KABUL (Pajhwok): On average 70 people were killed and wounded daily in the past five months in Afghanistan, with a third of causalities happening in October. But causalities declined later on as the fighting season came to an end.
KABUL (Pajhwok): Currently, only two in five Afghan children are vaccinated, but this rate would go up if women were more economically stable and educated, finds a survey. The Afghanistan Demographic and Health Survey was conducted in 33 provinces...
KABUL (Pajhwok): About 1,359 individuals suffered casualties in 127 attacks across Afghanistan in November, showing 59 percent decrease in casualties and 34 percent decrease in attacks compared to October. In October, 3,285 people were killed and...
KABUL (Pajhwok): As many as 3,285 people have been killed and wounded in 193 attacks across Afghanistan last month, showing a 35 percent increase in assaults and 83 percent hike in causalities, compared to September. Based on several reports...
KABUL (Pajhwok): Women’s participation in Afghanistan’s civil services is dismally low due to harassment and other issues, with 17 percent of female civil servants feeling insecure, says a new report.
KABUL (Pajhwok): Afghanistan’s opium production rose by 43 per cent to 4,800 metric tons and cultivation by 10 per cent during the current year, compared with 2015 levels, However, eradication of the illicit crop significantly dropped by 91 percent Reveals the latest United Nations survey.
KABUL (Pajhwok): Civilians, half of government institutions and officials owe three billion and 300 millions afghanis to Da Afghanistan Breshna Shirkat (DABS) in unpaid electricity bills, an official said on Monday. DABS spokesman Wahidullah Tawhidi...
KABUL (Pajhwok): Nearly 2,000 people were killed and wounded across the country in September, a 25 percent decline in violence and a 35 percent cut in causalities from August. According to Pajhwok reports based on different sources, 143 clashes and...
KABUL (Pajhwok): Due to the government’s ineffective counternarcotics policy, most of the convicted drug traffickers are illiterate and poor individuals who support their families, not the high level drug kingpins who control the industry. A survey...
KABUL (Pajhwok): The death toll from this year’s terrorist attacks in Kabul has reached 328, with another 957 people suffering injuries after Monday terror strikes by militants. A day earlier, 35 people were killed and nearly 100 others wounded in...
KABUL (Pajhwok): As a result of 190 clashes, more than 1,600 people were killed and nearly 1,200 others wounded in 30 provinces of the country in the past one month, while no incident of violence occurred in remaining four provinces in this period...
KABUL (Pajhwok): The group attack on the American University of Afghanistan killed and wounded 58 people, mostly students, taking the casualty toll to 1,137 in 23 attacks in Kabul this year. A three-member suicide squad stormed the American...
KABUL (Pajhwok): For women, education and for men, where they live may be key for the future of female leadership. Research findings indicate higher education would possibly catapult women into the leadership of Afghanistan in the future. In this...
KABUL (Pajhwok): Municipalities across the country do not have any mechanism subjecting them to accountability by urban residents who have no idea of their annual budgets, a new cluster survey finds.
KABUL (Pajhwok): At least 1,601 civilian have been killed and 3,565 others injured in the first half of the current year, showing a record surge of four percent compared to the corresponding period in 2015, the UN said on Monday. Since 2009, 5,166...
KABUL (Pajhwok): As many as 262 people lost their lives and another 799 sustained injuries in 17 bomb explosions and suicide attacks in capital Kabul during the past seven months, the with deadliest one taking place yesterday. Two suicide bombers...
KABUL (Pajhwok): Thousands of cases of violence against women are resolved annually through mediation as there is no mechanism of monitoring the process. Analysts believe mediation is a useful way to prevent the break-up of families, but the absence...
KABUL (Pajhwok): Nearly 50 percent of Afghans are forced to pay bribe to have their problems resolved in the government offices, finds the second survey on corruption conducted by Pajhwok Afghan News and the European Union Delegation in Afghanistan...
KABUL (Pajhwok): A Pajhwok Afghan News survey shows administrative corruption remains endemic in Afghanistan particularly in the judiciary, customs offices, municipalities and police department. Most of individuals in the online survey, a joint...
KABUL (Pajhwok): The deteriorated security situation, administrative corruption and political instability are found main hurdles to the development of trade, industry and movement of goods and services in the country. Pajhwok Afghan News has learnt...