Senior officials from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan and Turkmenistan have inspected the progress of work on the TAPI gas pipeline project and its related routes inside Afghanistan.
As many as 160 prisoners, including women and children, have been released from the central prison in western Herat province in compliance with a decree from the Islamic Emirate’s leadership, local officials said on Wednesday.
A prominent agricultural figure in western Herat province, drawing on years of experience in the field, is striving to modernise traditional farming by promoting and distributing improved quality seed varieties.
Nazir Ahmad, an inhabitant of Herat and the only person who introduced ostrich farming to the western province seven years ago, says he could expand his business with government’s support.
A number of landowners and farmers in western Herat province say the drip irrigation system not only drastically reduces water consumption, but also enables the cultivation of more land and leads to higher crop yields.
A six-member group of armed robbers has been detained in the seventh district of Herat City, the capital of western Herat province, an official said on Sunday.
Some laborers in western Herat province say job opportunities have become increasingly rare while wages have also declined following the return of hundreds of thousands of Afghan refugees from Iran.
About 40 percent of the first phase of the Herat International Terminal construction project in western Herat has been completed, officials said on Thursday.
The governor of western Herat province has ordered summoning officials of the Hari Karwan Transportation Company after a deadly accident claimed about 80 lives.
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