8+ hour, 55+ min ago  (199+ words) KABUL (Pajhwok): The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) reports that the number of children and young people out of school has risen to 273 million for the seventh consecutive year. According to the 2026 Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report,…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (257+ words) KABUL (Pajhwok): Japan has donated $6.26 million to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to support efforts to eradicate the polio virus in Afghanistan. Addressing a ceremony in Kabul, Japan's Ambassador, Masamoto Kenichi, said it was an honour to attend the…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (974+ words) FEROZKOH (Pajhwok): A number of poor and orphaned children in the western province of Ghor say poverty has forced them into hard labour instead of attending school, appealing for access to education. Experts stress the urgent need for economic and…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (857+ words) KABUL (Pajhwok): "Disability is not a limitation." Khair-ul-Nesa Shahzad, despite years of illness and physical challenges, has turned her home into a classroom through sheer determination, effort, and perseverance. Today, as a home-based teacher, she plays a vital role in…...

5+ mon, 4+ week ago  (203+ words) About 400 young people have been recruited into the army ranks from central Panjsher province, and after completing initial appointment procedures, they will be sent to the Kabul training center to undergo a five-month military training. Don't you have an account…...

6+ mon, 1+ day ago  (704+ words) KABUL (Pajhwok): At a private school in Kabul, students prepare homemade healthy meals every Wednesday instead of harmful snacks sold in the market'a program that has not only changed their unhealthy eating habits but also encouraged families to prepare nutritious…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (239+ words) KABUL (Pajhwok): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) says it supports the local economy and domestic production in Afghanistan to prevent the production of goods that cause child malnutrition. On its X page, the General Directorate of the Office of…...

8+ mon, 11+ hour ago  (241+ words) FEROZKOH (Pajhwok): Hundreds of youth have been enrolled in a three-month training program in western Ghor province, an official said on Saturday. Information and Culture Director Maulvi Abdul Hai Za'em told Pajhwok Afghan News about 300 students would learn religious studies,…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago  (320+ words) FEROZKOH (Pajhwok): About 150 youth graduated from the Technical and Vocational Training Center in western Badghis province on Monday, with some of them calling for the expansion of such programs to prevent the youth from migration due to unemployment. In a…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago  (289+ words) GARDEZ (Pajhwok): A Financial Support Programme (FSP) has been initiated for dozens of small and medium-sized entrepreneurs, as well as 10 consortiums, across four southeastern provinces of the ... GARDEZ (Pajhwok): A Financial Support Programme (FSP) has been initiated for dozens of…...