NANGARHAR: UN-HABITAT rehabilitates road in Jalalabad
NANGARHAR - In district number one of Jalalabad city, 3,650 meters of road was rehabilitated at a total cost of US$ 43,500 funded by UN Human Settlement Programme (UN-HABITAT), with ten per cent contribution by local…
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KUNDUZ: UN-supported TV programme aired
KABUL - United Nations-supported weekly TV programme, Kunduz at a Glance is currently aired on local TV station Kunduz Independent Khawar. The 6-episode weekly programme examines the issues of good governance, women…
HELMAND: Clean water network ready for use in Helmand province
HELMAND - Clean water network was constructed and ready for use in Nad-e-Ali district of Helmand province. Governor Al-haj Mohammad Naem, deputy minister for rural rehabilitation and development affairs, Mohammad Tariq Asmaty…
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PAKTYA: Youth with disabilities receive training
GHAZNI - Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA) organized vocational training for tens of youth with disabilities in Ghazni province, according to local officials on Wednesday. The project aimed to support youth with…
KANDAHAR: United Nations agencies should get more power
KANDAHAR - Kandahar Governor, Dr Toryali Wesa requested the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan (DSRSG), Mr. Mark Bowden to give more authority to the UN agencies in Kandahar province. This…
KANDAHAR: Minister of Mines to invite investors to conduct mine extractions in Kandahar
KANDAHAR - Minister of Mine and Industries, Wahidullah Shahrani said during his visit to Kandahar that his office will try to attract investors to conduct mine and coal extraction in Kandahar province. “There are reserves of…
KABUL: Workshop for heads of provincial education departments held
KABUL - In order to develop the quality of education in the country, the Ministry of Education conducted a seven-day workshop for the heads of 34 provincial education departments in Kabul. The workshop was opened yesterday by…
BALKH: Amu erosion devastates Afghan villages
KABUL - Amu River erosion displaces hundreds of families and demolishes thousands of acres of farmlands every year in the northern region, said the Wolesi Jirga speaker Abdul Raouf Ibrhimi on Saturday, demanding government’s…
SAMANGAN: Families hit by flood receive cash assistance
SAMANGAN - Afghan national disaster management authority – ANDMA’s provincial branch in Samangan distributed cash assistance to 194 families affected by the recent floods, said the agencies provincial chief Rajab Ali Yousufi…
Disaster management meeting takes place in Kandahar
KANDAHAR - Heads of sectoral groups, UN agencies and other officials met on Sunday to discuss natural disaster preparedness in Kandahar. The meeting took place at Kandahar Governor’s office and was chaired by Governor Dr…
KUNDUZ: Plantation project to start as part of Afghan peace process
KUNDUZ - A pistachio plantation project will start in Aliabad district of Kunduz. The project is part of the Afghanistan Peace and Reintegration Program (APRP) which provides employment opportunities to ex-inmates who…

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Violence against women on the rise in Afghanistan: Deputy Minister
KABUL - Violence against women in Afghanistan continues to rise despite government efforts to implement the law on elimination of violence and the establishment of a High Commission for the Prevention of Violence against…