2 detained over triple murder charges in Farah
Security forces have arrested two individuals for allegedly killing three people in the capital of western Farah province, an official said on Tuesday.
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Farah families’ dispute leaves 4 dead
At least four people have been killed in a clash between two families in the provincial capital of Farah, officials said on Wednesday.
4 canals in Balkh, water network in Farah completed
Four water canals worth 42 million afghanis in northern Balkh province and a water supply network in western Farah province have been constructed and put into service, officials said on Wednesday.
21 sports grounds established in Farah in 2 years
Around 21 sports grounds have been established in western Farah province over the past two years, enabling hundreds of youths to engage in sports activities daily, an official said on Tuesday.
Abu Nasr Farahi road incomplete since decades: Residents
Residents of western Farah province say the Sheikh Abu Nasr Farahi Road, a project that began nearly two decades ago with financial support of Iran, is yet to be completed. Despite initiation of work in 2007, the…
Farah health centres get medicines, equipment
Just for Afghan Capacity and Knowledge (JACK) has provided medicines and other healthcare equipment to health centres in western Farah province, an official said on Tuesday. Public Health Director Mawlavi Ihsanullah Shakir told Pajhwok Afghan News the…
Rise in watermelon yield in Farah expected this year
The Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock Department in western Farah province estimates this year’s watermelon yield at 541,500 metric tonnes in the province. Agriculture and Livestock director Maulvi Abdul Ghani Abid told Pajhwok Afghan News watermelons were planted…
Couple gunned down inside home in Farah
Unknown assailants broke into a house and gunned down a man and his wife in Farahrud district of western Farah province last night, police said on Thursday. The Farah Police Headquarters in a statement said the husband…
Check dams worth 13m afghanis completed in Farah
Two check dams costing 13 million afghanis have been built in western Farah province and work on a third launched in southern Zabul province, the Ministry of Rural Development and Rehabilitation said on Thursday. Farah Rural Development…
10 administrative offices without own buildings in Farah
Ten provincial government departments in nearly a dozen districts of western Farah province have long been without buildings of their own. According to information, the departments which are being run from rented houses include the refugees, disasters…
3 killed, 2 injured as Farah families clash
Three people were killed and two others were injured after two families clashed over an unknown reason in Purchman district of western Farah province, the provincial Information and Culture department said Wednesday. A press release from the department…
Couple shot injured in Farah
FARAH CITY (Pajhwok) Unidentified gunmen shot and injured two health workers (husband and wife) in the capital of western Farah province on Monday, an official said. Abdul Hai Sabawoon, provincial information and culture director, told Pajhwok Afghan News the couple…
Poppy destroyed on another 47 acres in Farah
Security forces have destroyed poppy crops on 47 acres of land and set alight 1,593 kilograms of narcotics in western Farah province, police said on Tuesday. In a statement, the police headquarters said the banned plant was…
3 of a family shot dead in Farah, 5 suspects held
Unidentified gunmen have shot dead three members of a family, including a child, in the Gulistan district of western Farah province, an official said on Monday.
Poppy destroyed on over 50 acres in Farah
Security forces destroyed poppy crop on 54.5 acres of land and seized 2,400kg of drugs in western Farah province, police said on Saturday. In a statement, the police headquarters in Farah said about 54.5 acres of land…
2 killed in Nangarhar, Farah traffic accidents
Two people have been killed in separate traffic accidents in Nangarhar and Farah provinces, officials said on Monday. Nangarhar police spokesman Abdul Basir Zabuli told Pajhwok Afghan News that the first accident took place when a truck…
3 people killed during Tarawih congregation in Farah
Three people have been killed during Tarawih congregation in the Pashtunkot district of western Farah province by unknown gunmen, an official said on Friday.
Lack of electricity forces 15 factories to go dark in Farah
The Commerce and Industry Department of western Farah province says 15 factories have stopped operating in the province due to lack of electricity, with many people losing jobs. Afshin Hakimi, an official of the commerce and industry…
Farah hospital’s maternity ward gets new building
FARAH CITY (Pajwhok): A building has been constructed for the maternity ward in the provincial hospital of western Farah province at a cost of 16 million afghanis, an official said on Wednesday. Public Health Director Maulvi Ihsanullah Shakar told Pajhwok…
2 projects worth 11m afs put into use in Farah, Nangarhar
Three water supply and irrigation projects worth nearly 11 million afs have been completed and put into use in western Farah and eastern Nangarhar provinces. Farah Information and Culture department in a statement said a clean drinking water…
28 acres cleared of poppy, 20 growers held in Farah
Poppy crop has been destroyed on 28 acres of land in Bakwa, Khaki Safid, Bala Buluk and Farahrud districts of western Farah province, police said on Sunday. The police headquarters in a statement said security forces destroyed…
