ASADABAD (Pajhwok): A bridge connecting 85 villages was inaugurated in Asmar district of eastern Kunar province on Wednesday after its completion.
Sifatullah Sharafmal, Kunar Rural Rehabilitation and Development director, told the bridge’s inaugural ceremony that the 60-meter long and seven-meter wide structure cost 106.6 million afghanis.
“We also built embankment walls on both sides of the bridge to protect it from being damaged by floodwater,” he said.
Kunar governor Abdul Sattar Mirzakwal said the project would benefit 85 villages in the area.
He said that 3,000 . . .
