Logar residents express alarm over airgun firing during celebrations
POL-E-ALAM CITY (SW) – Residents of Logar province, Afghanistan, have expressed concerns over the longstanding tradition of firing guns into the air during celebrations, urging
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Afghanistan Central Bank to auction $15 million on Saturday
KABUL (SW) – The Afghanistan Central Bank/ Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) has announced that in order to maintain and stabilize the value of the Afghani
Islamic Emirate’s MoIC signs cooperation agreements worth over $1.5M
KABUL (SW) – The Ministry of Industry and Commerce of the Islamic Emirate has signed cooperation agreements with several institutions worth over 1.5 million dollars.
Misdiagnosis in Afghanistan leaves patients in the lurch
In Afghanistan, where access to quality healthcare is scarce, many patients endure the consequences of misdiagnoses, leading to delayed treatments and further deterioration of their
China’s monopoly over Afghanistan’s pine nut exports hit traders hard
KABUL (SW) – Several pine nut vendors in southeastern provinces of Afghanistan say that the monopoly on pine nut (Chilgoza pine) exports to China has
Traffic accident in Ghazni leaves one dead, six injured
A traffic accident in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, has resulted in seven casualties, including both fatalities and injuries.
UNICEF vaccinated 11.6 million Afghan children against polio in last year
In 2024 year, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Afghanistan vaccinated 11.6 million children under the age of five against polio.
Afghanistan National Workers’ Union resumes operations
KABUL (SW) – The Afghanistan Workers and Employees Union (AMKA) resumed its activities in Kabul on Sunday, March 24. During a ceremony, the Deputy Minister
TB claims 10,000 lives annually in Afghanistan
Officials from the Ministry of Public Health stated on Monday that approximately 75,000 people contract tuberculosis (TB) annually in Afghanistan, and of these, 10,000 lose their lives to the disease.
Exclusive: Spike in murders, suicides of women underscore grim crisis
Salam Watandar’s analysis of data on female murders and suicides in Afghanistan reveals that 92 cases were reported in the solar year 1403 (2023-2024), underscoring an ongoing crisis.
DAB to auction 15 million US dollars on Tuesday
The Afghanistan Central Bank/ Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) has announced that in order to maintain and stabilize the value of the Afghani currency, it will auction 15 million US dollars on Tuesday, March 25.
Young graduates in Afghanistan struggling to land on their feet
KABUL (SW) – Unemployment in Afghanistan is a major challenge for educated youths, diminishing their hopes for the future. A recent interview by Salam Watandar
