Nasrin Sayedi

Security forces have detained seven individuals on charges of illegally cutting down trees in separate operations in the Ab Kamari and Bala Murghab districts of western Badghis province, an official said on Sunday.

A technical team from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has visited western Ghor province to implement several projects aimed at preserving ancient sites, particularly the Jam Minaret.

Construction work on 28 water supply networks has begun in seven districts of western Ghor province with financial support from the World Bank, and upon completion, more than 7,000 families will gain access to safe drinking water.

QALA-I-NAW (Pajhwok): As many as 56 landmines left over from the past wars have been discovered and destroyed in various areas of Bala Murghab district of western Badghis province in cooperation with the Danish Refugee Council (DRC).

FIROZKOH (Pajhwok): The building for historic Yakhan School in Tiora district of western Ghor province has been reconstructed at a cost of two million afghanis funded entirely by local residents.

Two months after Pajhwok Afghan News published a report highlighting a charitable initiative to set up a health centre in Yakhan Sofla village of Taywara district in western Ghor province, the facility has now been equipped with government support and is providing basic healthcare services to local residents.

A small water reservoir with a storage capacity of nearly 9,000 cubic meters has been inaugurated in western Ghor province, an official said on Sunday.

The Energy and Water Department says a check dam with a storage capacity of more than 2,000 cubic meters of water has been completed and put into operation in western Ghor province.

As much as 2.5 tonnes of expired food and non-food items have been torched in the capital of western Badghis province, an official said on Tuesday.

Two children have been killed in a cluster bomb explosion left over from past conflicts in western Badghis province, an official said on Monday.

Three people have been arrested after they tried to steal household animals and a motorcycle in western Ghor province, an official said on Sunday.

Four people have been arrested over unauthorized excavations at historical areas in western Badghis province, an official said on Wednesday.