A British magazine has alleged that a network of Afghan businesspeople used souvenir and confectionery shops in the United Kingdom to launder international aid money taken out of Afghanistan years earlier, avoided paying taxes and escaped debts by repeatedly dissolving and reopening companies. However, Ghulam Sarwar Afzali, one of the main businessmen linked to the More
A number of teenagers undergoing treatment at the 450-bed Jangalak Drug Rehabilitation Hospital say they became addicted to “K Tablets” and “Zicap” after friends encouraged them to try the pills, which were initially provided free of charge before dealers began charging once dependence developed. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) says the drugs are More
Sakina, a woman who mortgaged her home and sold her gold jewelry to invest in the “Gold BS” platform, says she and many other Afghans have lost their savings after the platform abruptly ceased operations. Afghanistan’s central bank has also stressed that the platform never held an official license to operate. Gold BS was an More
While PUBG has become a popular source of entertainment and excitement for many teenagers and young people, psychologists and education experts warn that excessive use of the game can lead to addiction, declining academic performance, weakened social skills and psychological problems. In solar year 1401, the Cabinet of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan instructed the More
Preserving one’s mother tongue is a serious challenge for Afghan migrants living abroad, but experts say that if native languages are forgotten within families, part of the culture and identity of future generations will gradually disappear. They stress that parents play a key role in teaching and passing on the mother tongue to their children More
The Taliban’s Acting Minister for Martyrs and Disabled Affairs Mullah Abdul Majeed Akhund has appointed his grandson to a high-ranking contract-based post in the ministry, contrary to the Taliban supreme leader’s decree, Wesal TV has reliably learned. Known as ‘Joiner Minister’ among the ministry staff, the grandson has been given full authority in the ministry in addition More
Gynecologists want prospective couples to visit doctors for blood tests before getting married in order to prevent possible congenital disorders in their children. They say at times, children inherit some diseases from their parents, who may or may not be relatives. Kabul-based gynecologists Dr. Mursal Bahar Mahmoodi told Pajhwok Afghan News there were various reasons More
Some religious scholars and social experts say slaughtering animals in the public glare has negative effects on children. They say the ritual should be conducted in accordance with Islamic principles. A specific place should be determined for sacrificing animals away from the sight of children, they suggest. Speaking, Mohammadullah Motamed, a professor of the psychology More
Some affiances in northern Jawzjan province have considered some customs and traditions, including taking sweets and clothes to fiancés house on the occasion of Eid an unpleasant and back-breaking, and demanded its prevention. Purchasing Eid gifts for the fiancé by the groom’s family is a very old custom in Afghanistan, one week before Eid, the More
Noor Jahan, a 72-year-old mother of five children, got married decades ago. A resident of Kabul, she hoped her children would become her strength. However, they have left her high and dry. Pajhwok conducted interviews with a number of mothers in Kabul on this National Mother’s Day (June 13). Some of them commended their children’s More
