ZARANJ (Pajhwok): A woman on Tuesday opened a carpet weaving centre in southeastern Nimroz province, hiring ten other women by investing about 200,000 afghanis. Hossein Azizi, the center owner, told Pajhwok Afghan News at her shop’s opening ceremony...

KABUL (Pajhwok): The women of Afghanistan are optimistic about lasting peace and believe that the Taliban would not repeat their past acts, a survey revealed on Thursday. The survey was conducted by the Provincial Women Network and Equality Peace...

KABUL (Pajhwok): A woman was killed on her wedding night in southwestern Nimroz province and a six-year-old boy was sexually abused in northern Jawzjan province, prompting rights activists to demand investigation and punishment for the perpetrators...

KABUL (Pajhwok): President Ashraf Ghani has signed a decree on creation of a women high council, the Presidential Palace said on Thursday. The statement said the women high council would work in collaboration with domestic and international partners...

KABUL (Pajhwok): Peace Ministry employee Shekaba Safi has apologized for slamming lawmaker Belqes Roshan to the ground after she raised a placard against the release of Taliban prisoners. When President Ashraf Ghani was addressing the Consultative...

FIROZKOH (Pajhwok): Forty-years-old Sabzah Gul, whose husband was killed in the conflict in western Ghor province, has urged the warning parties to extend ceasefire and start intra-Afghan talks. Sabzah Gul has been living along with her four...

KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): A widow from southern Kandahar province says the ongoing conflict has taken away all her happiness, but she continues to hope for a better future.

KABUL (Pajhwok): Some mothers in capital Kabul and provinces say they are concerned about the future of their children due to the unending conflict in the country. They ask the warring sides to reconcile for stability and protecting civilian lives.

غزني ښار (پژواک، ٢٢ غويی ٩٩): په غزني کې د ١٥ يتيمانو يواځنۍ سرپرسته نيا وايي: "درې زامن مې د جګړې له لاسه مړه شوي ، په ښار کې سوال کوم، خو ډېر خلک خيرات هم نه راکوي."