Khalid Zahin

The Department of Labour and Social Affairs says 240 impoverished families have been helped to set up small businesses in southeastern Paktia province.

Beekeepers in southeastern Paktia province have voiced concern over the lack of market for their honey products, calling on relevant government institutions to support local marketing and facilitate honey exports.

As many as 1,000 new houses have been constructed and handed over to earthquake-affected families in the Gayan district of southeastern Paktika province.

Two children have been killed as a result of a lightning strike in southeastern Paktia province, an official said on Saturday.

Construction work has been initiated on a township for returning refugees at a cost of 800,000 US dollars in southeastern Paktia province, officials announced on Tuesday.

A Financial Support Programme (FSP) has been initiated for dozens of small and medium-sized entrepreneurs, as well as 10 consortiums, across four southeastern provinces of the country.

A number of farmers in southeastern Paktia province say greenhouses consume less water than open fields and give higher yields.

Thirty small electricity poles have been toppled due to snowfall in southeastern Paktia province, resulting in power outages for thousands of homes, an official said on Wednesday.

A volleyball tournament featuring 20 teams has concluded in southeastern Paktia province, with Mahbas team emerging victorious.

Factory owners in Sharana, the capital of southeastern Paktika province, say the lack of government electricity and an industrial park have negatively affected their businesses and created numerous challenges for them.

Some residents of Shakin district in southeastern Paktika province are facing numerous challenges in areas such as healthcare, education, communications, clean drinking water, and other basic services.

A number of residents of the Askari Familio area of Gardez, the capital of southeastern Paktia province, complain about lack of access to potable water.