News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

KANDAHAR - Speakers at a United Nations-backed event on Sunday in Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar province to mark International Youth Day (12 August) said the country’s youth should take more role in political and socio-economic processes. The event, jointly organized by the UN Assistance Mission…

BAMYAN - Members of Bamyan civil society and dozens of local community members gathered to show their support to the religious minorities of Afghan Hindus and Sikhs in an event called “a day of solidarity with Hindus and Sikhs” and called on the Government to protect their rights and help them…

KABUL - Amidst increasing humanitarian needs and challenging situations under which humanitarian workers operate in Afghanistan, a top United Nations official in the country said today that commitment of all is required to ensure smooth humanitarian aid efforts. Marking World Humanitarian Day, the…

KABUL - Long isolated even from its neighbours, Afghanistan may soon find itself at the centre of a Central Asian railroad network that promises to unlock new trade routes and spur economic development. The dream is to use railroads to turn Afghanistan into a regional hub of trade. The potential of…

KANDAHAR - A student of technical studies school in Kandahar developed a fridge which runs with solar energy. A student of Grade 12, Bashir Ahmad, has also invented a bulb which can be turned on and off with the help of a remote control device. Mr. Ahmad said that if the Government provided him with…

KUNDUZ - Schoolchildren in Afghanistan’s north-eastern province of Kunduz held a protest march recently, calling for limits on the sale of toy guns in local markets. Instead, the children, supported by civil society groups, called on local traders and shopkeepers – who were later handed printed…

BALKH - During their first ever direct interaction with their constituents, about a dozen lawmakers from the northern Afghan province of Balkh said last week that despite their efforts to end corruption it still remains a serious problem facing the country. “It has become really hard to fight…

PAKTYA - The provincial department responsible for providing drinking water to the people in south-eastern Afghan province of Paktya has completed a drinking water project for returnees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) recently, with assistance from the United Nations refugee agency. The…

HERAT - The Governor of western Herat province, Fazlullah Wahidi, announced on Monday that the province's main airport will be reconstructed with financial support from the governments of Italy and Spain. Governor Wahidi said that he already talked with officials from the Italian Embassy, and on his…

BADGHIS - The Badghis governor said on Monday that his administration will resolve the problems of clean drinking water supply and electricity by importing power from Turkmenistan. In an exclusive interview with the Pajhwok Afghan News, Ahmadullah Alizai listed ensuring security, combating…

GARDEZ - During a three-day anti polio campaign which concluded today, over 828,000 children under five years of age received anti-polio drops in the south-eastern provinces including Paktya, Paktika, Khost and Ghazni. The drive was jointly launched by the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), the…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) strongly condemns the recent abduction and killing of six civilians in Herat province. Among the civilians executed were five employees of the International Rescue Committee ( IRC), a humanitarian non-governmental organization and…