Benyamin Bariz

As saffron harvesting season is approaching in western Herat province, officials say the precious herb’s yield will increase this season.

The only bead-making workshop is reviving an ancient craft while producing and exporting high-quality prayer beads (tasbih) to international markets, alongside growing domestic sales within Afghanistan.

Security forces have arrested nine suspected robbers in western Herat province, an official said on Thursday.

A nine-year-old boy has been rescued from kidnappers after one year of captivity and reunited with his family in western Herat province, police said on Thursday.

Security forces have detained a group of five professional thieves in the 10th district of western Herat province, an official said on Sunday.

A year after the devastating earthquake in western Herat province, the affected people say they still need aid, urging the caretaker government and partner institutions to provide them with cash assistance.

A poultry farm has been reactivated in western Herat province and has the capacity to produce 50,000 eggs per day.

Security forces have thwarted an attempt to smuggle hundreds of sheep to Iran through the Islam Qala port in western Herat province, an official said on Saturday.

Blacktopping of a road has begun in western Herat province and the project will cost 42 million afghanis , an official said on Sunday.

A year after the devastating earthquake in western Herat province, authorities say nearly 10,000 homes have been built for the affected people.

The acting Minister of Industry and Commerce, Nooruddin Azizi, announced that an industrial town spanning 25,000 acres will soon be established in western Herat province.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has donated nine dialysis machines to the main provincial hospital in western Herat.