JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Fighting in the Badpakh area of eastern Laghman has cut off power supply to Jalalabad -- the capital of Nangarhar -- from Naghlu dam, the Energy and Water Department head said on Monday.
“Our technical team is ready to repair the transmission line, but when workers go to the area, militants fire at them,” Director Wahidullah Popalzai told Pajhwok Afghan News.
Local tribal elders had been tasked to negotiate with the fighters, he said, adding the fault would be fixed today if the two sides reach an agreement.
Meanwhile, the Laghman governor’s . . .
