Helmand residents demand reconstruction of the key road connecting to Lashkargah
KABUL (SW) – A number of Helmand residents say that the 300-kilometer road that connects the city of Lashkargah, the capital of this province, to
Category: Governance
Samangan residents demand preservation of an historic mosque
SAMANGAN (SW) – The grand mosque and Khanqah of Hazrat Khalifa Dar al-Aman, which is more than 150 years old, is located in “Deh Asal”
Daily wagers in Mazar-e-Sharif faced with unemployment, hunger
MAZAR-E-SHARIF (SW) – Daily wage laborers in Mazar-e-Sharif say they are getting no work for days resulting in poverty and hunger. After the recent security
Recurring earthquakes worsen Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis
KABUL (SW) – The World Food Program says that the back to back earthquakes in western Afghanistan have worsened the humanitarian situation. Officials of the
Lack of water dispalces communities in Samangan
SAMANGAN (SW) – A number of locals in Samangan have been leaving their homes due to absolute dearth of clean drinking water. The village of
Drought affects sesami farmers in Sar-e-Pul
SAR-E-PUL (SW) – A number of farmers in Sar-e-Pul, who have planted sesame on an area of about 30 acres of land at a cost of
Transporters directed not to carry goods on top of vehicles
KABUL (SW) – Officials of the Ministry of Transportation and Civil Aviation have asked the drivers and ground transportation companies to refrain from transferring cargo
Kabul Municipality urges citizens to conserve water
KABUL (SW) – Officials in Kabul municipality have asked the residents of this city to dig absorption wells to absorb their daily water consumption. Nematullah
Exclusive: Rise in the number of women selling stuff on streets
KABUL (SW) – Salam Watandar’s findings from interviews with 21 women selling stuff on roads show that in the past two years (after the establishment
DAB to auction new tranche of $ 14 million
KABUL (SW) – Da Afghanistan Bank has announced to auction another tranche of $ 14 million in the open market on Sunday. The bank has
Authorities begin rounding up beggers in Faryab
MAIMANA (SW) – Authorities have begun rounding up beggars in Faryab with a promise of livelihood provisions to them. Officials of the committee to collect
Afghan journalists in Pakistan, Iran fear deportation
ISLAMABAD/ TEHRAN (SW) – A number of Afghan journalists in Iran and Pakistan, expressing their concern about the unfavorable situation, the suspension of the process
