THE standards of Urdu have suffered a tangible lapse and we have come to terms with the tragedy. But one’s heart sinks when one listens to some so-called professors of Urdu mispronounce shehr aashob, ...

Masouma is not the only woman who has turned to this workshop to make ends meet. Due to the Taliban’s restrictions on female ...

Eid Khvancheh, a long-standing tradition in eastern Herat province, has high demand this year, but youths complain about the ...

The International Committee of the Red Cross in Afghanistan reported that an estimated 33 million people in the country face ...

Afghanistan is often in the global spotlight, and typically for less than desirable reasons. As someone who has traveled ...

A new school year has begun in Afghanistan with more than 2.2 million girls excluded from secondary education, a top UNICEF official said on Saturday. Since the Taliban returned to power some four ...

Access to safe water is a pressing issue in Afghanistan, impacting public health, food security and economic stability. While ...

At least one child in Afghanistan has died from measles every day so far in 2025, according to data collected by MSF staff at major hospitals in Mazar-i-Sharif, Herat City and Lashkargah. This ...

At least one child in Afghanistan has died from measles every day so far in 2025, according to data collected by MSF staff at major hospitals in Mazar-i-Sharif, Herat City and Lashkargah.

The epicenter is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) west of Herat city in the western Herat province. More than 1,000 people are killed.

HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): A three-day street book exhibition dedicated to the Ramadan month has been launched in western Herat province to promote book reading culture in society. Ghulam Farouq Mahmoodi, ...

A Kanata plant that manufactures equipment used to treat cancer can’t restart operations until the company proves it has a financial guarantee to decommission the March Road plant, says Canada ...