Rural women in Jowzjan province have restarted singing folk songs to promote Uzbek culture and language. Jowzjan is like a music box. Touch any part of this community, and you will hear local melodies composed in specific regional dialects. One of these songs is called Nai Nai. “Although the song has changed over time, but […]

Amir Alisher Nawaye’s 850th birthday and Uzbek language becoming official were celebrated in a ceremony in Sheberghan. Mohammad Azim, one of the participants in the event, called Amir Alisher Nawaye a great man, a multidimensional figure, a poet, writer and a capable minister, and stressed that Nawaye is a good example in the history of […]

Officials from Information and Culture Department of Samangan province say they have rebuilt the historic Dehasl monastery in Khuram wa Sarbagh district. Azizurrahman Qatra, Director at Samangan’s culture department, told Bawar the renovation of the monastery cost more than AFN 4 million. The restoration of the historic-religious site, which has been registered as a monument […]

Solidarity Council for the children of martyrs was established in Faryab province. Mohammad Akbar Khaleqi, head of the council, said its purpose was to keep the memory of martyrs alive and provide their children with facilities in the fields of education, housing and more. He added that the central office of the council was established […]

Restoration of Hazrat Imamzada Yahya’s tomb in Sarepul was started today by the Ministry of Information and Culture with the financial support of Presidential Operational Unit. Bashir Ahmad Haqjo, head of Information and Culture Department in Sarepul, said the reconstruction project, which will cost more than AFN 100 million, will be paid by Presidential Operational […]

Officials of Information and Culture Department in Badakhshan say that following the cooperation of donors, they have restored a number of monuments in the province and prevented the usurpation of property related to these monuments. Naqibullah Saqibyar, head of Information and Culture Department in Badakhshan, stated that out of 30 memorials in the province, the […]

Refugees and Repatriation Department of Baghlan distributed cash and warm clothes to 676 war-displaced families in the province. “The families had been displaced by war this year, each of whom received AFN 15,000 in cash, as well as a winter package containing blankets and clothing,” Sharifullah Shafaq, head of Baghlan’s Refugees department said. The assistance […]

The 42nd anniversary of the establishment of Gorash monthly was celebrated by Borders and Tribal Affairs Department of Jowzjan. Mohammad Agha, the magazine’s CEO, said it was the first Turkmen-language publication to cover political, social and cultural issues. According to him, Gorash magazine, which has been operating without interruption since its launch, is now published […]

About 230 families who returned to the country, were financially assisted through UNHCR in Sarepul today. Abdul Ahmad Iqbal, Head of Refugees and Repatriation Department in the province, told Bawar the families had returned to the provincial capital from Iran and Pakistan this year. He added that every family received 15,000 Afs in cash to […]