NANGARHAR: Mediation by tribal affairs department ends dispute between sub-tribes
NANGARHAR - A dispute between three sub-tribes has ended in Haska Mina district following mediation by the provincial Department of Tribal Affairs and elders. According to Wajiurahman, the Department head, a special jirga (‘a…
KUNAR: Local residents and public officials back joint Afghan-Pakistan hydro dam
KUNAR - Provincial Council members and residents of eastern Kunar province have backed the proposed construction of a joint hydropower dam by Afghanistan and Pakistan on the Kunar River. On the eve of President Hamid Karzai’s…
NURISTAN: Kidnapped doctors released
NURISTAN - Three doctors were released on Wednesday, a day after they were taken hostage by unidentified kidnappers in eastern Nuristan province, an official said. The doctors, who had come from Kabul, were abducted when they…
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Afghanistan’s female judges discuss challenges in justice delivery
KABUL - More than 180 female judges from across Afghanistan discussed problems they face while going about their duties, at a four-day annual conference of an umbrella body of female judges which concluded in the capital…
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Minister Barmak opens 2.6-kilometre road in Kabul
KABUL - Today H.E. Wais Ahmad Barmak – Minister of the Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD) – together with senior government officials and members of the community, inaugurated the construction of a 2.6 kilometre…
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Afghan authorities tackle country's high illiteracy rate
KABUL - Despite some four million Afghans becoming literate since 2002, Afghanistan still has one of the highest illiteracy rates in the world with about nine million illiterate adults, according to the Afghan Ministry of…
UNAMA welcomes donors’ financial assistance for 2014 elections
KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) welcomes the recent financial pledges by international donors which will cover the required budget for the country’s 2014 Presidential and Provincial…
PAKTYA: No polio case recorded this year
PAKTYA - Health officials in in Paktya said they did not record any polio case in the entire region including Paktya, Khost, Ghazni and Paktika provinces this year. During a meeting with journalists, an official from the…
KANDAHAR: Capacity-building workshop for female journalists
KANDAHAR - A 15-day journalism workshop, for female journalists, started in Kandahar today.The workshop is organized by the provincial Information and Culture Department, which “aims to enhance the capacity of the female…
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Efforts to Ramp Up Gender Responsive Budgeting in Six Ministries
KABUL - Six ministries of the Government of Afghanistan were the focus of a workshop on implementation of Gender-responsive Budgeting (GRB) that concluded, here today. The workshop was jointly organized by the Ministry of…
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Afghanistan registers 8 per cent rise in cannabis production despite a decline in cultivation
KABUL - Despite a 17 per cent decline in the total land area used for commercial cannabis cultivation in 2012, Afghanistan saw an eight per cent rise in the overall production of cannabis compared to 2011, according to a…
KHOST: Dispute resolution workshop organized
KHOST - A six-day workshop on community based dispute resolution was organized by Tribes Liaison Office, a civil society organization in Khost province, last week. The workshop to focus on ways to resolve disputes relating to…