Society

GARDEZ (Pajhwok): A private company has been awarded a 12-year contract to operate the Spini Shagi recreational park in Zazai Aryub district of southeastern in

A growing number of young people in central Parwan province have started learning vocational and technical education due to limited job opportunities in other sectors.

BAMYAN (Pajhwok): Construction work has been launched on seven water supply networks in Kohmard district of central Bamyan province at a cost of over 28

KABUL (Pajhwok): The United Nations has earmarked $16.6 million to assist vulnerable communities in Afghanistan, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)

Two tribes reconciled and ended their years long enmity in western Badghis province following mediation of tribal elders and local officials, an official said on Thursday.

A silo in western Herat province, one of the largest in Afghanistan, has only its wheat storage section operational, while the bread-baking facility remains inactive due to lack of contracts.

Two families reconciled and ended their three-year-old enmity in northern Kunduz province following mediation of tribal elders and local officials, an official said on Wednesday.

Residents of Chah Ab district in northern Takhar province have urged the caretaker government to invest revenues from local mining operations in essential services for them such as construction of roads, clinics and schools.

The problems of residents in central Logar province concerning education, health, agriculture and roads would be addressed as soon as possible, officials said on Tuesday.

Residents of Badpakh district in eastern Laghman province have urged the caretaker government to complete the remaining five percent work on an electricity supply project, which was 95 percent completed in the previous government.

Maulvi Gul Ahmad Ahmadi, a widely respected tribal elder in northwestern Nimroz province, has spent the past three decades mediating feuds and fostering peace in his community.

: Residents of southeastern Khost province are increasingly concerned about a surge in incidents of dog bites with the onset of warmer weather, leading to a rise in rabies cases.