Unknown gunmen kill a civilian in Logar
PUL-I-ALAM (SW) – Unknown gunmen have shot dead a civilian in Logar province, confirmed officials on Thursday.
Category: Governance
Experts call for action to guard against global economic recession
KABUL (SW) – Anylsts believe the Islamic Emirate authorities must take immediate and effective action to guard against devastating impacts of the likely economic recession on the global level.
Counter-narcotics official sacked under suspicious circumstances
BAMYAN (SW) – The head of counter-narcotics body in Bamyan province has been sacked under suspicious circumstances.
Pregnant woman falls in a deep well
KANDAHAR (SW) – Local sources in Kandahar told Salam Watandar that a pregnant woman fell into a 60-meter-deep well here.
Contaminated water affects 150 Ghazni residents
GHAZNI (SW) – More than 150 Ghazni residents have been poisoned by drinking contaminated water, said officials.
35,000 young cadets pass interior ministry courses
KABUL (SW) – At least 35,000 young cadets have graduated from various training centers, Interior Ministry officials said on Sunday.
Islamic Emirate rejects US report on religious freedom
KABUL (SW) – The Islamic Emirate has rejected a recent US report on religious freedom that showed Afghanistan in a bad light.
Printing industry on the verge of collapse
KABUL (SW) – Kabul-based publishers and printing press professional say the industry is on the verge of collapse owing to various challenges.
No shortage of medicine, says pharma traders
KABUL (SW) – There is no shortage of medicine an health products in the market, the pharma industry people said on Saturday.
$ 793 million worth of projects approved for Afghanistan
MONITORING (SW) – The Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF) Management Committee and the World Bank approved three projects totaling $793 million that will provide urgent and essential food, livelihood, and health services to the people of Afghanistan.
Afghanistan seeks enhanced relations with India, says Stanekzai
KABUL (SW) – Deputy foreign minister Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai has said Afghanistan seeks enhanced ties with India.
Afghan women are facing a human rights crisis, says rights groups
MONITORING (SW) – Women and girls in Afghanistan are facing a human rights crisis, deprived of the fundamental rights to non-discrimination, education, work, public participation and health, said a group of 25 rights organization in a letter to the UN.
