Afghanistan: NGOs ordered to stop duties of female employees
Afghanistan's Ministry of Economy has ordered domestic and foreign NGOs to suspend the duties of female employees until further notice because they are "not...
Afghanistan calls for international aid to help with huge refugee influx
The Afghan authorities are seeking international aid to manage the huge refugee influx as neighbouring Pakistan is expelling hundreds of thousands of Afghan nationals.
“We call on...
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Road works under the Taliban
Deputy editor of 5Pillars, Dilly Hussain, spoke with the Deputy Minister of Public Works for Afghanistan, Abdul Karim Fateh, about infrastructure development in the...
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: The Taliban tackling crime in Kabul
In this exclusive interview, Dilly Hussain speaks with Khalid Zadran, the popular spokesman for Kabul Police, about tackling crime in the capital of the...
Afghans celebrate one year anniversary of U.S. occupation exit
Afghan authorities have declared a national holiday to celebrate the one year anniversary of the departure of U.S.-led troops after a brutal 20 year...
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Is Afghanistan under the Taliban safe to invest in?
In this exclusive interview, Dilly Hussain speaks with Dr. Farooq Azizi, the chief advisor to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry of the Islamic...
U.S and UK send troops back to Afghanistan to evacuate occupation personnel
The U.S. and UK are sending thousands of troops back to Afghanistan to help evacuate their diplomats, soldiers and citizens as well as thousands of...
UN: Afghanistan’s economy in ‘free fall,’ 23 million facing hunger
Afghanistan’s economy is in “free fall” and if decisive and compassionate action is not taken immediately it may consume the entire population, the United...
At least 47 killed in another attack on a Shia mosque in Afghanistan
At least 47 people have been killed and 70 others wounded after an explosion targeted a Shia mosque in the Afghan city of Kandahar...
At least 920 dead in Afghanistan earthquake
At least 920 people have been killed and 600 injured in a magnitude 6.1 earthquake in remote mountain villages in Afghanistan’s eastern Paktika and Khost...
