2,500 needy families receive food assistance in Daikundi
At least 2,500 needy families received food aid in central Daikundi province, the Rural Rehabilitation and Development department said on Sunday.
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Woman killed, 4 injured as car veers off road in Daikundi
One person has been killed and four others have been wounded in a traffic accident in central Daikundi province, an official said on Sunday. Ishaq Ali Rashidi, traffic manager, said the mishap took place on Saturday evening when…
Floods damage hundreds of acres of farmland in Daikundi
The recent floods have damaged hundreds acres of farmland in Neili City, Shahristan, Meramoor and Kheder districts of the central Daikundi province, according to the local residents on Wednesday.
Daikundi tricycle drivers: We just make 20 afs a day
Drivers who drive tricycles as taxi in northern Daikundi province complain they just earn 20 afghanis a day due skyrocketed prices of fuel these days. Rahmatullah, a tricycle driver, told Pajhwok Afghan News: “I daily buy fuel…
No market, no clients: Daikundi businesswomen
Businesswomen in central Daikundi province complain of the deteriorating economic situation and a sharp decline in the number of clients.
Cholera kills 20, infects dozens on Daikundi-Helmand border
About 20 people have died of cholera which is spreading fast in Nawa Ghari village on the border between Helmand and Daikundi provinces. The Daikundi public health department has dispatched five health teams to the village to prevent…
30pc of Daikundi residents lack access to potable water
At least 30 percent of residents of central Daikundi province have no access to potable water, the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund said on Wednesday. UNICEF’s office in Daikundi conducted a one-year survey (in 2021), which showed…
25pc of aid sought for families of the disabled, martyrs
Charity and welfare organisations in central Daikundi province have been urged to allocate 25 percent of assistances to families of the disabled and martyrs, the governor said on Wednesday. Daikundi Governor Amiullah Obaid urged all organisations to pay…
Newlywed teen girl commits suicide in Daikundi
A 17-year-old newlywed girl has allegedly committed suicide in the Kiti district of central Daikundi province. The provincial crime branch in a statement said the girl committed suicide due to domestic violence on Sunday. Police spokesman Ghulam Ali…
350 job vacancies created for Daikundi youth: Governor
Local officials of central Daikundi province on Thursday said that the local administration had created 350 job vacancies for the youth of the province in various departments. Daikundi Governor AminaullahObaid told Pajhwok Afghan News that the job vacancies…
70pc of aid to be distributed under Work for Food program in Daikundi
Officials in central Daikundi province say that 70 percent of humanitarian aid in the province would be distributed to people under the Work for Food program. Daikundi governor Aminullah Obaid in a statement said that the decision to…
3 suspected killers detained in Daikundi
Security officials in central Daikundi province say three people have been arrested in connection with the killing of two civilians in Meramor and Sang Takht districts. Saifullah Shakir, deputy police chief for Daikundi, told Pajhwok Afghan News a…
Digging of deep water wells triggers complaints
Tens of residents of the Nawa Jafar village in central Daikundi province complain the digging of deep water wells in nearby areas has left their wells dry. Mohammad Hussain Mahdavi, an elder from Nawa Jafar village, told Pajhwok…
Flash floods cause property, crop damage in Daikundi
Officials and residents in central Daikundi province say heavy rains and floods in a number of districts during the past two days caused huge property and crop damage. Officials say that residents of Keti district are mainly affected…
Daikundi almond yield reaches 33,000 metric tons last year
Almond orchards in central Daikundi province produced 33,000 metric tons of the dried fruit last solar year, local officials said. Daikundi agriculture officials linked the decrease in almond yield to drought. Bashir Ahmad Rafi, Daikundi agriculture director, told…
Daikundi Revenue Dept collects 42m afs in 3 months
The Revenue Department of central Daikundi province has collected 42 million afs in the last three months of last solar year, according to a statement on Friday. In the three months of winter season of last solar year…
UNICEF provides cash assistance to 6,000 Daikundi families
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has provided cash assistance to 6,000 families in central Daikundi province to support pregnant women and their children. UNICEF today tweeted about its program to help women in Daikundi province. “To respond…
Drug addiction, financial crunch devastate Daikundi family
A family in central Daikundi province whose majority members are addicted to drugs complains about their deteriorated financial condition. Syed Raza, originally from the Sairak area of Neili, the provincial capital, told Pajhwok Afghan News he got addicted…
Over 4,000 Daikundi children get CFS classrooms
NEILI (Pajhwok) Sixty educational and vocational classrooms have been created for over 4,000 children in central Daikundi province, officials said Thursday. The provincial office of the Movement for Protection Organization (MPO) in Daikundi, which works for the protection of children's…
Daikundi addict wishes to rejoin family after rehabilitation
A drug addict from the Khadir district of central Daikundi province has expressed disappointment over his addiction and said rebuilding a successful and prosperous life seemed to be a dream for him. Musa Sadiqi, 34, lived with his…
Bamyan, Daikundi people happy for recent snowfalls
Residents of central Bamyan and Daikundi provinces are happy for recent snowfalls despite it caused road blockades in the two provinces and some other areas of the country. Local Daikundi officials told Pajhwok Afghan News that heavy…
Heavy snowfall shuts Bamyan roads for traffic
Local officials on Monday said that Ghor-Daikundi and Daikundi-Kabul highways had been shut for traffic as a result of heavy snowfall. At least one person was killed while two others were injured when a fuel tanker veered…
3 people wounded in Daikundi attack
Local officials in central Daikundi province on Wednesday said armed robbers shot injured three money changers. Daikundi police chief Gul Agha Sajadi told Pajhwok Afghan News a vehicle carrying money changers came under attack from armed thieves in…
6 security personnel killed, 4 wounded in Zabul insider attack
Six security personnel in a check-post have been killed and four others wounded in an in insider attack on Zabul-Kandahar highway while a National Directorate of Security (NDS) personnel was killed and two other were wounded in southwestern…
