Javed Hamim Kakar
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KABUL (Pajhwok): Afghanistan has secured the green place in supporting freedom of expression in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
According to a statement from the Ministry of Information and Culture (... read more

KABUL (Pajhwok): More than 300 people were killed and over 2,500 injured in a powerful earthquake that hit the Iran-Iraq border region late on Sunday. The earthquake was measured 7.3 magnitudeon Richter scale.
Iranian media emphasised that the... read more

Javed Hamim Kakar
KABUL (Pajhwok): Vice-President Sarwar Danish on Monday renewed the government’s commitment to supporting the freedom of speech, calling the media an important value of a democratic society.
Danish expressed the views while... read more

KABUL (Pajhwok): This year 14 wild poliovirus cases have been recorded only in Afghanistan and Pakistan, a senior UNICEF official said on Monday.
As of 9 November 2017, nine cases were detected in Afghanistan and five in Pakistan, the lowest... read more

KABUL (Pajhwok): The top US and NATO commander in Afghanistan says the Afghan Air Force (AAF) is unique as only a limited number of countries have such a mighty and young force.
Gen. John Nicholson said the delivery of Black Hawk helicopters to... read more
KABUL (Pajhwok): As part of NATO’s mission, Denmark has announced sending 55 more soldiers to Afghanistan following a car bomb attack on a Danish convoy last week.
To be stationed in Kabul next year, the soldiers will assist the 97 Danish... read more

KABUL (Pajhwok) A report from the Civilian Protection Advocacy Group (CPAG) shows decline in civilian casualties during the month of September generally while two-fold decline happened compared to previous months.
CPAG collected civilians’... read more

KABUL (Pajhwok): Afghanistan Under-19 defeated Bangladesh in their third One-day International (ODI) match on Monday, a board official said.
Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) spokesman, Farid Hottak, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the Afghanistan U-... read more

KABUL (Pajhwok): The National Security Council (NSC) on Monday said a special international conference would be held soon in Kabul to discuss Afghanistan's future.
NSC spokesman and strategic relations head Qader Shah told Pajhwok Afghan News the... read more

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Hezb-i-Islami Afghanistan (HIA) leader wants the government to negotiate with the Taliban, opposing the closure of the the insurgent group’s political office in Qatar.
A statement from HIA said Gulbuddin Hekmatyar expressed... read more