Category: Economy & Business

Exclusive: Begging girls say they haven’t received any support

KABUL (SW) – Salam Watandar’s research from interviews with 22 child labor girls shows that due to economic problems and lack of a guardian, these

WFP warns of cut in aid amid dwindling funds

KABUL (SW) – Officials in the Afghanistan section of the United Nations World Food Program have told Salam Watandar that they need $111 million in

10,000 public sector jobs up for grabs

KABUL (SW) – Officials at the General Directorate of the Administration of Affairs say that during the current lunar year, 10,000 vacancies in the Ministries

Deputy minister charges INGOs for alleged looting

KABUL (SW) – The deputy minister of youth affairs at the Ministry of Information and Culture says that international non-government organizations have come to Afghanistan to

Parwan gardeners in need of modern methods

CHARIKAR (SW) – A number of gardeners in Parwan say that they are not familiar with modern methods of gardening and use traditional methods to carry

Sar-e-Pol residents demand domestic utilisation of mining revenues

SAR-E-POL (SW) – A number of residents of Sar-e-Pol say that employment opportunities should be created for the residents of this province and youths should

Uzbekistan keen on promoting transit trade via Afghanistan

KABUL (SW) – After the recent meetings of the Uzbek delegation with the officials of the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation, officials in this

$ 14 million to be injected in open market

KABUL (SW) – Da Afghanistan Bank has announced to auction a tranche of $ 14 million in the open market on Sunday. The bank has

Pala valley attracts thousands of tourists to Sar-e-Pol

SAR-E-POL (SW) – The Pala valley with its roaring waterfalls and natural springs has become a hot spot for domestic tourists. This steep valley, which

Sar-e-Pol farmers in need of cold storages

SAR-E-POL (SW) – A number of farmers in Sar-e-Pol say that as a result of successive droughts and the lack of agricultural water, many lands

Ban on beauty parlours leaves families in disarray

KABUL (SW) – Salam Watandar’s findings from interviews with 24 female hairdressers show that after the closure of women’s hairdressing salons, a number of female hairdressers