TALOQAN (Pajhwok): About 26,000 acres of grabbed land has been retaken in Takhar and 12,500 acres in Farah province, officials say.
Mohammad Arif, spokesman for the Takhar governor, told Pajhwok Afghan New: “The Commission to Prevent Land Grab wrested back over the past two months 26,000 acres of land, including deserts, pastures, farmlands and residential areas, in Taloqan, Baharak and Khwaja Ghar districts, as well as other parts of the province.”
The land retaken would be given on lease to the individuals who previously used it for personal benefits, Arif added.
Meanwhile, ordinary people welcomed the governmental . . .
