Archive
Back to homepage
3 Afghan Women Among Forbes List Of 30 under 30 Asia 2019
These outstanding women are: Three Afghan women are among the 300 entrepreneurs and game-changers in this year’s edition of Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list. The winners were chosen from over 2,000 entries, heavily researched by a team of reporters and vetted
Read More
American University of Afghanistan Could Shut Down Next Year Due to Funding Cuts
American-based news agency CNN has reported that the American University of Afghanistan (AUAF) could shut down next year if the US government cuts funds. Established in 2006, AUAF is the country’s only nationally accredited, private, not-for-profit and co-educational university. It
Read More
Republic of Korea Contributes $1mn To Improve Food Security Through Soy Production in Afghanistan
The World Food Program (WFP) welcomes a $1 million (₩1.18 billion; AFN78.2 million) contribution from the Republic of Korea to go towards improving household food security and nutrition through strengthening soya production in Afghanistan. Some 2,400 smallholder family farmers –
Read More
Afghan Gov’t Fines Presidential Candidates With Less Than 10% of Votes
Ten of the fourteen candidates that had run for presidency are going to be fined by the Afghan government, as per the law. Each candidate was required to pay a deposit of 100,000 to the state bank as a guarantee
Read More
Afghan Saffron Ranked 1st In The World For The 8th Year
Afghan Saffron products have been ranked first for the eighth consecutive year by the International Taste and Quality Institute, an international institute based in Brussels. Saffron, dubbed as the “red gold”, is cultivated in 33 out of 34 provinces of
Read More
Afghanistan Comes To The Rescue As Onion Prices Skyrocket in India
Afghanistan has exported at least 10,000 tons of onion in the past two months to India, following the soaring prices of onion in the neighboring country. According to sources from India, monsoon rains caused severe damage to the unharvested crop
Read More
8 out of 54 Afghan Gov’t Institutions Spend Less Than 50% of Budget
According to figures from the Ministry of Finance, eight out of a total of 54 government institutions have spent less than 50% of their development budget. The National Authority for Disaster Management is the only government institution that has spent
Read More
Over 600,000 Afghan Women to Attain Self-Sufficiency in Next Four Years Through Agriculture
Afghan Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock Nasir Ahmad Durrani announced Tuesday that over 600,000 women would become self-reliant through an economic empowerment program in agriculture. The program includes nursery farms, greenhouses, processing agricultural products, distribution of poultry farms, bee
Read More
Social Media Activists in Nangarhar Campaign Against Use of Pakistani Rupees
The residents of Nangarhar, particularly social media activists, have started campaigns against use of Pakistani rupees in the province. Bordering with Pakistan, Nangarhar province commonly uses Pakistani currency which has had an adverse effect on the value of Afghani. The
Read More
Goldman Sachs CEO Rides Subway & Works as DJ on the Side
The Chief Executive Officer of Goldman Sachs—one of the world’s leading global investment banking, isn’t a regular CEO. He likes to take the subway to work, get his own coffee at work and performs as classic rock DJ at nightclubs
Read More
Afghan Film “A Letter to the President” Wins at SAARC Film Festival
“A Letter to the President”, Afghan film directed by Roya Sadat, won the best Screenplay Award at the 9th SAARC film festival held in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The movie is recognized “For its courage to finally speak the truth about
Read More
Bayat Power Launches Afghanistan’s First New Gas Power Plant in 40 Years
Bayat Power has launched Afghanistan’s first new gas power based production plant in more than 40 years and the region’s most technologically advanced gas fired electric power plant. Built and led by Afghans, Bayat Power-1 will generate up to 41 megawatts of
Read More
Afghanistan to Require $6bn-$8bn a Year in Grants Following Peace Negotiations
Afghanistan will need continued financial support from the international community following a potential political settlement, says a new World Bank report that examines the country’s overall medium-term financing needs under a range of political and economic scenarios. The World Bank
Read More
Japan Contributes $7mn to Support Children & Mother’s Health in Afghanistan
The Government of Japan has donated USD 7 million in support of UNICEF’s drive to provide life-saving vaccines, addressing urgent needs and rights of Afghanistan’s children and women. This new grant will enable government of Afghanistan, UNICEF and its partners to
Read More
2019 Survey of the Afghan People Reveals Citizens Support Peace Talks with Taliban
Today, The Asia Foundation-Afghanistan, with the support of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), launched the 15th annual Survey of the Afghan People (the Survey). First launched in 2004, this year the Survey gathered the opinions of more than
Read More
Entrepreneur of the Month: Zuhal Atmar
Zuhal Atmar, 35, has taken on the task of making Kabul green by setting up a recycling plant where she processes 33 tons of garbage a week. She is the first woman in Afghanistan to have launched such a business,
Read More