Category: Governance

Hundred couples tie knots in Sar-e-Pul

SAR-E-PUL (SW) – At least 100 young couples got married in a mass ceremony held in Sar-e-Pul on Friday. The ceremony was organized by financial

Baradar dubbs Iran’s trip as successful

KABUL (SW) – Abdul Ghani Baradar, the deputy prime minister for economic affairs of the caretaker government, has returned with his accompanying delegation after the

Hospital in Logar overwhelmed by the number of patients

PUL-E-ALAM (SW) – The main public hospital in Logar is overwhelmed by the number of patients needing necessary healthcare. A number of patients at Naib

UN has no funds to clear deadly mines in Afghanistan

KABUL (SW) – Vast swathes of land and large numbers of critical infrastructure (including schools) across Afghanistan are contaminated with deadly mines and unexploded devices,

Floods in Sar-e-Pul claim two lives

SAR-E-PUL (SW) – Recent flash floods in Sar-e-Pul province have claimed at least two lives, confirmed officials. The local authorities of Sozme Qala district say

Child deportees from Pakistan face uncertain fate

KABUL (SW) – A number of children who were forcibly deported from Pakistan with their families after November 1, say that their deportation from Pakistan

Books publishers denied license renewals for two years

KABUL (SW) – The Afghanistan Publishers Union say that in the last two years, the Ministry of Information and Culture has not renewed the licenses

Tale of oppressed women forced to seek divorce

KABUL (SW) – Forced marriages, underage marriages and family violence continue to compel a number of women in different provinces to think about ending relationships

Four development projects launched in Samangan

SAMANGAN (SW) – The local officials in Samangan have launched on four development projects in this province worth more than six million afghanis. Akhtar Mohammad

EU releases €61 million in humanitarian aid for Afghanistan

MONITORING (SW) – As the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan continues to be of serious concern, the EU has released €61 million in humanitarian aid to