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PUL-I-KHUMRI (Pajhwok): Agriculture Department officials in northern Baghlan province say 10,000 acres out of total 25,000 acres of usurped land belonging . . .

The European Union (EU) has allocated €150,000 (over 11 million afghanis) to provide emergency humanitarian assistance to families affected by the extreme cold temperatures that hit Afghanistan in early March.

Three radio stations -- Hurriyet, Omid and Shariah --have gone on the air in western Herat province.

Access to information is one of the basic human rights that improved with time in central Bamyan province, according to an official of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Monday.

MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): A number of physically challenged persons in northern Balkh province say they cannot meet their needs with their meager monthly stipends . .

Some residents of the Chamtal district of northern Balkh province complain about the shortage of potable water and want the problem to be addressed urgently.

More than 2,000 vulnerable people in central Uruzgan and 866 people in northwestern Badghis province have received assistance, officials said on Sunday.

KUNDUZ CITY (Pajhwok): Some residents of northern Kunduz province are complaining about their lack of access to potable water and . . .

Two people have been flogged after being convicted of adultery by the primary court in Kabul, the Supreme Court said on Friday.

Some residents in southeastern Khost province have complained about the soaring prices of food items and asked relevant officials to control the prices.

Germany has contributed $16.4 million to economic cooperation and development in Afghanistan.

To address people's problems, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has ratified a complaint-hearing law, officials say.