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KANDAHAR - Following an assessment made by Judiciary and Justice Department officials from Kabul, 40 prisoners, including two women, were released from Kandahar main prison recently.
KHOST - Tribal elders in Afghanistan’s south-eastern Khost province pledged on Saturday said that they would not only participate in the upcoming elections but would also assist the government in ensuring security.
KABUL - The negative impact of child marriage will be highlighted in a new United Nations-produced animated film, with the aim of raising awareness of the issue amongst Afghan communities.
KABUL - Afghanistan registered South Asia’s fastest growth in a range of measures of human development over the past dozen years, according to a recently-published United Nations flagship report.
BAMYAN - Members of the Bamyani community in Afghanistan commemorated earlier this week the 12th anniversary of the destruction of the renowned giant Buddha statues, carved into a cliff-side and known throughout the world as a symbol of the country’s cultural heritage.