Tag Archives: Nangarhar
75% of Nangarhar’s economy relies on agriculture
According to the Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation officials in Nangarhar province, the economic progress of Nangarhar province relies on its agriculture and livestock sectors that form 75% of the province’s economy.
The province has witnessed...
New governor’s office launched in Nangarhar
Governor Gul Agha Sherzai, Indpendent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG) and other officials laid the foundation stone of the governor’s new office in Nangarhar province.
The building would be at a cost of 26.5mn AFN, having 42 rooms with...
Construction of the new Behsud Bridge to begin soon
Nangarhar Public Works Director Rassoul Gul Faqir announced that the survey and design for the new Behsud Bridge on the Kabul River have been completed and the construction project of the bridge would be launched in March.
The bridge connects...
Center for religious studies opened in Nangarhar
Afghan Senator Lotfullah Baba opened a religious center worth 15mn AFN in eastern Nangarhar province.
The objective behind the establishment of the religious center is to provide religious education opportunities to those Afghan children who...
SCA female teachers leave for training in Pakistan
A number of 16 female teachers and consultants of community based and model schools left for Karachi, Pakistan Tuesday, 19 February on a ten-day professional training and study visits to similar schools.
Education programme of Swedish Committee...
Aviation Ministry to provide public transport buses to Nangarhar
Transport and Civil Aviation Minister Daud Ali Najafi said that his ministry would provide some public transport buses to the provincial authorities.
In addition, the Nangarhar airport would transition from foreign troops to the Afghan government...
Pakistan yet to build the Jalalabad-Torkham road
Public Works Minister Najibullah Awjan said work on the second lane of the Jalalabd-Torkham would be launched soon upon the completion of the survey next week.
The project was initially launched with financial support from Pakistan, but the...
Women’s welfare NGOs accused of corruption
Women’s Affair Director Anisa Imrani alleged that a number of women’s welfare NGOs operating in eastern Nangarhar province are misappropriating donor funds.
She said the NGOs are operating without coordination with the Women’s Affair Department,...
Power project in Nangarhar completed
Cabinet ministers, parliamentarians, members of provincial council and DABS CEO attended the inaugural ceremony of the power project in Nangarhar on Saturday.
The project transfers electricity from Naghlu dam to eastern Nangarhar and Laghamn...
Nangarhar’s disabled community complain about lack of job opportunities
The disabled community in Nangarhar has expressed their anger at the government for its failure to provide job opportunities to them.
Pajhwok Afghan News reports that Masood Safi, head of the Disabled Association in Nangarhar, alleged that the...
