The World Food Programme (WFP) says the European Union has contributed 4.6 million US dollars (equivalent €4 million) to the United Nations Humanitarian Air Services (UNHAS) in Afghanistan.
Some residents of Kabul have complained about wall chalking and sticking advertisements on the walls of their homes. The Kabul Municipality has declared the practice illegal and warned that legal action will be taken against violators.
KABUL (Pajhwok): With groundwater levels in the central capital Kabul plummeting unprecedentedly, many residents are currently relying on mobile tankers for drinking water.
A 13-year-long feud between two families in eastern Laghman province has ended through the mediation of local officials, tribal elders and religious scholars.
The Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue, Prevention of Vice and Hearing of Complaints says it has collected 1,510 mentally ill individuals across the country and referred them to the Afghan Red Crescent Society for treatment and care.
Twenty-two couples tied the knot at a mass wedding ceremony with financial support of charity foundations and national traders in southern Ghazni province.
Two longstanding family feuds in central Panjsher province—one lasting 15 years and the other seven—have been peacefully resolved through the efforts of local authorities and tribal elders.
KABUL (Pajhwok): China has announced it will provide 50 million yuan (over 7 million US dollars) in emergency humanitarian aid for the victims of the recent earthquake in eastern Afghanistan.
An Afghan businessman residing in Russia has donated 42.5 tons of food supplies to earthquake victims in eastern Afghanistan, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Friday.
Emergency aid for earthquake victims has arrived in Kabul from Japan, while Russia has also dispatched its first shipment of humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan.
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