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Twenty people, including women and children, lost their lives after boat sank in a river in eastern Nangarhar province on Saturday morning.

At least nine suspects have been detained in connection with smuggling of 229 kilograms of hashish in Durbaba district of eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Saturday.

Offices of 20 tourist companies in Jalalabad, the capital of eastern Nangarhar province, have been sealed due to the non-availability of legal documents, an official said on Tuesday.

Three sisters have drowned in a canal in eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Tuesday.

The residents of the Barikab area in eastern Nangarhar province have called for investigations into a clash between the local people and security officials.

A Chinese Company has shown interest and provided assurance to invest in the agriculture sector of eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Monday.

JALALABAD (Pajhwok): The Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock department in eastern Nangarhar province estimates this year’s peach production at nearly 9,000 tons — 1000 tons .

A child lost his life and a woman wounded in a roof collapse incident in the Momand Dara district of eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Monday.

Two children have been killed and six others injured as a result of a traffic accident in the Doab district of eastern Nuristan province, an official said on Tuesday.

The residents of Jalalabad, the capital city of eastern Nangarhar province, and some visitors from the districts have said that on the eve of Eid-ul-Fitr, the fabric and its sewing prices have soared.

Custom officials in Torkham, a port township bordering Pakistan in eastern Nangarhar province, ceased CFC gas cylinders illegally transferred into Afghanistan, an official said on Tuesday.

Pakistan on Sunday once again closed the Torkham crossing for passengers, say officials in eastern Nangarhar province.