Abdul Sabour Seerat

The Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) says an amount of one million dollars is needed for the treatment of 1,300 children with congenital heart defects (CHDs) in northern Balkh province.

A number of blind people in northern Balkh province say most of them could recover if treated, calling on the caretaker government and international aid institutions to assist them.

Some women and child labourers in northern Balkh province have complained about low wages and lack of work opportunities and asked the government to provide them with permanent work.

Natural disasters damaged cotton crop this year in northern Balkh province, say farmers. who ask the government for help in fighting plant diseases.

The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MoLSA) says 160 individuals graduated from vocational trainings in northern Balkh province.

Over 240 children suffering from thalassemia disease in northern Balkh province have urged the government for support and people for blood donation, an official said on Tuesday.

Construction work has been completed on a school building at a cost of 300,000 US dollars in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province.

Two roads are being constructed at a cost of more than 20 million afghanis in the provincial capital of northern Balkh province, Mazar-i-Sharif.

Some residents in northern Balkh province have complained about heavy traffic on the Mazar-i-Sharif- Shiberghan road and demanded the construction of a second lane.

About 50 shops of Afghan businesspeople have been opened at the Termez International Centre in Uzbekistan, an official said on Saturday.

After a Pajhwok Afghan News report, fumigation or spraying drugs on export goods has been declared optional at Hairatan port in northern Balkh province.

More than 3,000 people suffering from cardiovascular disease have referred to the Abu Ali Sina Balkhi Zonal Hospital in Mazar-i-Sharif and hospitalized, hospital sources said on Sunday.