Society

A protest against alleged election rigging has brought life to a standstill in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province.

A three-year-old feud between two families in northwestern Nimroz province has ended as a result of mediation from local officials, tribal elders and religious scholars.

TIRINKOT (Pajhwok): Residents of Gizab district in central Uruzgan province complain they lack access to telecommunication services, but officials say the problem is being resolved

JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Two families and as many tribes have reconciled and ended their enmities as a result of mediation by religious scholars, officials and tribal

PARAKH (Pajhwok): A 3-year long enmity between two families in the Hisa-i-Awal district of central Panjsher province has come to an end with the help of local officials and tribal elders, according to a statement on Thursday.

Tired of a difficult life, 11-year-old Salma is forced by poverty to work in a brick kiln with her ailing father to support her family in eastern Nangarhar province.

About 15,000 people have been employed with financial support of the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) in northern Balkh province, an official said on Wednesday.

A 40-year-old enmity among three families has ended as a result of efforts by tribal elders in the Syedabad district of northern Sar-i-Pul province.

To replenish the water table in central capital Kabul, more than 1,200 water absorption-wells have been dug up during the past one year, the Ministry of Water and Energy said on Monday.

A new district ‘Dandghori’ has been created in Pul-i-Khumri, the capital of northern Baghlan province.

A joint committee has been created to monitor mines and prevent smuggling in central Uruzgan province, an official said on Monday.

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says Portugal has contributed 200,000 euros to the Afghanistan Humanitarian Fund (AHF).