One individual has been killed and 32 others were injured as a result of heavy rainfall, flash floods, and strong winds in Jalalabad city, the capital of eastern Nangarhar province, local officials said.
The Canal Company’s olive oil factory produced 135,500 liters of oil last year in eastern Nangarhar province, and has just begun bottling and delivering the oil to markets, officials said on Wednesday.
Dozens of residential houses have been constructed at a cost of nearly 115,000 US dollars for flood-affected families in the Achin district of eastern Nangarhar province.
Local officials in eastern Nangarhar province say Afghan refugees returning from Pakistan are being registered for vocational training and employment at the Torkham crossing, with nearly 50,000 individuals documented so far.
A nine-year-old feud between two families in Behsud district of eastern Nangarhar province has been resolved through the mediation of local officials, tribal elders and religious scholars.
The municipality of Jalalabad city, in eastern Nangarhar province has announced plans to set up two new municipal districts as part of a broader urban expansion and decongestion.
The Education Department in eastern Nangarhar province has set up a special committee to register children after returning from Pakistan to ensure they continue their education after homecoming
Construction work has been initiated on a new township for returning Afghan refugees from Pakistan in Behsud district of eastern Nangarhar province, an official announced on Saturday.
Officials in Nangarhar province say the Torkham crossing will not be opened for patients and travelers today (Friday), as originally scheduled, due to incomplete restoration work.
The Torkham crossing is set to reopen today (Wednesday) at 4:00pm for cargo vehicles, with passenger movement scheduled to resume on Friday, an official said.
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