‘Promote’ be extended to remote parts: Bibi Gul
KABUL (Pajhwok): First lady Bibi Gul on Sunday said the recently launched US-funded “Promote” programme should not be confined only to urban areas.read more
View Article10 girls attend cycle race in Bamyan
BAMYAN CITY (Pajhwok): Ten girls took part in an eight-kilometre cycle race to find their way to Afghanistan’s women national cycling team in central Bamyan province on Saturday.read more
View ArticleHalf a dozen women killed
KABUL (Pajhwok): Two women have been killed in northern Faryab province, increasing the number of females killed in the province this solar year to 18.read more
View ArticleMoot on Afghanistan women's rights held in Norway
OSLO (Pajhwok): A conference on women women's rights in Afghanistan was held in Norway on Sunday on advancing Women’s Rights and Empowerment in Afghanistan.read more
View ArticleFemale student commits suicide
TALUQAN (Pajhwok): A 22-year old female student of Takhar University shot herself dead in northern Takhar province, an official said Sunday.read more
View ArticleViolence against women on rise in Afghanistan
HERAT CITY/JALALABAD/LASHKARGAH/TALUQAN (Pajhwok): In a gathering arranged on eve of International Women’s Day, speakers on Tuesday voiced concerns that violence against women has surged in some...
View ArticleEnvoy: US encourages EVAW law enforcement
KABUL (Pajhwok): The US Ambassador in Kabul on Wednesday said his country encouraged enforcement of the law on Elimination of Violence against Women (EVAW) as essential legal instrument to combat...
View ArticleFirst female PC head pledges efficiency
BAMYAN (Pajhwok): Tayyeba Khawari, first female headed provincial council in central Bamyan province, said on Thursday that women had been playing a highly significant role in Afghanistan and she would...
View ArticleWomen's rights need to be protected: Gardiwal
JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Muhammad Hanif Gardiwal, the deputy governor of eastern Nangarhar province, on Tuesday asked women to focus on their education and intensify efforts to combat violence.read more
View ArticleJailbreak attempt thwarted in Kapisa
MAHMOOD RAQI (Pajhwok): A jailbreak attempt has been frustrated in central Kapisa province, local authorities claimed on Wednesday.read more
View ArticleMalala receives Nobel Peace Prize
KABUL (Pajhwok): Pakistan’s teenaged education activist Malala Yousafzai of received the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on Wednesday, when she became the youngest-ever recipient of the award.read more
View ArticleReserved seats for women on dist councils urged
JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Women’s rights campaigners and civil society activists in eastern Nangarhar province on Wednesday demanded a 25 percent seats for women on district councils.read more
View ArticleFemale karate players trained in Ghazni
GHAZNI CITY (Pajhwok): For the first time ever, the Ghazni Olympic Department on Friday awarded 24 women with yellow karate belts on the completion of courses in the southern province.read more
View Article445 greenhouses being set up in north
KABUL (Pajhwok): As part of the National Horticulture and Livestock Project, 445 greenhouses are being established for more than 100 women in five provinces, an official said on Saturday.read more
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