Agha Ali Hamdard, one of the youth from the Kaiti district of central Daikundi province, has arranged a rehabilitation facility for 20 drug addicts in the district. He told Pajhwok Afghan News 20 drug addicts of his locality…
Youth in central Daikundi province say their interest in sports such as football and futsal has grown more than ever before after the establishment of peace and stability in the country. Aman Afshin, an official of Daikundi sports…
Residents of central Daikundi province say winter education courses in villages are being launched at students’ expense. The courses, which are initiated at the beginning of the winter, end along with the season. Nek Mohammad Hamidi, a teacher,…
In a cold corner of Neili, an elderly woman is busy spinning strings inside her shop to eke out a living for her family. The bitter experiences of past conflict have forced the woman to toil and…
Aman Hashimi, a resident of central Daikundi province, has spent a decade of his life teaching students and promoting education. In these cold days, he spends all his time arranging the results of more than 450 students who…
The Public Health Department of central Daikundi province has closed 16 unauthorized private health facilities in the provincial capital, Neili. In a statement, the Public Health Department said the closed health services providers operated without any authorization…
Residents of some districts of central Daikundi province say they are facing serious problems due to the lack of a regular transport system. With the onset of winter, the lack of transport issue takes a turn for…
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) says they had asked the Taliban to hold a ‘credible investigation’ into reports of extrajudicial killings, including of children, in northern Daikundi province. The incident took place in Siwak Shiber…
Nine armed ‘rebels’ and one security personnel were killed during an operation in the capital of central Daikundi province, the Ministry of Interior said on Saturday. Two security men and four armed rebels were injured in the operation…
A physically-challenged man in central Daikundi province, the only breadwinner for his family, grumbles about abject poverty and disability. Rustam Ghalami, hailing from the provincial capital Neili, told Pajhwok Afghan News he sold a variety of things on…
The cultivation of medicinal plant asafoetida has increased in central Daikundi province and farmers are optimistic about the herb’s promotion. Asafoetida is a medicinal plant and is more adaptive to the environment of Daikundi province and can play…
BRAC-Afghanistan announced on Thursday creating 240 job opportunities through a reconstruction project in central Daikundi province. BRAC-Afghanistan officials said the NGO launched some agricultural, health and business programmes as part of the reconstruction project. The scheme is aimed…
Another narcotics’ processing factory was destroyed on Wednesday in Miramor district of central Daikundi province, the General Directorate of Intelligence (GDI) said. The GDI on its Facebook page said the drugs processing lab was destroyed and 400…
A number of drug addicts and residents grumble about the absence the of a rehabilitation centre in central Daikundi province. However, the Public Health Department promises a 40-bed drug addiction treatment center will be reactivated in Neili City…
Holding a gathering, residents of Miramor district of central Daikundi province have decided to discourage some unpleasant and expensive traditions in the society and instead collect the money and build a school. Mohammad Arif Arfifi, one of the…
Benefitting 1200 families, over a hundred clean drinking water reservoirs have been built and inaugurated in Khadir and Miramor districts of central Daikundi province. The clean water supply project has been funded by ‘World Vision International’ and…
Residents of New Neili town in central Daikundi province complain about acute shortage of clean drinking water, saying they daily search for water with jerry cans in their hands. Mohammad Hossein, one of the residents, said: "Drought caused…
The Afghanistan Development Association (ADA) office in central Daikundi province has been closed over alleged corruption and non-compliance with rules and regulations, an official said on Monday. Eng. Mohammad Naeem Ayaz, assistant head of development programs at the…
Officials at the Ministry of Interior have organised a mixed martial arts contest -- Al-Fatah -- to hunt promising athletes in the capital of central Daikundi province. Sayed Hassan Alamyar, deputy head of the Sports Federation at…
Tayyiba is the only one in her family who can see and the rest of her family members, including husband and four children, are blind and currently the family is suffering from economic problems. The family lives in…
At least five people were killed and nearly a dozen others wounded as a result of a traffic accident in Shahristan district of central Daikundi province. Ishaq Ali Rashidi, traffic manager, told Pajhwok Afghan News that a flying…
The United National International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) will increase the number of its swift learning classes to 360 in central Daikundi province, an official said on Sunday.
The Department of Education in Central Daikundi province has appointed 102 new teachers, according to a statement on Sunday.
A physician in the Provincial Hospital of Central Daikundi province donates 10,000 afs from his salary each month to needy people. Dr. Taj Mohammad Iftikhar said he received over 30,000 afs monthly. “Each month I donate 10,000 afs…
