Society and Culture
Afghanistan Pen Association (APA) has published more than 120 books in various languages, namely Persian (Dari), Pashto, Uzbek, Turkmen, Balochi, and Noristani over the past 10 years. APA also has played a significant role in enriching Afghanistan’s culture and literature…
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An ancient market located in the southwest of Herat city where merchants used to trade traditional silk crafts was once the most crowded market in Herat. Silk products such as carpets and scarves were traded here for centuries.
Masoud Treshtwal, head of the Department of Private Institutes of Higher Education at the Afghan Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE), recently spoke with www.bamdad.af about the private institutes of higher education (PIHE) in the country. In an interview with www.bamdad.af he said that MoHE assessed the performance of 65 PIHEs, and suspended activity of two due to substandard quality. A…
Both Afghan and Sharia (Islamic) laws recognize women’s inheritance rights. Nevertheless, huge numbers of Afghan women are deprived of their inheritance rights because of inaccurate, prevailing tribal traditions which say men own it all.
Despite Disabilities, Ambitious Anwar Continues Work | 06 Feb 2013
AISA: Afghan Industries Looking Optimistic | 23 Dec 2012
Violence against Women on the Rise in Afghanistan | 19 Dec 2012
Wheaten Art Exhibition | 04 Nov 2012
Insecurity Increases along Kabul-Jalalabad Road | 31 Oct 2012
Hindus and Sikhs: Religious Minorities of Afghanistan | 21 Oct 2012
Food Prices on the Rise during Ramadan | 07 Aug 2012
Afghanistan’s Water is Untapped Opportunity | 19 Jun 2012
Bagh-e-Babur: Afghanistan’s Heritage Restored | 10 Jun 2012
Kabul’s Burgeoning Pollution Problem Threatens Populace | 20 May 2012
Growing Threats against Schoolgirls in Afghanistan | 10 May 2012
Lack of Refrigeration Is a Challenge for Afghan Farmers | 07 May 2012
Sahar Gul; The Symbol of Courage for Afghan Women | 06 May 2012
Security Challenges Harm Kabul Antiques Market | 03 May 2012
Role of culture in promoting peace in Afghanistan | 24 Mar 2012
Why do the Taliban Oppose Nowruz? | 21 Mar 2012
Sahar Gul’s Case a Warning Sign | 11 Mar 2012
Afghan Civil Society is Concerned About Losing Decade’s Achievements to Taliban Peace Talks | 05 Mar 2012
Street Children Struggle to Support Their Families | 03 Mar 2012
Challenges in Kabul’s Cleaning up Campaign | 10 Jan 2012
Bamian’s Women Learn to Read | 30 Nov 2011
Thousands of Young Women Athletes in Mazar-e-Sharif | 29 Nov 2011
Saffron: A Good Alternative for Poppy in Nangarhar | 23 Nov 2011
Rising Prices Mar the Joyous Festival of Eid | 08 Sep 2011
Paved Roads Aid Development in Bamian | 29 Aug 2011
Young Women Face Problems in Education in Nangarhar | 25 Jul 2011
Women Behind the Wheel in Herat | 05 Jul 2011
Poppy Cultivation Rises in Nangarhar | 13 Jun 2011
Women Take on Police Work in Bamian | 05 Jun 2011
Wind Power in Afghanistan | 05 Jun 2011
Kuchis and Local Residents Clash in Nangarhar | 01 Jun 2011
Drug Addiction Among Women Is on the Rise | 29 May 2011
Female Journalism Graduates Unable to Work in Media | 23 May 2011
Dahdadi - A Model District for Education | 21 May 2011
Help on the Way for Nangarhar’s Hadda Museum | 18 May 2011
“Women Can Do Anything!” | 17 May 2011
Herat’s Women Have Stood Shoulder-to-Shoulder with Men from Invasion to Reconstruction | 11 May 2011
Bad Times for Pomegranate Farmers in the North | 20 Apr 2011
Ski Afghanistan | 18 Apr 2011
Saffron: a Good Alternative to Poppy | 18 Apr 2011
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