Dengue cases under control in Nangarhar: Officials
The Public Health Department in eastern Nangarhar province says dengue fever cases have been controlled but not fully eradicated.
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270 sheep prevented from being smuggled to Pakistan
Security forces have foiled attempts to smuggling of over 200 sheep to neighboring Pakistan from the Spin Ghar district of eastern Nangarhar province. Aminull Haq Yasar, chief of 9th border battalion, told Pajhwok Afghan News the border forces…
Syed Wali who lost limbs saving people leads miserable life
Syed Wali, a 40-year-old resident of Sararud district of eastern Nangarhar province, saved thousands of lives by detecting and destroying landmines. He lost his limbs to a blast and now leads a life full of miseries. Sergeant Syed…
Ber forest being set up in Nangarhar to support bee farming
Work to establish a ber forest with financial support of the World Food Program (WFP) has been launched in the Koz Kunar district of eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Monday. Qari Fazal Rahman Sediqi, Nangarhar agriculture…
Eight disabled children of a family study for better future
Eight children of a family who lost their limbs in a mortar shell explosion in Khogyani district of eastern Nangarhar province have turned to education in a bid to get rid of the hardships of life. The eight…
Returnees’ reintegration body reactivated in Nangarhar
The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) says the reintegration committee of returnees and displaced persons of eastern Nangarhar province has resumed activities. Speaking at a ceremony in this regard, deputy governor Maulvi Mohammad Rabbani Naseh called the…
70,000 schoolchildren study under open sky in Nangarhar
About 300 schools in eastern Nangarhar province are without buildings and as a result, 70,000 students study under the open skies. Education Department officials say they have been making efforts to construct buildings and shelters for these schools…
157 arrested over various crimes in Nangarhar
Police have arrested 157 people accused of various crimes during the past one month in eastern Nangarhar province. The arrested individuals faced charges of theft, murder, moral corruption, fraud and drug trafficking and selling. Nangarhar police spokesman Haji…
Spin Ghar residents face drinking water shortage issue
The residents of Spin Ghar district in eastern Nangarhar province have been faced with the shortage of drinking water after recent flash floods destroyed their wells and other drinking water resources. They asked government and other aid providing…
2 canals being constructed in Nangarhar’s Sherzad district
Construction work on two water canals has been launched in the Sherzad district of eastern Nangarhar province by the River Basin Authority. Funded by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the purpose of the project is to provide…
Nangarhar: Masked man frightening students arrested
A man who frightened school and seminary students by posing as a jin in the Pachiragam district of eastern Nangarhar province has been arrested, an official said on Monday. Pachiragam district chief Maulvi Sharifullah Haqqani told Pajhwok Afghan…
4,000 complete literacy training in Nangarhar
At least 4,000 illiterate people attended a literacy course in the eastern Nangarhar province last year, an official said on Sunday. Awal Gul Abu Zahid, head of the literacy training section at the Education Department, told Pajhwok Afghan…
US promises online education for kids in remote Nangarhar areas
The United States Educational Development Program has promised to provide online education to children lacking access to schools in remote areas of eastern Nangarhar province, officials said Thursday. US education development program director Ron MacCaman met with deputy…
Screening center at Torkham to prevent import of diseases
A screening center is being established in Torkham town to prevent infectious diseases from entering Afghanistan from Pakistan, the Public Health Department of eastern Nangarhar province says. Nangarhar Public Health director Dr. Amir Mohammad Aftab told Pajhwok Afghan…
Nangarhar: Farmers in 10 districts to get improved wheat seed
Farmers in 10 district of eastern Nangarhar province will be distributed improved quality wheat seed to boost the crop’s yield, officials say. The improved wheat seed will be distributed to farmers in districts where wheat is grown every…
Reconstruction of flood-destroyed bridge stressed
Some residents and drivers complain about the collapse of a bridge on the Kabul-Jalalabad highway in eastern Nangarhar province, saying they are facing problems. The bridge was destroyed as a result of flash floods about a month ago…
Campaign to collect, treat drug addicts begins in Nangarhar
Police and Public Health Department have jointly launched a campaign to round up drug addicts in Jalababad, the capital of eastern Nangarhar province, and treat them. On the day one of the campaign, 150 addicts were collected from…
122,000 liters of olive oil processed in Nangarhar this year
At least 61 million afghanis income will be earned from 122,000 liters of olive oil processed in eastern Nangarhar province this year, officials of the Canal Department say. This year, 900 tons of olive oil was processed in…
Nangarhar flood-affected families seek urgent assistance
Floods-affected residents of Jalalabad city and some districts of eastern Nangarhar province on Tuesday called on the government and aid giving agencies to provide them with assistance. Officials say they have so far surveyed at least 550 families…
Flash floods claim 8 lives, injure 7 in Nangarhar
At least eight people have been killed and seven more got injured as a result of flashfloods in Jalalabad city, the capital of eastern Nangarhar province, and four districts, officials said on Monday. The recent flash floods…
Private company provides carpet weaving training to 3,000 women
A private company in eastern Nangarhar province has paved the way for 3,000 women to learn carpet weaving with the aim to increase domestic production and help females become economically self-reliant. The company has been working in the…
51 projects completed under food for work program in Nangarhar
More than 50 public welfare projects have been completed in the Sherzad district of eastern Nangarhar province under the government’s food for work program. The projects include construction of footpaths, roads and repair of bridges and cleaning of…
Work on UNDP funded canal kicks off in Nangarhar
Work on the construction of a canal in the Khogyani district of eastern Nangarhar province has begun, an official said on Wednesday.
Nangarhar man flees after killing mother, two brothers
A man killed his mother and two brothers in Jalalabad city, the capital of eastern Nangarhar province, and made his escape good, police said on Friday. Police spokesman Haji Raees Zabuli told Pajhwok Afghan News that the triple…
