Reconstruction

Three individuals have been arrested for illegally cutting pistachio forests in the Sang-i-Atash district of western Badghis province, while another man detained on narcotics-related charges.

The Ministry of Public Works (MoPW) says contracts for two road construction projects in central Parwan province, worth more than 983 million afghanis, have been signed.

Construction of 18 development projects worth 72 million Afghanis has been completed in central Kapisa province, an official said Tuesday.

The Rural Rehabilitation and Development Department of southern Ghazni province says two drinking water supply networks have been completed at a cost of more than 20 million afghanis and put into use in Nawa and Gilan districts.

The Education Department in Ghazni says residents of the southern province donated 40 million afghanis this year for the development of education and personally funded the construction of buildings for 20 schools and religious seminaries.

Construction work on 28 water supply networks has begun in seven districts of western Ghor province with financial support from the World Bank, and upon completion, more than 7,000 families will gain access to safe drinking water.

Reconstruction work has been initiated on the Badakhshan-Takhar highway at a cost of over 79 million afghanis, an official announced on Monday.

KABUL (Pajhwok): Construction has begun on a project to build 10 pedestrian overpasses in densely populated areas of Kabul, costing over 47 million afghanis, the

Construction work has begun on a key 46.5-kilometre road connecting Greshk and Musa Qala districts in southern Helmand province, at a cost of 1.032 billion afghanis.

FIROZKOH (Pajhwok): The building for historic Yakhan School in Tiora district of western Ghor province has been reconstructed at a cost of two million afghanis funded entirely by local residents.

The Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development has inaugurated the widening of a 29km road and construction of two iron-concrete bridges at a cost of over 76 million afghanis in central Daikundi province.

About 152 development projects costong 147.8 million afghanis have been completed and put into service in eastern Nangar province, the Rural Rehabilitation and Development Department said in a statement on Thursday.