Category: Economy & Business

4,200 foreign tourists have visited Afghanistan

KABUL (SW) – Hayatullah Mohajer Farahi, Deputy Minister of Information and Culture Ministry, has said that during the last two years, 4,200 foreign tourists have

Traders unhappy with relocation of customs office in Paktia

FARDEZ (SW) – A number of businessmen in Paktia say that the transfer of customs office from Gardiz city, the capital of this province, to Dandpatan

UAE and Uzbekistan engaged for railway network in Afghansitan

KABUL (SW) – Officials at the Afghanistan Railway Authority say that they have agreed on the construction and development of the railway network in Afghanistan during

Afghanistan facing wheat shortage

KABUL (SW) – Afghanistan needs over 2.27 million metric tons of additional wheat this year to meet domestic needs, said officials. This is despite the

New online taxi service thriving in Kabul

KABUL (SW) – Officials of the “Online Menzel” taxi service said in an interview with Salam Watandar that they have started operating in Kabul since

Guterres: 70% of Afghan citizens need humanitarian aid

KABUL (SW) – Saif al-Rahman, a resident of Kabul, is sitting on the side of a busy road in the city, waiting for someone to

Female artists living in misery after fall of the Republic

KABUL (SW) – Salam Watandar’s findings from interviews with 18 female filmmakers show that in the past two years after the collapse of the Republic, female

Da Afghanistan Bank to inject $ 14 million in open market

KABUL (SW) – Da Afghanistan Bank has announced to auction a tranche of $ 14 million in the open market on Saturday. The bank has asked

Western zone residents irked by power supply issues with Iran

HERAT CITY (SW) – A number of residents of Herat, Farah and Nimroz provinces are complaining about the excessive electricity imported from Iran and say