Society

At least 900 individuals have been provided with employment opportunities for 40 days in northern Jawzjan province.

The National Disasters Management Authority (ANDMA) in cooperation with the International Organization for Migrants (IOM) have distributed cash and non-cash assistance to more than 400 families affected by disasters in Kabul.

Deputy Minister for Labour and Social Affairs Maulvi Mohammad Zahid Ahmadzai says providing employment opportunities to the youth is the caretaker government’s top priority.

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) has pledged to boost assistance to the Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS).

Residents of Charchino district in central Uruzgan province complain about poor condition of the district’s road leading to Tirinkot, the provincial capital, urging its construction before the arrival of winter.

Over 3,000 tonnes of wheat would be stored in the wheat storage facility of the bread baking plant in northern Balkh province, an official said on Saturday.

An eight-year-old enmity between two families has been resolved through the mediation of the provincial governor in central Bamyan province, an official said on Saturday.

The Ministry of Martyr and Disabled Affairs (MoMDA) says more than 10 billion afghanis have been distributed in cash to widows, orphans and special people through banks over the last five months.

the Economy Department in Laghman says it has set up small businesses for 182 needy people in the eastern province.

Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Maulvi Mohammad Zahid Ahmadzai says as many as 20,000 youth graduate from vocational training centres across the country every year.

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) says it is currently providing assistance to 71,000 needy families in the capital Kabul.

Borders and Tribal Affairs director says have been able to resolve 46 enmities between families in northern Jawzjan province.