The importation of chicken and its meat from Pakistan has rendered the local poultry industry struggling with survival in eastern Laghman province. Doctor MuhabatullahMuhabbat, head of the poultry farms owners union, told Pajhwok Afghan News there were about…
A dozen schools ruined by the past conflict in eastern Laghman province have been repaired at a cost of 13 million afghanis, an official said on Wednesday. The schools --- 11 in Alingar and one in Alishing districts…
One person was killed and another injured due two clash between two rival families in the Alingar district of eastern Laghman province on Friday, an official said. Alingar district administrative chief Qari Zahidullah Fateh told Pajhwok Afghan News…
Construction work on two projects worth 55 million afghanis has been launched and a clean water supply scheme costing 12m afs put into service in eastern Laghman province. Maulvi Salamat Khan, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News…
At least 67 people have been arrested in connection with various criminal activities in eastern Laghman province last month, police said on Saturday. Police chief Younis Yousafzai in a statement said 67 people were arrested in connection with…
The Public Health Department of eastern Laghman province says 570 peoople, including 220 girls, graduated from the midwifery and nursing departments of a private medical institute on Thursday. Dr. Samiullah Abdi, director of Public Health Department, told Pajhwok…
Police have arrested a man carrying 189 kilograms of hashish in eastern Laghman province. Mohammad Yunas Yusufzai, police spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News that security forces arrested a smuggler along with 189 kilograms of hashish on the Kabul-Nangarhar…
Hundreds of poor , displaced and flood affected families received food and cash assistance in Maidan Wardak and Laghman provinces, officials said on Thursday. Maulvi Faizullah Jalali, director of Maidan Wardak Disaster Management Authority, told Pajhwok Afghan News…
Three people were killed and 55 houses destroyed by recent floods in eastern Laghman province, and at least 30 houses were destroyed in central Maidan Wardak province, officials said Saturday. Khair Mohammad Ghazi, head of the disaster…
Nine-hundred less fortunate families in the Dawlatshah district of the eastern Laghman province have received food assistance, an official said on Wednesday. District Chief Qari Abdul Qaher Mutawakil told Pajhwok Afghan News that 900 less fortunate families in…
Nearly 700 less fortunate families in the Alingar district of eastern Laghman province have been distributed food assistance, according to a local official on Thursday.
About 1000 poor and needy families on Wednesday received food items in assistance in the Badpakh district of eastern Laghman province. Maulvi Muhammad Inam Khalid, Badpakh district chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the aid had been provided…
Residents of the capital of eastern Laghman province complain about lack of adequate drinking water as many deep wells have dried up due to prolonged drought. Malik Mohammad Baqir, a resident of Gularam area of Mehtharlam City, told…
Natural Disaster Management Authority officials in eastern Laghman province on Wednesday said they distributed food aid to 600 affected families. Qari Khair Mohammad Ghazi, director of disaster management, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the affected families belonged to…
Thousands of Indian rickshaws would be issued relevant documents in eastern Laghman province, an official said on Tuesday. Traffic Director Maulvi Habibullah Mubarez told Pajhwok Afghan News a decision had been taken in coordination with the governor and…
Local officials say 550 poor families in Alishang district of eastern Laghman province received food aid on Wednesday. Qari Noor GulDelawar, the Alishang district chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the aid was funded by the emergency relief…
Officials of the Agriculture and Livestock Department of eastern Laghman province say dairy products’ processing in the province has declined compared to last year. Mohammad Masoom Ahmadi, director of livestock, told Pajhwok Afghan News that 557640 liters of…
The agriculture department of eastern Laghman province on Monday said cucumber harvest in the province had reached 39,744 tonnes this year, showing an increase of 20 percent over the previous year. Engineer Baryalai Hamdard, director of agriculture department,…
Initiated in the previous government, nearly a dozen projects could not be completed in eastern Laghman province, the director of Rural Rehabilitation and Development said on Tuesday. Maulvi Mohammad Zahir Zarkamar told Pajhwok Afghan News that work on…
Local officials in eastern Laghman province say they are planning to build a water storage dam in Sangara area of Alingar district following a report by Pajhwok Afghan News about shortage of water in the area. Mulavi Mohammad…
Thousands of families received food assistance in the Alingar district of eastern Laghman province, local officials say. Alingar district chief Qari Zahid told Pajhwok Afghan News on Thursday that the aid was provided by the World Food Program…
In Laghman, 8 people were provided with jobs in exchange for wheat MEHTARLAM (Pajhwok): The municipality in eastern Laghman province has recruited 250 local people to clean NahrSaraj Canal against wheat instead of cash. Haji Abdul Latif, deputy Mehtarlam mayor,…
Four security personnel were injured when their pick up vehicle overturned in the Badpakh district of eastern Laghman province on Thursday, officials said. A spokesman for the Laghman governor, Salahuddin Zahid, confirmed the incident to Pajhwok Afghan News,…
People with disabilities in eastern Laghman province on Sunday staged a protest rally in Mehtarlam, the provincial capital, calling on the international community to release Afghanistan's frozen assets. The protestors also called on the Taliban to give them…
