Work on $155,000 retaining wall begins in Laghman
Construction word on a 500-metre long retaining wall, costing155,000 US dollars, has been launched in Qarghayee district of eastern Laghman province, an official said on Wednesday.
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Road, health center being constructed in Khost, Laghman
A road is being constructed at a cost of 29 million afghanis in southeastern Khost province and a health center at a cost of 22 million afghanis in eastern Laghman province. Khost Mayor Qari Bismillah Bilal told…
2 solar-powered water schemes completed in Laghman
Two solar-powered water supply schemes have been completed and put into service and work on another 10 water supply projects has been launched in five districts of eastern Laghman province, local officials said on Monday. Rural Rehabilitation Department…
4 held with 40kg of crystal meth in Laghman
Four smugglers have been arrested with 40 kilograms crystal meth by security forces in eastern Laghman province, an official said on Saturday. Police spokesman Younis Yousafzai told Pajhwok Afghan News police arrested the drug smugglers on the Kabul-Jalalabad…
1,250 youths provided work opportunities in Laghman
More than 1200 youth have been hired to clean canals and pave roads in districts of eastern Laghman province, an official said on Thursday. Maulvi Ghulam Rahman Bilal, refugee affairs head, said the project of cleaning canals and…
Campaign to enroll children in schools begins in Laghman
A campaign to bring out-of-school children to schools has been launched in the provincial capital of eastern Laghman province, the provincial education director said on Monday. Maulvi Shah Jahan Sajid told Pajhwok Afghan News the campaign “students enrollment…
Work to repair 300 drinking water wells begins in Laghman
Repair work of nearly 300 potable water wells has been started in Alingar district of eastern Laghman province, a project that will cost 8.5 million afghanis. Maulvi Mohammad Zahir Zarkmar, director of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, told Pajhwok…
Teenaged girl rescued; 2 kidnappers held in Laghman
A 14-year-old girl has been rescued and two of her abductors have been detained in eastern Laghman province, a police official said on Sunday. Police spokesman Younis Yousufzai told Pajhwok Afghan News two brothers had abducted the girl…
Dozens of green houses being built for women in Laghman
Fifteen green houses for women are being built in eastern Laghman province, an official of the provincial Agriculture and Livestock Department said on Thursday. Construction work on the green houses has been launched in provincial capital Mehthalam, Qarghayi,…
Laghman men punished publicly for moral crimes
Two persons were punished in public in eastern Laghman province after being convicted of moral crimes, officials said on Tuesday. Mualvi Salamat Khan Bilal, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News that Abdul Basir and Ziaur Rahman were…
Soybean yield expected to reach 180 tons in Laghman
The Agriculture Department of eastern Laghman province says soybean crop is cultivated on 175 hectares land in the province this year, estimating the yield at 180 tons. Eng. Baryali Hamdard, an official of the Agriculture Department, told Pajhwok…
Laghman man detained for killing mother, brother
Security forces have arrested a man accused of killing his mother and brother in Karghayu district of eastern Laghman province, an official said on Thursday. Police spokesman Yunas Yousafzai identified the alleged murderer to Pajhwok Afghan News as…
Projects worth 64 million afs completed in Laghman
Seven development projects costing more than 64 million afghanis have been completed and put into service in Alingar district of eastern Laghman province. Maulavi Salamat Khan Bilal, the spokesman for the governor’s office, told Pajhwok Afghan News the…
4-member gang of kidnappers busted in Laghman
A four-member gang of kidnappers has been detained in eastern Laghman province. In a statement, provincial intelligence office said the four-member group was detained on Kabul-Jalalabad highway by intelligence forces. The source said the kidnappers were detained when…
More than 100 education centers in Laghman have no buildings
The Education Department director for eastern Laghman province says 88 schools, 13 religious seminaries and three branches of the Teacher Training Center have no buildings in the province. Maulvi Shah Jehan Sajid told Pajhwok 169 schools had no…
7 of a family killed in Laghman roof collapse
Seven members of a family were killed and an eight-year-old girl injured when the roof of their house collapsed following heavy rains in the Alishang district of eastern Laghman province. Provincial natural disasters management head Qari Khair Mohammad…
Natural disasters destroy 30,000 acres of agri land in Laghman
Natural disasters destroyed 30,000 acres of agricultural land and claimed 21 lives in eastern Laghman province last year, an official said on Monday. Natural Disaster Management director Qari Khair Mohammad Ghazi told Pajhwok Afghan News there were more…
Laghman families reconcile after 45 years of enmity
A 45-year-old feud between two families in of the Dawlat Shah District of eastern Laghman province has finally come to an end. They had inherited from their ancestors the enmity that claimed eight lives, Mohammad Shah, 55, said…
2 killed, 25 injured due to overnight quake in Laghman
Two people were killed and 25 others wounded after a strong earthquake shook eastern Laghman province last night, an official said on Wednesday. In Laghman, 140 houses have collapsed and information is being collected about the exact damage,…
3 men arrested for making fake passports in Laghman
Security officials have arrested three persons for allegedly making counterfeit passports in the capital of eastern Laghman province. Laghman police spokesman Youna Yousafzai told Pajhwok Afghan News the accused were arrested on Monday in Mehtarlam. The detainees took…
38 million afs bus terminal inaugurated in Mehtarlam
A standard bus terminal has been inaugurated in this capital city of eastern Laghman province. Costing 38 million afghanis, the bus terminal was completed in one year, said Laghman Governor Qari Zainul Abidin Abid. He added that the…
4 killed, 23 wounded in Laghman, Bamyan accidents
Three people have been killed and 21 others injured in separate traffic accidents in Laghman province while in central Bamyan province one person was killed and two others injured in a traffic mishap. Laghman Traffic Manager Maulvi Habibullah…
Laghman families reconcile, end 17 years of enmity
Mediation by local tribal elders has ended 17 years of enmity between two families in the Alingar district of eastern Laghman province. Qari Zahid Fateh, the Alingar district chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News: “The 17 years old enmity,…
UNHCR to build 137 houses for war-hit people in Laghman
Construction of houses for 137 displaced people in the capital of eastern Laghman and Alingar district has been launched with the financial support of UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Maulvi Ghulam Rehman Bilal, director of refugee department,…
