A number of government offices do not have their own buildings in Paktika, but the Ministry of Interior (MoI) has approved the construction of four more district complexes in the southeastern province.
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai has emphasised the critical role of education in fostering an economy and independent politics.
Construction work on a canal has been launched and the project in southeastern Khost province is estimated to cost more than 93,000 US dollars, an official said on Thursday.
The United Kingdom has contributed six million pound to the Afghanistan humanitarian fund, says the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) in Afghanistan.