Rizwanullah Bilal

A one-day kickboxing tournament was held in Lashkargah, the capital of southern Helmand province, with 70 athletes participating.

Reconstruction work has been launched on a milk processing factory that will cost 42 million afghanis in Lashkargah, the capital of southern Helmand province, an official announced on Wednesday.

A local businessman has set up a school in Lashkargah, the capital of southern Helmand province, to impart free education to hundreds of children without guardians.

Construction work on a road has been launched in southern Helmand province and the project will cost 14 million afghanis, an official said on Sunday.

A wrestling competition featuring 100 wrestlers from 12 districts was held in southern Helmand province to select players for the provincial team, an official said on Saturday.

The vaccination campaign against Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) has kicked off in southern Helmand province, an officials said on Wednesday.

Three hundreds orphans, including 100 girls, have been provided with education and training opportunity in the Imam Ahmad Ibn Habban Basti Orphanage Centre in Lashkargha, the capital of southern Helmand province, an official said on Saturday.

UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has provided stationery to 76,000 school students from the first to the third grade in Lashkargah, the capital of southern Helmand province, and districts.

Due to lack of school-buildings and teachers, about 60 percent of school-age children in southern Helmand province have no access to education, local officials said on Saturday.

Three persons were flogged publicly after being convicted by the appeal court in southern Helmand province, local officials said on Tuesday.

The number of students in private universities has decreased by 50 percent, rendering the higher educational institutes unable to meet their expenses and pay government taxes.

The Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock Department says 32 tonnes of milk are produced daily across 73 farms in southern Helmand province.