The jirga is a time-honored Afghan tradition – an assembly of tribal elders, religious scholars, and local representatives – ...

FAIZABAD (Pajhwok): A woman and her son have been killed by unidentified assailants in the Argo district of northeastern ...

KABUL (Pajhwok): The death toll from the massive explosion at Iran’s Bandar Abbas port has risen to at least 70, with over ...

GARDEZ (Pajhwok): A Financial Support Programme (FSP) has been initiated for dozens of small and medium-sized entrepreneurs, ...

KABUL (Pajhwok): Acting Minister of Economy Qari Din Mohammad Hanif has met UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian ...

KABUL (Pajhwok): Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared a unilateral ceasefire in Ukraine next month, says the Kremlin. Russian forces would stop hostilities on humanitarian grounds from May 8 ...

In the elections, the Liberal Party won a fourth term on the trot. But whether Carney has won a majority (172 seats) or will rely on coalition partners in forming a new government remains to be seen.

FAZIABAD (Pajhwok): Three people were killed and a fourth injured in a landslide incident in northeastern Badakhshan province ...

Haiderif explained that farming has always been central to the people of Daikundi, who rely on God—and the fruit of their ...

The head of a shoe and footwear factory in Balkh, Nematullah Oryakhel, said that his business had declined compared to the ...

KABUL (Pajhwok): Seven people have been killed and 16 others injured as a result of an explosion in South Waziristan district ...

Residents of southeastern Khost province are increasingly concerned about a surge in incidents of dog bites with the onset of ...