Society

The National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA) on Wednesday announced that the electronic ID (e-Tazkira) system is back to normal after several days of technical disruptions.

A seven-year-long feud between two families in northern Samangan province, which had claimed one life, has been resolved through the mediation of local authorities and religious scholars.

More than 2,000 foreign nationals entered and exited Afghanistan through it crossings and airports last month, the National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA) said on Tuesday.

A 75-year-old feud between two families in northern Jawzjan province has been resolved through mediation of local officials, religious scholars and tribal elders, an official announced on Sunday.

Although recent rainfall has revived hopes among residents for a reduction in drought, people in some areas of Dara-i-Suf-i-Payin district of northern Samangan province say they are facing a severe shortage of water and are forced to walk for hours to obtain drinking water.

The High Commission of Shiites of Afghanistan held a “People’s Meeting for Strengthening the Islamic System and Defending the Country’s Territorial Integrity” in Kabul on Monday, bringing together members of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) and religious scholars under the slogan: “This meeting is the voice of the people, a message of unity and solidarity.”

Shortages of safe drinking water, healthcare facilities, schools and roads have created severe hardships for thousands of residents in parts of northwestern Nimroz province.

Industrialists in southern Kandahar have called for the relocation of Kochis (nomads) who have settled on 500 acres of land designated for the provincial industrial park. Officials, however, have assured that efforts are ongoing to resolve the issue.

A dispute between two families in Rabat-i-Sangi in western Herat province, which left two dead and as many injured, has been resolved through traditional jirgas, officials said on Sunday.

The Ministry of Information and Culture (MoIC) says that 27 new historic sites have been discovered in central Logar.

In the Terminal area of Zaranj city, the capital of northwestern Nimroz province, dozens of internally displaced and returning families are enduring the harsh winter under old, tattered tents. Mothers and fathers, trying to shield their children from the biting cold, hold them close and appeal to the government and charitable organizations for urgent help.

Austria has contributed $1 million to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to support returning Afghan refugees.