A gang of professional thieves has been arrested during an operation by security forces in western Herat province. In a statement, the police headquarters said that security forces of the 12th district launched an operation and arrested…
The number of people applying for driving licenses has increased in western Herat province, but local residents say strict rules should be introduced for obtaining driving license in order to reduce traffic accidents. Ghulam Nabi Farokhi, director…
As Eid-ul-Adha draws near, residents of western Herat province have started visiting markets to purchase goods they need to celebrate the religious festival. Although markets are not as vibrant as they were in previous years, some residents…
Although the authorities have banned selling vehicles in “Friday and Sunday bazaars” in western Herat province, still unregistered and right hand drive vehicles are being sold in the black street market, legal auto sellers said on Saturday.…
A fire broke out in the Qasar market, a largest cloths selling center, in western Herat province and efforts are underway to put out the blaze. Rafiullah Noori, one of the garment shopkeepers in Herat city, said…
The rain-fed crops’ harvest has decreased by 80 percent in western Herat province this year owing to acute drought conditions, an official said on Monday. Maulvi Mohammad Nasim Sahar, acting director of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock, told…
A resident of western Herat province has made a restaurant car using his own money. He says he can also make city buses and high-speed passenger vehicles if supported. Murtaza, the inventor of the restaurant car, told…
Five persons have been arrested on the charges of producing drugs during operations in western Herat province, an official said on Tuesday. Counternarcotics head Maulvi Hayatullah Rohani said security forces arrested five people over producing narcotics this…
The presence of beggars on crowded roadsides has become a great source of disturbance for local residents of this western city of Herat as they intercept passersby to give them alms. Some of these beggars told Pajhwok…
Rice cultivation has been banned in western Herat province due to water shortage and drought conditions, with farmers urging the authorities to make a plan to provide water from Salma Dam. Farmers say Herat is a fertile…
For the first time ever, a cargo train loaded with commercial goods arrived at Rawzanak Train Station in western Herat province from Iran, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) said on Tuesday. The ministry in a press…
Amid increasing poverty and unemployment, the existence of street and working children has become a big social problem in the country, with thousands of such children living in a dire situation in western Herat province alone. These…
A number of booksellers, culturists and writers in western Herat province say people’s interest in purchasing and reading books has declined due to poverty. Mohammad Jamshid Alami, a resident of 3rd police district of Herat city, told…
Coppersmiths in western Herat say the ancient industry is almost extinct as people are no longer interested in purchasing their products amid lack of government’s support. They say copper industry, which is an ancient industry of Afghanistan,…
Women entrepreneurs partaking in an exhibition in western Herat province say they need government’s support to promote their businesses. The exhibition titled “Eid Bazaar” that kicked off on Thursday in Marmar market would last for 10 days.…
The number of students studying journalism has drastically decreased in western Herat province where no student applied for the faculty this year, officials of private universities said on Monday. Ali Ahmad Sattari, the chancellor of Kehkashan Sharq…
Declining sales, increase in raw material prices and lack of access to foreign markets have worried carpet weavers in western Herat province. Yaqub Rahimi, owner of a carpet weaving shop, told Pajhwok Afghan News that most people…
Work on the second greenbelt in Herat city was launched in the presence of traders and government officials on Sunday. Abdullah Akbari, Urban Development Directorate head and member of the Tree Plantation Commission, said on the occasion…
The residents of Chesht-i-Sharif district of western Herat province say their demand to asphalt the road connecting the district with provincial capital Herat City has long been neglected. Home to eight mines and Salma Dam, Chesht-i-Sharif district…
The glass industry in western Herat province, one of the oldest industries, is facing extinction due to stagnant market, glass producers said on Sunday. In addition to the glass art, some other ancient professions like coppersmith, shawl…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) says Iran handed over 268 Afghan prisoners to local authorities in border town of Islam Qala in western Herat province under an agreement and following talks on Monday. Hafiz Zia Ahmad Takal,…
Six Daesh militants, including a woman, have been killed during a targeted operation by security forces in western Herat province, the provincial Information and Culture Department said on Saturday. The Information and Culture Department in a statement said…
Like other seasonal ailments, pneumonia in children has surged because of the cold wave, a Herat Zonal Hospital official said on Wednesday. Mirwais Abedi, head of the pediatric ward of the hospital, said they received 400 children…
Counter-narcotics officials in western Herat province say they are striving to provide jobs for rehabilitated drugs addicts to prevent them from relapsing into the practice. Maulvi Hayatullah Rohani, director of counter-narcotics, told Pajhwok Afghan News many individuals…
