JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Three people have been arrested for allegedly axing down forest trees in the Sherzad district of eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Monday.
Maulvi Abdul Sattar Mohammad, Director of Agriculture and Livestock of Nangarhar, said the three men were cutting green trees in the Kadikhel area of Sherzad district when they were arrested by local officials of the department.
He said the detainees have been introduced to judicial bodies for further investigation and they would be punished according to the law.
He said the Islamic Emirate had banned cutting and smuggling of forest trees. He called on . . .
