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Residents of Babark Tana village in the Ali Sher district of southeastern Khost province say they have been lacking access to clean drinking water for years and as a result, they are forced to rely on stagnant, contaminated water from a local stream.

Residents of Parchaman district in western Farah province are forced to purchase one GB internet for 200 afghanis from private telecom firms due to the lack of telecommunication services in their area—a price they call backbreaking.

A number of residents of southern Ghazni province are expressing concern over the sharp rise in firewood prices as winter sets in.

Some residents of central Bamyan province express concern over high costs of wedding ceremonies what they terms ‘unpleasant traditions’ in society.

KHOST CITY (Pajhwok): Residents of Zinikhel area in the Nadir Shah Kot district of southeastern Khost province say their area remains deprived of development schemes

Cultural experts and residents of western Herat province say they are concerned about the destruction of some historical monuments in the province.

KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): The price of firewood has surged in southern Kandahar province this winter, with residents also complaining of low-quality gas supplies. Mohammad Nabi,

PUL-I-KHUMRI (Pajhwok): Nine people, including women and children, sustained injuries in two separate traffic accidents in northern Baghlan province, officials said on Monday . .

LASHGARGAH (Pajhwok): A number of residents and civil society activists in southern Helmand province say voter . . .

GARDEZ (Pajhwok): The residents of southeastern Paktia province have demanded of presidential candidates and their supporters to consider national interest, values and moral principles .

PUL-I-ALAM (Pajhwok): Foreign militants have settled in Charkh district of central Logar province, planning new attacks, an official warned on Tuesday.

KABUL (Pajhwok): Some residents and activists in capital Kabul on Monday staged a rally demanding . . .