invitation and Guidance Directorate of the Ministry of Justice, has advised journalists to grow beards. He stated on Tuesday, in a one-day reform and training seminar held for missionaries by the Ministry of Education in Kabul.
160,000 Afghans including children contract respiratory diseases in Afghanistan
KABUL (SW) – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Afghanistan has announced that 160,000 cases of acute respiratory diseases were registered in Afghanistan last month.
Guterres acknowledges Afghanistan’s progress in anti-corruption and poppy planting prevention
KABUL (SW) – Antonio Guterres, the Secretary General of the United Nations, said that Afghanistan has made progress in security, fight against corruption, prevention of poppy planting and drug production.
Imported electricity from Uzbekistan turns down by 50%, says DABS
KABUL (SW) – The Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) stated that the amount of electricity imported by Afghanistan from Uzbekistan has decreased by 50% due to technical issues in that country.
25 killed in Nuristan province landslide caused by snowfall
NURINSTAN (SW) – A landslide caused by heavy snowfall has killed 25 people and injured eight others in the eastern Afghan province of Nuristan, a disaster management ministry spokesperson said on Monday.
DAB to auction $17 million in open 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 17 million US dollars on Monday, February 19.
Qatar hosts an important meeting on Afghanistan, no representative from IE
KABUL (SW) – Doha, the capital of Qatar, is hosting a two-day meeting on Afghanistan, hosted by Antonio Guterres, the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Met department warns of heavy downpour, snowing
KABUL (SW) – The Afghanistan Meteorological Department of the Ministry of Transport and Aviation has warned of the possibility of heavy rain and snowfall with flash floods in 22 provinces of the country.
