Expired medicines make blood toxic, cause death: doctors
KABUL (Pajhwok): The use of expired medicines make the blood toxic, create different problems, causes kidney and liver failure and even lead to the death of a person,…
18 tonnes of pine nuts to be exported to Italy
Business & Economics 18 tonnes of pine nuts to be exported to Italy KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) says about 18 tonnes of pine…
Urgon shopkeepers go on strike over tax hike
Business & Economics Urgon shopkeepers go on strike over tax hike SHARANA (Pajhwok): Shopkeepers in the Urgon district of southeastern Paktika province have closed their shops in protest…
9 children test positive for COVID-19 at Farah Juvenile Centre
Health 9 children test positive for COVID-19 at Farah Juvenile Centre FARAH (Pajhwok): At least nine children have been tested positive for COVID-19 in the juvenile center of…
Afghanistan, Turkiye discuss trade and economic cooperation
Business & Economics Afghanistan, Turkiye discuss trade and economic cooperation KABUL (Pajhwok): Acting Afghan government and Turkish companies have agreed over the formation of joint working groups to…
99pc of Afghans back reopening of girls’ schools
About 98.8 percent of Afghans support the reopening of schools for girls above sixth grade, finds an online Pajhwok Afghan News survey. Only 1.2 percent of respondents opposed…
Over half of Afghans face extreme hunger levels: Gutters
KABUL (Pajhwok): UN Secretary General Antonio Gutters has said that Afghanistan’s economy is in ruins while the human rights situation has been trampled on .
Businesswoman wins MoI coal procurement contract
Business & Economics Women Businesswoman wins MoI coal procurement contract KABUL (Pajhwok): A businesswoman, named Dr. Aziza Afzali, has won a coal procurement project contract for the Ministry…
Blinken launches alliance to support Afghan women
KABUL (Pajhwok): The US secretary of state has launched the Alliance for Afghan Women’s Economic Resilience (AWER). Antony Blinken launched the alliance on the .
Tuberculosis cases increase by 25 percent in Zabul
Health Tuberculosis cases increase by 25 percent in Zabul QALAT (Pajhwok): The number of patients diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) has increased by 25 percent in southern Zabul province…