KABUL (Pajhwok): Insecurity and negative traditions have a negative impact on women ’s lives in central Maidan Wardak province, but the election of three women to lead the Provincial Council has raised hope for a positive change. For the first time...

KABUL (Pajhwok): Publishing a bill reinstating supervisory role of the provincial councils in its official gazette, the government on Sunday said the councils’ supervision role would help improve governance, fight against corruption and resolve local disputes.

MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): The provincial council head for northern Balkh province on Thursday claimed most projects executed with national budget were being given to relatives of powerful individuals, ministers and lawmakers. Dr. Mohammad Afzal...

PUL-I-KHUMRI (Pajhwok): Unknown gunmen on Thursday killed a provincial council member along with his three security guards in northern Baghlan province, police said.

KABUL (Pajhwok): President Ashraf Ghani has said government officials would not be allowed to interfere in the election of provincial councils’ administrative boards. A statement from the Presidential Palace said the president talked to governors,...

KUNDUZ CITY (Pajhwok): The provincial council on Monday voiced concern over a large-scale Taliban ’s presence around the capital of northern Kunduz province, but security authorities vowed to completely clear the province of insurgents. Taliban...

KUNDUZ CITY (Pajhwok): The provincial council on Thursday assailed the government over failing to control the fighting in northern Kunduz province, saying mostly civilians bore the brunt of the situation.

KUNDUZ CITY (Pajhwok): Civil society activists in northern Kunduz province say all members of the Provincial Council (PC) have fled to capital Kabul after insecurity escalated in the province. Shahbaz Saberi, a civil society activist, told Pajhwok...

GARDEZ (Pajhwok): The provincial council’s administrative board in southeastern Paktia province on Tuesday said the provincial administration should not be accused of corruption but instead cooperated with in fighting the menace. The board’s views...