Farah handicraft business improved lately
Some individuals associated with handicraft business in western Farah province said situation has improved now compared to the past and their businesses also influenced by the positive changes.
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Farah farmers seek market as grapes yield increased this year
Some grapes orchard owners in western Farah province said this year grapes yield increased but there was no proper market where they could sell their yield and earn profit.
Farah produces jujube fruit worth 1.25b afghanis
The Department of Commerce and Industry of western Farah province says one billion and 250 million afghanis have been earned from the production of jujube fruit in the province in the past one year. Jujube is a fruit…
Re-opening of Farah Covid-19 Hospital urged as cases surge
Some residents of western Farah province are worried about the rise in temperature during summer and say the only Covid-19 hospital has been closed while cases of the respiratory virus are increasing lately. According to the Public…
Farah historic sites on the brink of vanishing
Officials in western Farah province say that nearly all the historical monuments of the province face destruction and erosion. FarhadAyubi, head of the historic monuments’ protection at the information and culture department, told Pajhwok Afghan News that…
Shopkeeper gunned down in Farah capital
Unidentified gunmen have shot dead a shopkeeper in western Farah province, an official said on Monday. Maulvi Sabawoon, director of information and culture, told Pajhwok Afghan News an individual was gunned down by two assailants in the…
450,000 textbooks delivered to Farah Education Dept
The Ministry of Education (MoE) has provided 450,000 textbooks to the Education Department of western Farah province. Maulvi Akhtar Mohammad Zaeem, director of education, told Pajhwok Afghan News the MoE had sent 450,000 textbooks for 1st to…
Greenhouses built on hundreds of acres of Farah farmland
Agriculture officials of western Farah province on Wednesday said that the province’s environment was suitable for greenhouses and could produce crops three seasons a year. Local officials say that greenhouses have been built on around 4,000 acres…
New hospital inaugurated in Farah’s Bakwa district
A new hospital built by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) was inaugurated in Bakwa district of western Farah province on Thursday. A statement from the provincial information and culture department received by Pajhwok Afghan…
Farah ice cream selling boy reams to go to school
A 14-year-old boy named Omaid, who earns bread for his family of eight, says he left school when he was in fourth grade and started selling ice cream to support his family. In an interview with Pajhwok…
2,200 drug addicts receive treatment in Farah
Officials in western Farah province on Monday said 2,200 drug addicts taken to rehabilitation centers were treated and reunited with their families in the province. Farah Central Prison chief Mullah Lal Mohammad Zakiri told Pajhwok Afghan News…
20 years on, Farah road project yet to be completed
Initiated two decades back, the construction of a 120-kilometer road -- connecting the Sheikh Abu Nasr Farahi Port with the capital of Farah province -- is yet to be completed. A 60-km portion of the Iranian-funded road…
Girls among 43 people graduate from nursing in Farah
Forty three people including 23 girls have graduated from the nursing section of Ghazanfar Health Sciences Institute in the capital of western Farah province. Dr. Mahtab Amin, head of the institute, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the…
18,000 children in Farah enrolled in education classes
For the first time in western Farah province, 600 local classes have been set up by Welfare Association for the Development of Afghanistan (Wadan), providing access to education for thousands of local children. ShafiqullahBabakarkhil, provincial director of…
Farzana sews clothes to support her children’s education
Farzana, who has been earning a livelihood for her family by sewing people’s clothes since the past 10 years, has succeeded in raising a daughter to become a teacher in a religious school and another to become…
WFP to deliver aid to 100,000 families in Farah
The World Food Program (WFP) is assisting with food more than 100,000 needy families in western Farah province. The aid is being provided through an organisation called Fradata, said the WFP representative in the province. Habibullah Amiri…
War is over, Afghans should work hard to rebuild country: Analysts
Participants of a roundtable discussion organized by Pajhwok Afghan News and aired by Farah's Dunya-i-Naw radio station in western Farah province expressed satisfaction over the current security situation in Afghanistan, saying Afghans should now work together for…
Mother who lost 2 sons to war is happy about peace
Ayesha, who lost her two sons to the war, says the Afghans should seize the peace opportunity now so that mothers do not mourn the death of their sons and women no longer become widows and children…
Peace, stability thrill Farah farmers
The establishment of nationwide peace has thrilled farmers in western Farah province, who stressed over the strengthening of peace and security as conflict often caused obstacles to their work and led to destruction of their crops. Farah…
Farah gathering underlines reduction of violence
Participants of gathering in western Farah province have underlined implementation of law and Sharia to reduce social strife, raising public awareness, strengthening tolerance and eradicating poverty. The gathering was organised in the provincial capital by Pajhwok Afghan…
Disabled man from Farah wants all to work for peace
Rahimullah, a resident of western Farah province who lost two body parts in an explosion, is happy with the end to war and wants people to work for lasting peace in the country. War brings destruction, violence,…
Repatriates pledge to work for peace, development
Repatriated Afghans have pledged to work for the strengthening of peace and development in the country at a time when peace has been established nation-wide. As a result of past four decades of war and conflict, millions…
Peace is a divine blessing; all should strive for peaceful life: Agha
Haji Amir Jan Agha, a tribal elder in western Farah province who has resolved many disputes among people, terms the end of the conflict in the country a "blessing of God", saying all people should strive for…
Moneychanger didn’t die due to surge in dollar value
News regarding a money changer’s cardiac arrest of in western Farah province on hearing about the sudden rise in the dollar’s value is incorrect. The afghani has been in free fall against the US dollar in recent months,…
