Yousuf Mangal

Construction work on six small check dams has been launched by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in three districts of southeastern Khost province, an official said on Tuesday.

Two people have been killed and three others injured due to lightning strikes in southeastern Khost province.

Residents of Tani district in southeastern Khost province have started cultivating almond orchards in the district’s mountainous parts, a move they say supports environmental conservation besides generating sustainable income and constructive engagement for the local community.

The body of an individual has been recovered in eastern Nangarhar province and a child has been killed in a roof cave-in incident in southeastern Khost, officials said on Wednesday.

Construction work has been initiated on a large fish farm at a cost of 15.4 million afghanis in the capital of southeastern Khost province, an official announced on Thursday.

A health clinic, constructed several years ago in the Sorwak area of southeastern Khost province, has officially opened its doors to the public.

Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Maulvi Mohammad Zahid Ahmadzai says as many as 20,000 youth graduate from vocational training centres across the country every year.

Security forces have seized a number of weapons and equipment and arrested six suspects in southeastern Khost province on Saturday.

Ministry of Borders and Tribal Affairs (MoBTA) offiials say more than 400 enmities between tribes and families were resolved last year across Afghanistan through mediation.

Some residents of remote areas in Gurbaz district in southern Khost province say education beyond class 6th is not available to their children.

Deputy Minister of Interior Maulvi Mohammad Nabi Omari has emphasised on the involvement of youth in government affairs.

Dozens of children, including girls, from destitute families and orphans have been provided education opportunity by a volunteer in southeastern Khost province.