Category: News

Kapisa residents faced with spreading mental illnesses

CHARIKAAR (SW) – Kapisa residents say that the number of people suffering from mental illnesses has increased in this province. Ahmadzaki, a resident of Kapisa,

Herat residents share tragic tales of earthquake devastation

HERAT CITY (SW) – “We Heratians no longer have a village called Zindajan, that district has become dead and is “Murdajan” now with nothing left but

Interview: Three conditions for the media to continue operating

KABUL (SW) – After the recent political developments in the country and the establishment of the caretaker government of the Islamic Emirate, one of the

Japan funds women’s economic development in Afghansitan

KABUL (SW) – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Government of Japan have launched a two-year project that aims to strengthen women’s economic activity

Call for swift actions for relief and rehabilitation of the earthquake victims

KABUL (SW) – Humanitarian organizations have called for swift actions for relief and rehabilitation of the Herat earthquake victims as harsh winter approaches. The United

Uzbekistan sends 100 tons of humanitarian aid to earthquake victims

KABUL (SW) – The Embassy of Uzbekistan in Kabul said in a nnewsletter on Tuesday that it has sent nearly 100 tons of humanitarian aid

Baradar promises to build houses for earthquake victims

HERAT CITY (SW) – Abdul Ghani Baradar, Deputy Minister of Economy, during his visit to Herat, promised that new houses will be built for all

Search ended in earthquake-hit Herat as death toll hits new heights

KABUL (SW) – Officials of the Afghan Red Crescent Society say that search and rescue operations have ended in the earthquake-hit areas of Herat as

Afghanistan appeals for urgent help as earthquake in Herat claims thousands of lives

KABUL (SW) – A day after the deadly earthquake in Zindajan district of Herat, Afghanistan has appealed international community for urgent rescue and relief. Din

Exclusive: Suicides and murders of women on the rise

KABUL (SW) – The findings of Salam Watandar from the investigating 173 cases of murder and suicide of women after the recent developments in the

Teachers in Jawzjan grappling with economic woes

SHEBERGHAN (SW) – At the World Teacher’s Day is approaching, a number of teachers in Jawzjan say that they are dealing with economic problems and that

Noise pollution irks Mazar-e-Sharif residents

MAZAR-E-SHARIF (SW) – A number of residents of Mazar-e-Sharif, the center of Balkh, say that noise pollution has increased in recent days. They add that