Two women have been killed and as many others wounded as a result of verbal clash during clearing operations in southern Helmand province, an official said on Tuesday. Hafiz Rashid, director of Information and Culture, tweeted: “During clearing…
Residents of Marja district in southern Helmand province complain their crops have parched due to lack of water in Baghra canal and they have no water to irrigate their farm fields. Abdul Ali, a resident of Marja district,…
At least 24 armed robbers, including to kidnappers, have been detained in various districts of southern Helmand province during the past one week, an official said on Sunday. Maulvi Mohammad Qasim Riaz, deputy director of Information and Culture,…
A man killed his wife in Pul-i-Khumri city of northern Baghlan province yesterday, when a man committed suicide in southern Helmand province, officials said Saturday. Maulvi Abdul Fatah Rahimi, information and culture department director of Baghlan province, told…
Forty small bridges destroyed during the past war have been repaired and put into service in southern Helmand province, an official said on Wednesday. The culverts on the outskirts of Lashkargah and on the Helmand-Kandahar highway consumed 22.5…
Farmers in southern Helmand province say their fruit orchards have produced good results and the government should support them in this regard. Nimatullah, a resident of Nawa district, told Pajhwok Afghan News the Agriculture Department should help farmers…
Hundreds of destitute families are being given cash assistance by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Lashkargah, the capital of southern Helmand province. The process of distributing the cash assistance has been started and a…
Residents of the Musa Qala district in southern Helmand province say they have long been deprived of paved road and urge the government to address this problem. Mohammad Gul, a resident of Gulkarez area of the district, told…
People in remote areas of southern Helmand province say telecom services do not work in their areas and the government should address this issue. Residents of Marja, Na Ali, Washir, Nawzad, Garamsir, Khanshin and Kajaki districts say telecom…
A two-year-old boy fell into a deep well in the Nawzad district of southern Helmand province on Tuesday, an official said.
Security forces have arrested a man trying to smuggle 35 hand grenades to Pakistan in the Garamsir district of southern Helmand province, an official said on Monday. Provincial Department of Information and Culture said the accused was arrested…
A father has killed his six-year-old son in the Khanshin district of southern Helmand province, an official said on Wednesday. Maulvi Mohammad Qasim Riaz, director of information and culture, told Pajhwok that a six-year-old child was killed after…
One person was killed and three others injured in a gun attack inside a mosque in the capital of southern Helmand province, an official said on Tuesday. Hafiz Rashid, director of information and culture, told Pajhwok Afghan News…
Farmers in southern Helmand province say the water level in the main river has declined, posing a serious threat to their crops. The water management director acknowledged the decline in the Helmand River water level, urging growers to…
Four persons have been arrested in southern Helmand province for allegedly trying to smuggle copper and iron to Pakistan. Maulvi Mohammad Qasim Riaz, deputy director of information and culture in the province, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the…
LASHKARGAH (Pajhwom): A woman has been killed by her own brothers for demanding share in inheritance in southern Helmand province, an official said on Friday. Hafiz Rashid, director of information and culture in Helmand, told Pajhwok Afghan News the woman…
Newly sowed poppy crop was eradicated on hundreds of acres of land in six districts of southern Helmand province, an official said on Monday. Helmand information and culture director Hafiz Rashid told Pajhwok Afghan News that no one…
Local officials in southern Helmand province say they have eradicated hundreds of acres of poppy fields in Nawzad, Washir, Babaji and Marjah districts of the province. Ahmad Jan Khalid, Helmand police spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News, "We have…
The people of southern Helmand province celebrated Eidul Fitr without the sounds of bullets, bombs and fighting for the first time in nearly 20 years. To celebrate the festival which marks the end of Ramadan, hundreds of youths…
The father of five malnourished children in Nawa district of southern Helmand province has received financial assistance after a Pajhwok Afghan News report in this regard. The report said Mullah Mohammad Zahir, a resident of the district, who…
Officials in southern Helmand province say 90 local classes are being set up in the Nawzad district of the province. Hafiz Hakimi, deputy head of education department, told Pajhwok Afghan News the local classes were being started with…
Construction work on a 700-meter canal has been completed and the project put into service in southern Helmand province, officials said on Tuesday. Engineer Mohammad Abbas Zirak, director of engineering and infrastructure at the municipality, told Pajhwok Afghan…
Local health officials say the number of children suffering from malnutrition in southern Helmand province has sharply increased. Dr. BismillahAhmadzai, in charge of caring for malnourished children in MalikaSuraya Hospital in Lashkargah, the provincial capital, told Pajhwok Afghan…
Unidentified gunmen shot dead a man inside his house in the Nawa district of southern Helmand province, an official said on Sunday. Maulvi Mohammad Qasim Riaz identified the victim as Rahmatullah, actual resident of Lashkargah City but had…
