Daikundi

Construction work on two iron-concrete bridges has been launched in central Daikundi province with financial contributions from local residents and philanthropists worth more than two million afghanis.

Following the publication of a report by Pajhwok Afghan News on internet and telecom issues in central Daikundi, the Director General of the Afghanistan Telecom Regulatory Authority (ATRA) visited the province and announced the activation of 19 new telecom sites.

Work on two construction projects costing six million afghanis has begun in central Daikundi province, officials said on Friday.

Two children have been drowned and lost their lives in the Helmand River in Shahristan district of central Daikundi province, an official said on Saturday.

In the barren plains and treeless slopes of Daikundi’s mountains—where lush pastures once sustained thousands of livestock—a different picture of rural life is now painted: hungry herds and desperate herders.

Four young men drowned while swimming in a river in the central province of Daikundi and after efforts of people and security forces, three of them were rescued, but a teenager died, an official said on Thursday.

A resident of central Daikundi, who has established the province’s first dairy processing factory, urges the government to support small local investments to boost production and create jobs.

Climate change has inflicted a devastating impact on central Daikundi, a mountainous province in central Afghanistan.

Residents have expressed concern over the severe shortage of safe drinking water in various parts of central Daikundi province.

A number of beekeepers in central Daikundi say the beekeeping industry has recently flourished and honey produced in the province has gained a special reputation for its high quality.

Some farmers in central Daikundi province say pistachio tree planting has recently gained momentum in the province because its trees are well-suited to the climate of most districts.

In a rare occurrence, a mother in central Daikundi province has given birth to quintuplets for the first time. But, two of the five babies did not survive.