Nangarhar families end century-long enmity
A 100-year-old feud between two families has finally come to an end in the Achin district of eastern Nangarhar province, following successful mediation by local officials and tribal elders.
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On average, 39 families displaced daily by climate change
Since the start of the last solar year, over 24,000 families in Afghanistan have been displaced, more than 50 percent in Herat and Helmand provinces, due to droughts, earthquakes, floods and other natural calamities.
Nangarhar families end 2 decades old feud
Two families have ended their 20 years enmity in the Kot district of eastern Nangarhar province as a result of mediation by tribal elders and religious scholars.
4 rival families reconcile, end enmities in Uruzgan
Four families have reconciled and ended their enmities as a result of medication by religious scholars, officials and tribal elders in central Uruzgan province.
Jirga ends bloody feud between two families in Nimroz
Two families have reconciled in northwestern Nimroz province, ending their enmity that has claimed four lives, thanks to mediation of tribal elders and local officials.
550 needy families receive food aid in Laghman
Local officials say 550 poor families in Alishang district of eastern Laghman province received food aid on Wednesday. Qari Noor GulDelawar, the Alishang district chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the aid was funded by the emergency relief…
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…
1,000 needy families receive food, fuel aid in Faryab
The Ministry of Disaster Management on Sunday distributed food and liquefied gas in aid to 1,000 needy families in Maimana, the capital of northwestern Faryab province. Mulavi Sharafuddin Musleh, deputy disaster management minister, traveled to Maimana to distribute…
WFP launches aid distribution to 3,500 Ghazni families
The World Food Program (WFP) has started distribution of food items to 3,500 needy families in Muqur and Aab Band districts of southern Ghazni province, officials said Monday. Mansoor Afghan, spokesman for the Information and Culture Department…
1,700 needy families receive assistance in Samangan
Food and other essential items worth 32.3 million afghanis were distributed to 1,700 poor and war-affected families in northern Samangan province, officials said Monday. The aid was provided by the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Abdul Ghafar Hamrah,…
Around 300 families receive cash aid in Parwan
Local officials on Thursday said hundreds of needy families in Ghor and Parwan provinces received cash aid and other essential items. Mulavi Mohammad Ibrahim Mia, refugees and repatriation director in Parwan, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the Danish…
Hundreds of poor families receive aid in Baghlan, Nimroz
Cash and essential items have been distributed to hundreds of needy families in Nimroz and Baghlan provinces, officials said on Tuesday. Mulavi Mohammad Qasim Mohammad, head of Disaster Management Authority in Nimroz, told Pajhwok Afghan News that…
IOM distributes 2.3m afs to poor Samangan families
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) distributed 2.3 million afghanis in cash and winter clothes to 111 displaced families in northwestern Samangan province. Abdul Qudus, an official of Disaster Management Department of Samangan, told Pajhwok Afghan News that…
700 families of war victims receive cash in Uruzgan
Cash aid was distributed to 700 families of war victims, who lost lives or maimed in past conflicts in central Uruzgan province. The cash assistance was provided by an Afghan businessman living abroad and was distributed to the…
‘70,000 families in Baghlan need immediate assistance’
Refugee and repatriation officials in northern Baghlan province on Sunday said aid agencies in the province were distributing aid without coordination with them. On the other hand, aid agencies’ officials denied the allegations, saying they are helping the…
Around 1,500 needy families to receive cash aid in Helmand
The distribution of $384,780 in cash aid for 1,452 needy families has been started in Lashkargah, capital of southern Helmand province, officials said Wednesday. The cash assistance was provided by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)…
Hundreds of needy families receive aid in Jawzjan
Food and other essential items were distributed to about 600 war-affected and needy families in northwestern Jawzjan province, while a number of displaced families complained about their bad situation in cold winter and demanded heating resources. Mohammad SadeqQasemi,…
Over 1,000 families receive food aid in Uruzgan
More than one thousand poor and war-affected families received food assistance in Chinarto district of central Uruzgan province on Tuesday, an official said. The assistance was distributed by NCC and WFP to needy families in Chinarto district. Uruzgan…
Dozens of Jawzjan families receive cash assistance
Local officials in northern Jawzjan province say the local administration has started providing cash assistance to 137 needy families in the province, where many people are concerned about rising poverty and joblessness. HamidullahEhsani, financial and administrative director at…
7,000 poor families receive food aid in Paktika
The World Food Program (WFP) and Watan organization have provided assistance to 7,000 poor and needy families in southern Paktika province. TheWFP distributed food to 4,000 families and Watan organization to 3,000 families. Mualvi Khan Mohammad Ahmad, Paktika…
2,100 needy Paktika families to receive food aid
SHARAN (PAN): The Department of Refugees and Repatriation of southern Paktika province on Thursday started distributing food items to 2,100 poor families in different districts of the province. Mulavi Abdul RahmanHashimi, Paktika refugees and repatriation director, told Pajhwok Afghan News…
