Benyamin Bariz

For the first time, a permanent calligraphy and handwriting artworks exhibition has been inaugurated by the Information and Culture Department of western Herat province at the historic Ikhtiyaruddin fortress.

For the first time, a young man in western Herat has developed an online application to raise public awareness about non-communicable diseases including cancer and heart diseases.

Local officials in Herat say the western province has reached self-sufficiency in paint production.

More than 120 gas poisoning cases have been registered at the Zonal hospital in western Herat province during the past two months, an official said on Saturday.

Construction of some development projects worth more than 26 million afghanis was launched in western Herat province on Saturday.

As many as 196 beggars have been rounded up from the capital and districts of western Herat province, an official announced on Sunday.

As many as 165 large and small factories initiated operation in western Herat province over the last nine months, an official said on Thursday.

Amid a surge in exports, industrialists in western Herat province have started exporting jam to the US, Canada and Kazakhstan, officials said on Thursday.

Dozens of petrol selling shops have been closed by the specific committee on their failure to adhere to safety regulations and an inadequate distance between them and fuel stations.

A four-day calligraphy exhibition titled ‘Nasim-i-Mehr’ commenced in western Herat province on Wednesday to protect Herat’s original and Islamic calligraphic arts.

The TAPI gas pipeline project is advancing swiftly, with three kilometres of the pipeline already laid in Afghan territory, officials in western Herat province say.

The fourth edition of Afghanistan’s Champions Football League (ACL), featuring 12 teams, has concluded in western Herat province, with Abu Muslim Farah team emerging champions.