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BAMYAN - Civil society activists have expressed concerns over increasing influence of "some powerful people" on judicial institutions. Addressing a press conference in Bamyan, the activists said during the last one and half…

KABUL - The main road from Bamyan to Kabul through Maidan Wardak province, which was blocked for last eight months at Hajigak Pass because of heavy snowfall this winter, was cleared by local communities and opened for traffic…

BALKH - A two-phased water supply project to provide clean potable water for Aybak City started in Samangan. Costing Nine million US dollars, the first phase of the project will extend pipeline that supplies high quality…

KABUL - The Director-General of the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Irina Bokova, used her visit to Afghanistan to raise awareness about the education of girls and to highlight the…

NANGARHAR - Journalists in Afghanistan's eastern provinces have expressed concerns over their safety and financial sustainability during the so-called transformation decade starting 2015. Afghan Journalists' Safety Committee…

BAMYAN - Sportsmen from Bamyan province participated in Kong Fu competitions, organized recently in the Afghan capital, Kabul, to select players for the national team. The Bamyani players won two medals - one each of Gold and…

KUNDUZ - Dozens of journalists in northeastern Kunduz province have voiced their concern over lack of cooperation from officials in the coverage of upcoming presidential and provincial council elections. Reporters from Kunduz…

DAI KUNDI - In a series of United Nations-facilitated round-table discussions held across Afghanistan over the past week to mark the International Day of Families (15 May), officials, local elders and rights activists…

KABUL - Afghan civil society groups have called upon the Wolesi Jirga (the Lower House of Parliament) to protect the rights of women and children in Afghanistan by supporting the Elimination of Violence Against Women (EVAW)…

NANGARHAR - To mark the international Day of Families, a number of local radio stations in eastern Jalalabad City broadcast special programmes to raise awareness on the importance of families. An "all-women" radio channel…

KABUL - Afghan women entrepreneurs had the opportunity to learn firsthand from their South Asian counterparts on methods of economic empowerment through a range of business ventures linked to activities such as farming and…

NANGARHAR - In the wake of calls by local journalists in Afghanistan's Nanagarhar province to boycott the Office of the Governor for “refusing to cooperate” with them, a spokesperson for the Governor said his office was…