Netherlands forces killed 20 Afghans unlawfully, Dutch court rules
A court in the Netherlands has ruled that a deadly bombing of a residential compound in Afghanistan by Dutch forces in 2007 was unlawful,...
Afghanistan bans women’s beauty parlours
The Afghan authorities have banned women’s beauty parlours but have not given a reason why.
A spokesman for the Islamic Emirate's Virtue and Vice Ministry,...
Survey: Afghanistan is far less corrupt now than under NATO occupation
Transparency International, a Berlin-based corruption watchdog, has ranked Afghanistan 150th in its annual corruption perception index for 2020 - 24 places higher than under...
Afghanistan’s war on drugs shows unprecedented results
The Afghan authorities have stepped up their war on narcotics over the past year, leading to an unprecedented decline in the cultivation of opium poppies.
According...
Afghanistan bans U.S. funded media outlets
The Afghan authorities have banned two U.S. government-funded radio outlets from broadcasting in the country - Voice of America (VOA) and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty...
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...
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...
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...
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...
