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UNDP to build 65 greenhouses for Logar farmers

UNDP to build 65 greenhouses for Logar farmers

PUL-I-ALAM (Pajhwok): The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) will construct 65 greenhouses in five districts of central Logar province, local officials say. Maulvi Shiraqa Pir Read Article

Flash floods in Logar damage hundreds of homes and farmland

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Flash floods in Logar damage hundreds of homes and farmland

Heavy flooding over the past two days in Afghanistan’s eastern Logar Province has damaged at least 250 homes and destroyed vast swaths of farmland, according to Taliban officials, adding to a growing toll of climate-related disasters across the country. Talian said that in Pul-i-Alam, the provincial capital, 50 homes were completely destroyed and another 200 were severely damaged. The floods also wiped out approximately 15,000 jeribs — nearly 3,…Read Article

Poetical session held to prevent undesirable customs in Logar

Poetical session held to prevent undesirable customs in Logar

A poetical session to discourage undesirable customs was held by the Information and Culture Department in central Logar province, an official said on Thursday.Read Article

UNICEF donates supplies worth 31m afs to Logar schools

PUL-I-ALAM (Pajhwok): The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Funds (UNICEF) has donated textbooks and other education supplies worth 31 million afghanis to the Education DepartmentLogar · Logar Read Article

Work kicks off on electricity supply project in Logar

Work has been initiated on a 20-kilowatt electricity supply project in Mohammad Agha district of central Logar province to electrify 2,000 households.Work · Logar Read Article

Tourist Drowns While Taking Selfie

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A representational image showing ambulances parked at an incident site. — Facebook@Rescue 1122 MansehraMANSEHRA: A tourist from Quetta drowned in Kunhar River in Kaghan valley while taking a selfie on Wednesday.According to Kaghan Police Station SHO Raja Sajid, Muhammad Ramazan, 23, fell...Swimming · Logar See the Story

Taliban detain young men in Kabul, Logar over hairstyles: Sources

KABUL — Taliban morality enforcers have detained several young men in the capital, Kabul, and in Logar Province in recent days, targeting individuals based on their hairstyles and facial grooming, multiple local sources said on Friday. In the lead-up to Eid al-Adha, Taliban morality enforcers raided barbershops in Logar, detaining young men whose hair was styled in what Taliban deemed “un-Islamic” fashion or whose beards had been shaved. Barbers…Taliban · Logar Read Article

Buildings for five schools constructed in Logar

PUL-I-ALAM (Pajhwok): Buildings for five schools have been constructed and put into service with financial support from Japan in central Logar province, an official saidLogar · Logar Read Article

Taliban ‘force’ Logar teachers to take test on Doha deal: Sources

LOGAR — Taliban authorities in Logar Province have compelled local schoolteachers to participate in an exam focused on the Doha deal signed between the US and the Taliban in 2020, local sources said. The test, which took place Saturday, May 31, in the provincial capital of Pul-e-Alam, was attended by more than 1,000 teachers from 104 schools, sources told Amu. According to Taliban officials in the education department, the purpose of the exam wa…Taliban · Logar Read Article

UNICE donates teaching materials to education dept

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.Logar · Logar Read Article

3 killed, 13 wounded in Logar traffic accidents

Three individuals have been killed and 13 others injured in four separate traffic accidents in central Logar province, an official said on Saturday.Logar · Logar Read Article

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