80 % of Farah residents grappling with poverty
FARAH CITY (SW) – An overwhelming majority of Farah province residents in Afghanistan are grappling with acute poverty.
Category: Soceity
Balkh female journalists quit jobs
MAZAR-E-SHARIF (SW) – An array of female journalists have quit their jobs following the rise to power of the Taliban.
National Meal Program employees call for their salaries to be paid
KABUL (SW) – Dozens of employees of the National Meal Program gathered in Kabul on Sunday to protest the non-payment of salaries to more than 2,000 employees associated with this program by the previous government.
Another media outlet ceases operations in Afghanistan
GHOR (SW) – Lack of financial support, technical glitches and security concerns have led to the closure of another radio station in Ghor province.
Taliban to hold talks with the U.S. officials in Doha
MONITORING (SW) – Senior Taliban officials and U.S. representatives are to hold talks Saturday and Sunday about containing extremist groups in Afghanistan and easing the evacuation of foreign citizens and Afghans from the country, officials from both sides said.
Former journalists struggling to make ends meet
GHOR (SW) – Leaving behind his past profession of journalism, Gul Ahmad now spends more than five hours a day gathering firewood to bring home for the harsh winter in his native Ghor province.
With a message of peace, Herati bikers peddle towards Kabul
HERAT (SW) – With a message of peace, a group of six cyclists left Herat on Thursday for Kabul.
University teacher wears coffin in protest
KABUL (SW) – Wearing coffin, Mohammad Saber Insandost, a professor at a private university in Kabul, took to the streets today with his family to protest against the poor political, economic, social, civil and cultural situation in Afghanistan.
Healthcare system near collapse in all provinces
KABUL (SW) – Facing acute shortages of medicine and healthcare services, residents of all provinces are said to be faced with dire consequences.
Female teachers in Baghlan in despair
PUL-I-KHUMRI (SW) – There has been a significant drop in the number of female teachers in Baghlan province.
Man claimed to be Taliban intelligence officer storms Salam Watandar
KABUL (SW) – A person who claimed to be an employee of the Taliban’s urban intelligence unit stormed the head office of the Salam Watandar on Sunday.
AJC condemns attempt on the life of Salam Watandar journalist
KABUL (SW) – The Afghanistan Journalists’ Center has strongly condemned the assassination attempt on Mohammad Ali Ahmadi, a journalist and editor associated with Salam Watandar.
