Nearly 3,000 families in Uruzgan, Badghis get assistance
More than 2,000 vulnerable people in central Uruzgan and 866 people in northwestern Badghis province have received assistance, officials said on Sunday.
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Over 750,000 acres of state land wrested back in Badghis last year
State land measuring more than 750,000 acres has been wrested back from usurpers in western Badghis province last year. Abdul Hai Munir, Director of Land Grab Prevention Commission, told Pajhwok Afghan News more than 750,000 acres of state…
Floods, lightning leave 3 dead, 1 wounded in Badghis
Flash floods killed two men and damaged houses and lightning strike killed a woman and injured a girl in western Badghis province, an official said on Thursday. Police spokesman Sediqullah Sediqi in a statement said one man died…
Father beats 7-year-old daughter to death in Badghis
A seven-year-old girl has been killed by her father in Qala-i-Naw, the capital city of northwestern Badghis province, an official said on Wednesday.
Badghis hospital lacks medicines, friendly staff: Residents
Struggling with abject poverty, some residents of western Badghis provinces say they cannot purchase medicines from market, urging the government to supply medicines to the provincial hospital. Jamila, mother of a three-year-old child who is suffering from pneumonia,…
Badghis residents warned against cutting pistachio trees
Pistachio forest in Badghis province is national wealth and those cutting down pistachio trees will face legal consequences, the provincial acting agriculture director said on Thursday. Residents of Aab Kamari, Muqur and Bala Murghab districts visit pistachio forests…
Badghis disabled persons complain about people’s behavior
Some individuals with disabilities in western Badghis province complain about people’s inappropriate behavior towards them. But officials say awareness programs about the rights of the disabled people are being expanded. Speaking to Pajhwok Afghan News, a number of…
Sluggish ID card issuance process annoys Badghis residents
Residents of northwestern Badghis complain about a sluggish process of electronic ID cards issuance, but officials say they process nearly 300 applicants daily. Jan Mohammad, a resident of Jawand district, said he came to Qala-i-Naw city about one…
Badghis residents demand cut in bread price
The price of flour has decreased significantly compared to the past, but the weight and price of bread remains unchanged, residents of northwestern Badghis province complained on Sunday. Shopkeepers in Qalai Naw city, the provincial capital, say the…
Qala-i-Naw hospital lacks necessary facilities: Residents
The provincial hospital in western Badghis province lacks necessary facilities and service and three patients share one bed, some relatives of patients say. Ayee Bibi, a patient attendant from Jawand district, said the Qala-i-Naw provincial hospital lacked necessary…
Commercial electricity price in Badghis comparatively higher
Traders and investors in western Badghis province say the price of each kilowatt of commercial electricity in the province is five afghanis higher than its rate in other provinces. They say they pay seventeen afghanis per kilowatt which…
Slow-paced CNIC issuance process irks Badghis residents
Some residents of northern Baghlan province complain obtaining Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC) takes several months. Gul Alam, a resident of Pul-i-Khumri, told Pajhwok Afghan News he applied for an e-ID card six months ago, but was yet…
Badghis residents say aid be distributed against work, not free
Some residents of Badghis province appreciate the continued humanitarian aid distribution, but they the aid should be provided in exchange for work. They say over the past two decades, huge amounts of aid and assistance flowed into Afghanistan…
Badghis residents want electricity extended to districts
Some residents of western Badghis province have criticized the previous government for negligence to provide electricity to districts and have urged the Islamic Emirate to pay attention to this problem. Haseebullah, a resident of Qados district, slammed the…
In 7 months, traffic accidents leave 54 dead, injured in Badghis
At least 28 people lost their lives and 26 others sustained injuries in 137 traffic accidents during the past seven months in western Badghis province amid complaints about lack of traffic signals on roads. Abdul Sattar, a resident…
Badghis man guns down his two wives
A man has gunned down his two wives in western Badghis province, police said on Thursday. Police spokesman Sediqullah Sediqi told Pajhwok Afghan News the incident took place before noon in Qades district. He identified the killer as…
Over 20,000 hectares of pistachio forests revived in Badghis
The Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock department of western Badghis province says it has revived pistachio forests on more than 20,000 hectares of land in the past two decades. The department head, Raz Mohammad Zakir, told Pajhwok Afghan News…
Badghis residents urge protection of historic sites, monuments
Residents of western Badghis province are concerned about illegal digging at historic sites, but the Information and Culture department says dozens of people have been arrested in this regard. Ghulam Rasoul, a resident, expressed his concern about unauthorized…
Badghis’s Ghormach residents demand equipped health center
Residents of Ghormach district of Badghis province are complaining about lack of equipped health centers, but the Public Health Department says it has taken action to solve the problem. Sultan Ahmad, a resident of Ghormach district, told Pajhwok…
Badghis Ghormatch district residents demand girls’ schools
Residents of Ghormach district of western Badghis province complain about lack of schools for girls in the district and ask the government to address the issue. Jamshid, a resident, told Pajhwok Afghan News there was no girls’ schools…
Joblessness: Badghis residents ask govt to establish factories
Residents of western Badghis province are complaining about economic hardships due to unemployment and urge the government to establish factories in the province. Provincial officials say they are making efforts to attract investors and establish factories. Mohammad Juma,…
Slow-paced CNIC issuance process irks Badghis residents
Some residents of western Badghis province are complaining about the slow-paced Computerized National Identity Cards (CNICs) issuance process. The residents say more CNIC distribution centers should be opened in the province as the only center cannot deal with…
4 killed in Badghis, Bamyan traffic accidents
Four people have died in two separate traffic accidents in Badghis and Bamyan provinces, officials said on Friday. Badghis police headquarters in a statement said a vehicle en route to Badghis from Herat province skidded off the road…
First-ever infectious diseases hospital opens in Badghis
For the first time in western Badghis province, a 20-bed hospital for patients suffering from infectious disease has been opened in Qala-i-Naw, the provincial capital. The new hospital was established with financial support of the World Health Organization…
