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Empowering women through sewing in Ghor

The constant hum of a sewing machine is heard as 36-year-old Firooza, with tired hands and a hopeful mind, continues to turn it, determined not

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.

Egypt makes new proposal to restore Gaza truce as Israeli strikes kill 65

Egypt has floated a new proposal aimed at restoring the Gaza ceasefire deal, security sources told Reuters on Monday, as Palestinian health authorities said Israeli strikes had killed at least 65 people in the enclave in the previous 24 hours.

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

Peace, progress in Afghanistan essential for regional stability, says Pakistani envoy

KABUL (SW) – Mohammad Sadiq, Pakistan’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, has stated on the third day of his visit to Kabul that the economic interests

Afghanistan’s trade performance improves in the past year

The Ministry of Industry and Commerce under the Islamic Emirate has announced that Afghanistan’s trade exchange in the past year has seen a positive change compared to the previous year.

Senior Hamas leader among 23 killed in Israeli strikes in southern Gaza

A senior Hamas leader has been killed in a predawn strike in southern Gaza, as Israel has intensified attacks across the Gaza Strip, killing at least 634 Palestinians since breaking the ceasefire deal on Tuesday.

Helmand’s Sangin still in ruins despite cessation of conflict

Nearly four years after the cessation of conflict in Sangin district, Helmand province of Afghanistan, the war-torn landscape of the area remains unchanged, with thousands