The United Nations, the European Union, Japan and Turkey have expressed deep sorrow over the deadly earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan on Sunday night and have sent teams to provide urgent assistance to the affected communities.
Three children have died and a fourth is in a coma after eating a poisoned watermelon in the Chawkay district of eastern Kunar province, an official said on Sunday.
Local officials in eastern Kunar say a fire has broken out in a pine forest in the Sawkai district, burning approximately 30 hectares of forest.
Education officials in eastern Kunar province say nearly 50,000 children in remote areas of the province who lack access to formal schools are currently receiving education through village-based classes and seminaries.
Three children have been killed and a fourth injured as result of a roof-collapse incident in eastern Kunar province, an official said on Thursday.
Some residents of districts near the Durand line in eastern Kunar provincecomplain that these districts have been neglected in the past two decades and deprived of any kind of development projects and face numerous problems.
Some residents of Asadabad, the capital of eastern Kunar province, are concerned at overcrowding and disorder in the city, hindering their ability to manage daily activities effectively.
Some residents of eastern Kunar province have reported that Pakistani forces conducted rocket strikes on two districts, forcing many families to flee their homes.
A six months long vocational training course has been completed in eastern Kunar province in which 450 individuals received training, an official said on Monday.
The Ministry of Energy and Water (MoEW) says Afghanistan's water management initiatives, including the construction of a dam on the Kunar River, will not adversely affect its neighbours, particularly Pakistan.
For the first time, mobile health teams have been sent to rural areas of eastern Kunar province to provide services. Kunar Public Health director Qari Muzaffar Mukhlis said they launched the program with financial support of the United…
The only health center in Sohail Tangi area of Mazar valley in Noor Gul district of eastern Kunar province has been shut since last two months owing to lack of facilities, residents say. Salam Khan, a tribal elder…
Different national and international organizations will set up community-based schools for children who have no access to education in eastern Kunar province, an official said on Sunday. Education Director Muhibullah Haidari told Pajhwok Afghan News more than 37,000…
The Technical and Vocational Institute in eastern Kunar province will impart a three-year training to 1,700 security personnel in administrative and management affairs. The head of the institute, Maulvi Shakirullah, told Pajhwok Afghan News the security personnel would…
Residents of Krawng area of Watapur district in eastern Kunar province have been lacking access to f basic health services. They say 1,500 people are living in the area where no kinds of healthcare services are available. Abdul…
The Public Health Department in eastern Kunar province says it has recorded a five-fold decrease in the number of malnourished children in the province and a three-time decline in their death rate.
Two alleged members of Daesh group have been killed and a third captured alive by security forces during an operation in Sawkai district of eastern Kunar province last night. Kunar police spokesman Farid Dehqan told Pajhwok joint security…
Tens of thousands of people found access to health services in eastern Kunar province after the re-establishment of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, the public health director said on Sunday. Qari Muzafar Mukhlis told Pajhwok Afghan News new…
Hundreds of crime suspects have been detained and heavy and light weapons recovered in eastern Kunar province this solar year that ends on March 21, the provincial police chief said on Thursday. Maulvi Abdul Haq Haqqani presented a…
Reconstruction work has resumed on the Managi hydropower dam in Watapur district of eastern Kunar province after a prolonged delay and will take four months to complete. Shahabuddin Yasir, Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) chief in Kunar, told Pajhwok Afghan News their…
Residents of Asadabad, the provincial capital, and districts of eastern Kunar province now hold poetic and literary sittings instead of playing music during wedding and engagement ceremonies. The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has banned music across the country…
