Tue, 21-Oct-2025

New Afghan bakery offers jobs for women

Afghan women

KANDAHAR – A 40-year-old widow, Almasi, who used to ask for alms on the streets in Afghanistan’s Kandahar city, has bagged a job in a bakery established to create job opportunities for the needy, especially women like her. “Since I began working here and earning money, I’ve been very happy,” Almasi said. Women in Kandahar, … Read more

Taliban aiming to create ‘grand army’ for Afghanistan

Taliban aiming to create ‘grand army’ for Afghanistan

KABUL – The Taliban are creating a “grand army” for Afghanistan that will include officers and troops who served the old regime, the official tasked with overseeing the military’s transformation. Latifullah Hakimi, head of the Taliban’s Ranks Clearance Commission, also told a news conference they had repaired half the 81 helicopters and planes supposedly rendered … Read more