Boost aid to Afghans, UN chief asks global fraternity
KABUL (Pajhwok): Rules and conditions squeezing Afghanistan’s economy and impeding lifesaving operations in the impoverished country need to be suspended, says the UN secretary-general. Addressing a UN Security…
Omicron symptoms observed in patients: Doctors
KABUL (Pajhwok): Medical experts and doctors at Covid-19 treatment hospitals say they lack diagnostic kits for the new variant (Omicron) of coronavirus as they have observed its symptoms…
2 months salaries of 10 govt departments issued: MoF
Business & Economics 2 months salaries of 10 govt departments issued: MoF KABUL (Pajhwok): The process of issuing salaries to the employees of 10 government institutions for solar…
Afghanistan’s US embassy bank accounts suspended
Business & Economics Governance & Politics Afghanistan’s US embassy bank accounts suspended KABUL (Pajhwok): Official bank accounts of Afghan diplomats in US have been suspended, according to…
Russia blames US for current crisis in Afghanistan
Governance & Politics Russia blames US for current crisis in Afghanistan KABUL (Pajhwok): Russia has ticked off the United States for trying to shift responsibility for the crisis…
Afghanistan whitewash Netherlands in ODI series
Governance & Politics Afghanistan whitewash Netherlands in ODI series KABUL (Pajhwok): Afghanistan have made a clean swept of the three-match One-Day International (ODI) series against the Netherlands. In…
Hundreds of drug addicts rounded up for rehabilitation
Health Hundreds of drug addicts rounded up for rehabilitation ZARANJ (Pajhwok): About 700 drug addicts have been rounded up from the streets of the capital of northwestern Nimroz…
ADB OKs $405m for food security, essential services in Afghanistan
Governance & Politics ADB OKs $405m for food security, essential services in Afghanistan KABUL (Pajhwok): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $405 million in grants to support…
Afghanistan drops 8 spots in Corruption Perceptions Index
Governance & Politics Afghanistan drops 8 spots in Corruption Perceptions Index KABUL (Pajhwok): Afghanistan has dropped eight spots in the Corruption Perceptions Index for 2021, says the latest…
Special day bazaars again thrive in Kandahar
KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): Thousands of people visit special bazaars or traditional fairs to buy and sell food and non-food items in southern Kandahar province .