Logar

Police have arrested a nine-member gang of thieves in the Mohammad Agha district of central Logar province, an official said on Monday.

Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock department officials in central Logar province say a campaign to vaccinate 40,000 animals against plague, supported by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), has been launched in the province.

About 35 new mines of precious stones have been discovered in central Logar province, the Department of Mines and Petroleum said on Thursday.

Three construction projects have been completed at a cost of $200,000 and put into service in central Logar province, an official said on Tuesday.

Two construction projects worth 51 million afghanis have been launched at the University of central Logar province by the Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE), officials said on Friday.

The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has donated teaching materials worth 77,000 US dollars to the Education Department of central Logar province, an official said on Saturday.

About 19 private health centers, clinics and pharmacies have been closed by the Public Health Department during an inspection in central Logar province, an official said on Saturday.

The problems of residents in central Logar province concerning education, health, agriculture and roads would be addressed as soon as possible, officials said on Tuesday.

Five people have been killed and six others injured in separate traffic accidents in central Logar and eastern Nuristan provinces, officials said on Thursday.

Security forces have arrested a six-member gang of armed robbers in the Baraki Barak district of central Logar province, an official said on Monday.

The Ministry of Education’s Teacher Professional Development and Curriculum Directorate has launched a capacity building program for hundreds of teachers in central Logar province, an official said on Thursday.

Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Mullah Abdul Ghani Beradar has said that water management was government’s top priority and trade relations with neighbouring countries were promoted on the bases of need.