Foreign tourists traveling to western Herat province say no work has been done to promote the tourism industry in the province and it needs a regular solution. Speaking to Pajhwok Afghan News, Kanchan, a Chinese tourist who…
The only woman saffron exporter in western Herat province says the government should support and facilitate their participation in international exhibitions. She has provided jobs to many women who are the only breadwinners of their families. Nasima…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has delivered a shipment of medical equipment worth $70,000 to zonal and maternity hospitals in western Herat province, an official said on Thursday. Zonal hospital chief physician Dr. Mohammad Aref Jalali thanked…
The owner of only women restaurant in western Herat province said she helped generate work opportunities for a number of women by opening a restaurant.
A number of farmers in western Herat province express concern about the lack of standard cold storages to preserve their products and ask the government to construct the facilities. The farmers say agricultural products are mostly produced…
Residents of western Herat province complain fuel prices have increased in the province while they are struggling with economic hardships. The residents say the afghani has appreciated against the dollar and in contrast, fuel and food items’ prices…
Officials say 10 foreign tourists who arrived in western Herat province visited historical places and they were provided with all necessary facilities. Maulvi Rahmatullah Mohammadi, director of tourism at the provincial Information and Culture Department, told Pajhwok…
Some workers of a factory that produces ceramic tiles using classic methods complain they are paid an inadequate amount of salary. The workers say their salary is meager despite their poor economic situation. They urge the government…
Unknown gunmen shot dead two clerics belonging to the Shiite community in the capital of western Herat province on Thursday. A resident of Jibrail township in Herat city, Wahidullah, told Pajhwok unidentified gunmen shot dead the two religious…
With the eighth Saffron Flower Festival around the corner in western Herat province, saffron businessmen say the government should provide them with more facilities in exporting their products to foreign countries and in obtaining visas. According to…
Cultural experts and residents of western Herat province say they are concerned about the destruction of some historical monuments in the province.
Cricket players in western Herat province complain there is no standard and proper playground in the province to play the game according to professional norms. Ariana Cricket team coach in Herat province, Abdul Wahab, told Pajhwok Afghan…
The number of cancer patients has been increasing in western Herat province, triggering concerns among local residents, while cancer patients ask the government to provide more health facilities in hospitals. The head of cancerous diseases department in…
Deputy prime minister for economic affairs Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar has assured the survivors of recent devastating earthquakes in western Herat province that their destroyed houses would be basically rebuilt. Several earthquakes jolted Herat and surrounding provinces Saturday…
Prime Minister Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund on Sunday chaired an emergency meeting to form a joint commission to provide aid to earthquake victims and dispatched 100 million afghanis to western Herat province. Several earthquakes struck Herat and nearby…
HERAT CITY (Pajhwok) More than 30 people have been killed and over 600 others injured in wave of earthquakes in western Herat province, local officials say. However, the UN said more than 320 people had been killed and hundreds feared…
Residents of Herat city, the capital of western Herat province, are concerned about drying up of trees at some parks and on roadsides, saying the phenomenon is harming the city’s beauty. They say creating a green space…
The construction work on a canal and eight culverts was launched on Monday at a cost of 30 million afghanis in western Herat province, an official said. Mullah Abdul Raziq, mayor of Herat, at the inauguration ceremony…
Twenty magicians have been arrested in western Herat province, officials of the provincial Vice and Virtue and Complaints department said on Saturday. The department head, Sheikh Aziz Rahman Almuhajir said after the issuance of a decree by…
Residents of western Herat province are complaining about hours-long electricity outages in this hot summer. Syed Hujatullah, a resident of 3rd police district of Herat city, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the power utility should properly provide…
Seven Italian tourists have arrived in western Herat province to visit tourist attractions, an official said Wednesday. Mawlana Naeemul-Haq Haqqani, director of culture and information, told Pajhwok Afghan News that every foreign tourist arriving in Herat was…
The government has begun distributing uniforms to security forces, however, the residents of western Herat province want this process to be expedited. Zabihullah Achakzai, a resident of Herat city, told Pajhwok Afghan News that uniforms were crucial…
Since late March, 240 foreign tourists have visited tourist attractions in western Herat province where facilities for foreign guests have been increased. Maulvi Rahmatullah Mohammadi, director of tourism at Herat's Department of Information and Culture, said security…
The government in western Herat province is planning the construction of small dams after the farmers concerns about deep wells and shortage of irrigation water in Herat City and district had increased. Indiscriminate use of underground water…
