Experts and farmers in several provinces of the country have highlighted improvements in agriculture following recent rainfall, describing it as an opportunity to revive vegetation cover and reduce the impacts of drought.
Residents of Badpakh district in eastern Laghman province complain about the absence of a proper marketplace and they walk for hours to reach Mehtarlam, the provincial capital, for purchasing daily use item.
Religious scholars say every sane and able-bodied Muslim who owns wealth beyond need and equal to (or more than) 87.48 grams of gold) is obliged to give a Qurbani (slaughter animal on Eid-ul-Adha).
Some religious scholars and social experts say slaughtering animals in the public glare has negative effects on children. They say the ritual should be conducted in accordance with Islamic principles.
On the eve of Eid-ul-Adha, doctors fear a possible increase in Congo fever cases and recommend the use of gloves, masks, glasses and long clothes while slaughtering an animal.
Some affiances in northern Jawzjan province have considered some customs and traditions, including taking sweets and clothes to fiancés house on the occasion of Eid an unpleasant and back-breaking, and demanded its prevention.
KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): Some students of the university in southern Kandahar province say most of the problems they earlier faced have been solved, except the
The residents of Deishu district in southern Helmand province have said that no school has been constructed in their area and complained that their children have been deprived of education for decades.
A number of orphan and working children in western Ghor province say they want to study and the caretaker government should help them in this regard, while local officials say education programs for such children have been launched.
The residents of Badpesh district in eastern Laghman province have been faced with several problems due damaged road that connected them with Mehterlam, the provincial capital.
Over 180 schools in southeastern Paktia province have been without buildings and the students of these schools study in open places, an official said on Wednesday.
