LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): Hundreds of needy families are being given financial assistance in the provincial capital and districts of southern Helmand province, an official said on Wednesday.
Work and social affairs director Habibullah Dindost told Pajhwok Afghan News the cash assistance was being given to 1800 poor families by Kandahar Refugee Organization (KRO) with financial support of the World Food Program (WFP).
He said each family would receive 12,200 afghanis. The process is being monitored by the provincial Work and Social Affairs Department, police and intelligence.
He said the deserving families had been identified through a transparent survey.
Dindost said . . .
