Afghanistan

Dozens of factories remain shut in Afghanistan&s northern province of Balkh due to a severe shortage of electricity, officials said.

Industrial parks in Balkh house about 400 factories, however at least 150 have been forced to close, most of them because of power shortages.

Sher Mohammad Sepahizada, an adviser of the provincial directorate of...

Afghanistan&s Interior Ministry has begun issuing licenses for weapons and armored vehicles, officials confirmed Monday.

Interior Ministry officials said although security has improved in Afghanistan in recent months, people who feel threatened can apply for a weapons license and for a license to use an armored vehicle.

&Citizens can...

Marking the first day of the Persian New Year, the United Nations Children&s Fund (UNICEF) on Monday called on Afghan families to send their children to school.

&Prior to the opening of schools on Wednesday this week (23rd March, first day of the educational year), UNICEF Afghanistan, is urging parents to prepare all eligible children...