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.
The bodies of all victims of Tuesday night’s deadly traffic accident in western Herat province, charred beyond recognition, will be transferred to Kabul, local officials said on Wednesday.
More than 50 people have been killed after a passenger bus carrying refugees recently returned from Iran collided with a lorry in western Herat province, an official said on Wednesday.
A child in western Herat province says he has learned eight languages in the past two years without going to school. He asked the government to support him to continue his journey and achieve more success.
The Pashdan Dam in western Herat province was inaugurated on Thursday in the presence of senior officials from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA).
Steel smelter owners in western Herat province say they have launched programmes aimed at preventing young people from migrating again and providing employment for recently returned migrants.
