Nasrin Sayeedi

Doctors call childbirth at home with untrained attendants risky, but some women in western Ghor province say they have to exercise the option due to harmful traditions, a shortage of female specialists and fewer maternity hospitals.

The Hindu Kush Eagles team has climbed the 3,350-meter peak of the Siah Koh mountain in western Ghor province.

A friendly futsal league between government and non-governmental departments has been launched in western Ghor province, an official said on Saturday.

A futsal tournament featuring 16 teams concluded in western Ghor province on Thursday, with Zera’at team emerging victorious.

As many as 350 families in western Ghor province have gained access to clean water with the implementation of a water supply project, officials said on Thursday.

A winter volleyball tournament, featuring eight teams, has kicked off in Ferozkoh, the capital of western Ghor province, an official said on Thursday.

Ghor Governor Hayatullah Mubarak says practical work will kick off soon on retaining walls to protect the historic Jam Minaret.

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN-OCHA) will build 100 residential houses for flood-affected families in western Ghor province, an official said on Wednesday.

Local officials in Ghor have announced the establishment of a new telecommunications site in the provincial capital, providing services to 24,000 families.

Construction work has been launched on a mosque that will cost 11 million afghanis at the second brigade of 207th Al-Farooq Corps in western Ghor province.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) must fulfill its responsibility towards preserving the historic Jam Minaret in western Ghor province, the deputy information and culture minister said during his trip here.  

Blocked by floods, the Herat-Ghor highway has been re-opened for traffic after a four-month closure, local officials said on Tuesday.