Security & Crime
7 arrested for illegal logging in Badghis
Seven people have been arrested by the police “Green Unit” on charges of illegally cutting forest trees in southern Badghis province, police said on...
Accidents & Disasters
Woman among 8 injured in Badghis traffic accidents
FEROZKOH (Pajhwok): Eight people, including a woman, have been injured in two separate traffic accidents in western Badghis province, an official said on Sunday. Police
Reconstruction
Restoration work begins on historic Jam Minaret in Ghor
FEROZKOH (Pajhwok): Following a series of reports by Pajhwok Afghan News highlighting concerns among Ghor residents over the deterioration of the historic Jam Minaret, local
Health
2 trauma centres worth $140,000 inaugurated in Ghor
The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) says two trauma centres have been inaugurated at health facilities in Lal wa Sarjangal district of western Ghor province.
Reconstruction
Water supply project completed in Ghor
FEROZKOH (Pajhwok): A new water supply project has been completed in Pasaband district of western Ghor province, providing access to safe drinking water for 180
Agriculture
Greenhouse farming rises in Ghor as drought hits traditional agriculture
While climate change and drought have severely affected traditional agriculture in western Ghor province, some farmers have turned to greenhouse cultivation and drip irrigation, increasing their...
Religion & Culture
16 historical artefacts transferred to Ghor museum
Sixteen historical artefacts have been transferred to the museum of the Information and Culture Department of western Ghor province, the department said on Thursday.
Business & Economics
Extraction begins at three agate mine blocks in Ghor
Extraction work has officially begun at three blocks of the agate (aqeeq) precious stone mine in Pasaband district of western Ghor province, the provincial mines director...
Reconstruction
1.8m afs check dam constructed in Badghis
A check dam has been constructed and inaugurated at a cost of 1.8 million afghanis in Ab Kamari district of western Badghis province, an official said...
Accidents & Disasters
1 killed, 9 injured in Badghis traffic accident
FEROZKOH (Pajhwok): One person was killed and nine others were injured after a passenger vehicle overturned in Qadis district of western Badghis province on Tuesday,
Education
From open sky to classrooms; renewed hope for schoolchildren in Ghor
Residents of Kandiwal village in Ferozkoh, the capital of Ghor, have launched construction work on a school building using their own funds — a move that...
