QALA-I-NAW (Pajhwok): Three individuals have been arrested on the charge of illegal excavation at an ancient site in western Badghis province, an official said on Monday.
A friendly wushu tournament was held to promote the sport and select top athletes for the provincial team in western Ghor province, an official said on Saturday.
A young man, a resident of western Ghor province, has begun constructing a school building with seven classrooms at his own expense for children who have been studying outdoors for years without proper facilities.
Residents of Shurabak village in Darah Qazi area of Ferozkoh, the capital of western Ghor province, say consecutive droughts have made access to safe drinking water increasingly difficult. As a result, water-borne illnesses such as diarrhea have become common among children.
A cycling competition, featuring 55 athletes, was organised in two categories— a 15-kilometre distance race and a 200-meter one wheel race in western Ghor province on Saturday.
Health officials in western Ghor say more than 300 children were infected with measles during the first three months of this solar year and two of them died from the disease.
A driver of a UN vehicle has been arrested over a traffic accident that resulted in the death of two children in western Ghor province, an official said on Thursday, but the UN mission in Afghanistan has not yet commented in this regard.
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