Countrywide anti-polio drive next month
KABUL (Pajhwok): WHO and UNICEF have welcomed the Taliban leadership’s decision on the resumption of a house-to-house polio vaccination drive across Afghanistan. The vaccination campaign, scheduled to begin…
Hanafi to lead Taliban team at Moscow talks
Governance & Politics Hanafi to lead Taliban team at Moscow talks KABUL (Pajhwok): Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Salam Hanafi will head Taliban’s delegation to the Moscow conference on…
Pakistan grants entry permission to Afghan students via Torkham
Governance & Politics Pakistan grants entry permission to Afghan students via Torkham KABUL (Pajhwok): Pakistan has granted permission to 1,043 Afghan students who registered with the embassy in…
‘Hamid Karzai, Abdullah not invited to Russia meeting on Afghanistan’
Governance & Politics ‘Hamid Karzai, Abdullah not invited to Russia meeting on Afghanistan’ KABUL (Pajhwok): Russia clarified that it hadn’t invited former Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai and Abdullah…
To help the needy, ARCS launches special week campaign
Governance & Politics To help the needy, ARCS launches special week campaign KABUL (Pajhwok): Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) on Monday called on charity organizations, business people and…
Traders suffer $1.5mn daily due to Durand Line closure
Business & Economics Traders suffer $1.5mn daily due to Durand Line closure JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Afghan businessmen incur $1.5 million loss daily as a result of the closure of…
Uzbekistan pledges to facilitate Afghan students: MoHE
Education Governance & Politics Uzbekistan pledges to facilitate Afghan students: MoHE KABUL (Pajhwok): Uzbekistan has pledged to offer free visa to Afghan students and provide them with more…
Airports security contract signed at $9m higher rate
KABUL (Pajhwok): Former Afghanistan Civil Aviation Authority (ACAA) has signed a contract at a $9 million higher rate with a foreign company to provide security for four airports.…
Pakistan desires peace in Afghanistan: Qureshi
Governance & Politics Pakistan desires peace in Afghanistan: Qureshi PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi says his country desires peace in the region, particularly in Afghanistan.…
Mosques continue to be target of terror attacks
KABUL (Pajhwok): Amid efforts for humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, the new government’s engagement with the world and its recognition, an attack on another Shiite mosque left 137 people…