In order to prevent birth defects in children, doctors advise serious care and no use of arbitrary drugs during pregnancy and say marriage with close relatives should be avoided as well. Although the Ministry of Public Health does not provide accurate statistics on birth defects in the country, but information provided by one of the More

Mental, psychological diseases experts have linked some factor which could cause psychological and mental issues among children. Psychologists have said that the restless atmosphere at home, the lack of attention to the needs of children, the violent treatment of parents and teachers can cause psychological problems in children, which if not taken seriously will have More

Over 16,000 children are involved in hard labour or collecting garbage on roads and streets, an official said on Monday. According to reports some children are involved in bricks making along with the families in bricks factories. Walid, 11, is one of these children, who told Pajhwok Afghan News that he daily go to the More

Azeemullah, the resident of northern Takhar province, has made three unsuccessfully illegal migration attempts in the past and now established a bricks production factory in which he provided work opportunity to other youths as well. His efforts to go to a foreign country were merely due to the financial problems and poverty that he was More

Teachers and experts consider parents’ role as important in motivating their children to learn their lessons and urge the families to pay serious attention to their children in this regard. Teachers: Teachers, parents hold same responsibility Laila Salehi, a teacher of Dari language literature at AbulQasimFerdausi school, complained about the negligence of parents towards their More

Some people are complaining they face inordinate delays in obtaining Pakistan visa, something enriching middlemen and ask the government to address the problem. However, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs says it is planning to set up a committee to facilitate travel to Pakistan. Obtaining Pakistan visa in Kabul has become difficult and most of the More

Some people have complained against growing migration related fraud saying thousands of their dollars were embezzled on the bases of fake promises agents and some companies that they will be transferred to foreign nations. Thousands of individuals managed to go abroad through evacuation process after the fall of the past government. These were individuals who More

Medical experts after a scientific research found elevated blood lead levels in Afghan refugee children resettled in the US and advised families to stop using low quality aluminum cook pots. The study’s findings are now public and published in “Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology”. The researchers found that the lead level in blood More

An Afghan national who spent years in a foreign country has now established a private company in capital Kabul and said the respect and honor one has in the country of origin could not be found in other nations. This is Mohammad Saleem Sarfarazi, from the Onkhai area of Syedabad district in Maidan Wardak province. More

Some educated youth in western Badghis province say they are forced to go for illegal emigration due to unemployment. They want the interim government to create job opportunities for them. Unemployment is among the problems haunting youth over the last 20 years. With their consistent demands falling on deaf ears, they regret, many educated people More