Exclusive: Examining the plight of female students since the shutting of varsities
Statement In today’s world, the right to education is one of the most fundamental human rights, which is approved and supported by all governments, and
Category: Investigative reports
Exclusive: 18 out of 21 women in active fields experience decrease in monthly income
KABUL (SW) – Salam Watandar’s findings from interviews with 21 women who work in active fields for women show that the monthly income of 18 has decreased.
Health alert: Carbonated, energy drinks consumption causes 35 types of diseases
KABUL (SW) – The consumption of carbonated, non-alcoholic, and energy drinks among citizens, especially young people, has led to addiction. Several residents of Kabul city report that due to thirst, fatigue, and daily reliance on these beverages, they have developed a habit of using them.
Exclusive: Gender discrimination within families, a look at the challenges Afghan girls suffer
KABUL (SW) – Salam Watandar has interviewed 30 girls in various provinces of Afghanistan about the families’ behavior. Most of these girls have shared experiences of being treated differently within their families, expressing concerns about unequal attention compared to their male counterparts.
Exclusive: Pakistan earned half a million dollar by rejecting visas to Afghans in Kabul
KABUL (SW) – Salam Watandar’s findings from the calculation of the estimated quarterly income of the Pakistani embassy in Kabul show that this embassy has
Exclusive: 492 development projects worth 176 billion afghanis in limbo
KABUL (SW) – Close to 500 development projects worth around 176 billion afghanis are in limbo amid suspension of fundings by donors and international community
Exclusive: Millions extorted in 7 months of the Islamic Emirate rule
KABUL (SW) – Findings by Salam Watandar indicate that in the last seven months of the Islamic Emirate rule, nearly 45 million afghanis worth of money has been extorted from commuters at three spots in Kabul city alone.
‘President Ghani’s brother owns significant stakes in mineral processing’
MONITORING (SW) – An Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting (OCCRP) investigation found that the Afghan president’s brother, Hashmat Ghani, owns a significant stake in Southern Development, which operates a mineral processing plant on the outskirts of Kabul.
Exclusive: Pakistan bent upon sabotaging Chabahar Port venture
Findings by Salam Watandar indicate Pakistan has practically expedited efforts to sabotage the Chabar port venture of Afghanistan, Iran and India by destabilizing its route.
The curious case of Ajmal Ahmadi!
Two years on since his maiden public appearance at a top government position, Ajmal Ahmadi, the acting governor of Da Afghanistan Bank, remains a controversial figure with dubious traces of his background.
‘Taliban forcing children to plant deadly landmines in Jawzjan’
Children remain exposed to the brutal conflict in Afghanistan in many ways, which also include their forced recruitment among the ranks of the insurgents.
Taliban extorting millions from development projects in Paktia
Documents obtained by Salam Watandar indicate the insurgents bagged some AFN 5 million during past 20 months from the Machalgo Dam project alone.
