Ghwor: ISAF RC-W continues to support the communities affected by the recent floods

HERAT, Afghanistan (May 13) – ISAF Regional Command West continues to support the Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA) of Ghwor, that is leading all the efforts of GO’s and NGO’s operating in the area, to assist the victims of the severe floods that affected the province last week.

Farah Governor visits Por Chaman for first time, vows more trips will come

POR CHAMAN, Afghanistan (May 10, 2010) – Farah Provincial Governor Rahool Amin, with support from Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah, visited the distant district of Por Chaman to meet with District Sub-Governor Saleem and assess the needs of the Afghan people in Farah Province

Poetry festival signifies Farah’s step towards normalcy

FARAH, Afghanistan (May 08, 2010) – The Farah Provincial Governor hosted the Anab Gull Poetry Festival on his compound, as an effort to celebrate and showcase the rich cultural history of Farah Province with its citizens in Farah

Spanish Agency for International Development

Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) has conducted training workshop of experiment of animal diseases with collaboration of Badghis Agriculture and Livestock Department) DAIL).Officials of AECID animal health section say, this is the first training workshop to test for animal diseases in Afghanistan conducted in Badghis province. This four day program had two sections: theoretical, practical)

Herat: three insurgents detained in Parwan reject violence

Three insurgents detained in the prison of Parwan were released today in Herat after they’ve adhered to the reintegration program led and advised by the Afghan government to persuade insurgents to terminate their fight and assume a legitimate role in their communities.

After 30-year absence, Jirga held in Moqur district

MOQUR, Afghanistan (May 8) – District elders held a Grand Jirga May 6 in Moqur, one of the districts most affected by the insurgency in Badghis province. A Grand Jirga is an ancestral convention between Afghan rulers and the population. This Jirga has not been held for 30 years in Moqur.