KABUL (SW) – In the Deh-Afghanan area of Kabul city, a growing number of residents and street vendors are facing a dire plight due to unemployment. Over the past two years, a significant portion of the population has become jobless, leading many to take to the streets in search of livelihoods, resorting to peddling as a means to survive.
KABUL (SW) – Ambiguities remain around the de-facto government’s stated public policy and actual actions regarding the female public sectors work rights and salaries.
KABUL (SW) – Salam Watandar’s research based on interviews with 14 female kindergarten teachers, 12 of whom were employed in public kindergartens and faced dismissal in the last year, reveals that they are grappling with severe economic challenges.
KABUL (SW) – The Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan remains closed to trucks, raising concerns among traders and officials at the Pakistan-Afghanistan Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PAJCCI).
KABUL (SW) – To explore ways and means of processing agricultural products for the country’s economic growth, the Academy of Sciences held a one-day scientific research seminar 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 15 million US dollars on Tuesday, January 16.
KABUL (SW) – Robert Chatterton Dickson, the Chargé d’Affaires of the UK Mission to Afghanistan met with Abdul-Kabir, Acting Deputy Prime Minister for Political Affairs, and Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai, Political Deputy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The focus of these high-level talks was the deliberation on the next steps for implementing the recent United Nations Security Council resolution on Afghanistan.
KABUL (SW) – Hassan Kazemi Qomi, Iran’s Ambassador and Special Representative for Afghanistan, has had another meeting with Amir-Khan Muttaqi, the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the de-facto government, to discuss the establishment of a regional contact group on Afghanistan, stated the Embassy of Iran in Kabul.
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 14 million US dollars on Saturday, January 13.
KABUL (SW) – Three people have been killed and four others injured in the explosion of a mine planted in the 16th security district of Kabul city, Officials confirmed.
KABUL (SW) – The General Directorate of Passports at the Ministry of Interior has announced that starting this Wednesday, in-person applications for passports will be resumed in the capital due to the insufficient capacity to handle a high volume of online applications.
KABUL (SW) – Roza Otunbayeva, head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), has announced that several countries are prepared to assist Afghan farmers in transitioning to alternative crops instead of poppy cultivation.
