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NANGARHAR - Civil society representatives in eastern Nangarhar province urged Governor Gul Agha Sherzai to stem corruption and ensure good governance in government institutions last week. In a five-point resolution of the…

NANGARHAR - Community elders and leaders from Afghanistan’s eastern provinces, who gathered in Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar province last week, said that security situation was deteriorating and this might affect next…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) strongly condemns the recent abduction and killing of six civilians in Herat province. Among the civilians executed were five employees of the International…

GARDEZ - During a three-day anti polio campaign which concluded today, over 828,000 children under five years of age received anti-polio drops in the south-eastern provinces including Paktya, Paktika, Khost and Ghazni. The…

KABUL - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Ján Kubiš, today met the Chairman of the Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan (IEC), Dr. Ahmad Yusuf Nuristani, to discuss preparations…

HERAT - The Governor of western Herat province, Fazlullah Wahidi, announced on Monday that the province's main airport will be reconstructed with financial support from the governments of Italy and Spain. Governor Wahidi said…

PAKTYA - The provincial department responsible for providing drinking water to the people in south-eastern Afghan province of Paktya has completed a drinking water project for returnees and internally displaced persons (IDPs)…

BADGHIS - The Badghis governor said on Monday that his administration will resolve the problems of clean drinking water supply and electricity by importing power from Turkmenistan. In an exclusive interview with the Pajhwok…

BALKH - During their first ever direct interaction with their constituents, about a dozen lawmakers from the northern Afghan province of Balkh said last week that despite their efforts to end corruption it still remains a…

KUNDUZ - Schoolchildren in Afghanistan’s north-eastern province of Kunduz held a protest march recently, calling for limits on the sale of toy guns in local markets. Instead, the children, supported by civil society groups…

KANDAHAR - A student of technical studies school in Kandahar developed a fridge which runs with solar energy. A student of Grade 12, Bashir Ahmad, has also invented a bulb which can be turned on and off with the help of a…

KABUL - Long isolated even from its neighbours, Afghanistan may soon find itself at the centre of a Central Asian railroad network that promises to unlock new trade routes and spur economic development. The dream is to use…