One thousand families of returnees and internally displaced persons in Badakhshan received financial assistance from the Ministry of Refugees. The total amount of cash assistance to the families was AFN 15 million, with every family receiving AFN 15,000, officials at Badakhshan Refugees Department said. Abdul Wahid Taebi, Head of Refugees and Repatriations Department in the […]

Religious scholars in Baghlan say violence against men and women is illegal from Islamic point of view and the only cause of violence is poverty and persistence of war in the country. Mawlawi Naqibullah Sajjad, Head of Hajj and Religious Affairs Department in Baghlan province, stated in a conference on women’s rights and elimination of […]

27th February, Afghan National Defense and Security Forces Day (Soldier’s Day) was celebrated in a grand ceremony in Kunduz province. The ceremony was attended by military officials, the chairman and members of provincial council, civil activists, religious scholars, women and youth. Najibullah Omarkhel, Deputy Governor of Kunduz province, termed the current situation the most difficult […]

27th February, Afghan National Defense and Security Forces Day was celebrated in a glorious ceremony in Balkh province. The ceremony launched at 209th Shaheen Corps in Balkh, was attended by local civilian and military officials, members of parliament, members of provincial council, civil activists, religious scholars, youth and journalists. “The government and the nation owe […]

Public health officials in Badakhshan say their assessment of people’s access to safe food shows that nearly 82 percent of the province’s residents, especially those in remote districts, do not have access to safe food. Increase in food insecurity is a serious concern that threatens the health of many in the province, especially mothers and […]