Officials in northern Jawzjan province have raised concerns over declining groundwater levels and rising air pollution, urging the public to conserve water and refrain from cutting down trees.
Two rival families have reconciled in southern Ghazni province, ending their four-year-old enmity after mediation by tribal elders and religious scholars.
Residents of the Al-Biruni township in southern Ghazni province say they are not permitted to construct homes or carry out any construction work on their legally allotted land, leaving them in the lurch.
The Department of Labour and Social Affairs says 240 impoverished families have been helped to set up small businesses in southeastern Paktia province.
Two rival families have reconciled in eastern Nuristan province, ending their 30-year-old enmity after mediation by tribal elders and police officials.
Following the publication of a Pajhwok Afghan News report revealing that limited access to healthcare in Baynaz village in northwestern Nimroz, had resulted in the disability of a brother and sister, provincial officials have taken action.
PUL-I-ALAM (Pajhwok): A number of youth in central Logar province have urged the government to provide them with job opportunities besides education. A meeting was
Twenty-three couples tied the knot at a mass wedding ceremony aimed at institutionalizing Islamic values, reducing huge costs of marriage, and combating objectionable social traditions in central Bamyan province.
PUL-I-ALAM (Pajhwok): A new employment generation programme has been launched in various districts and the capital of central Logar province, an official announced on Tuesday.
The European Union (EU) has said it is doubling its support for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in Afghanistan.
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