14 developmental projects completed in Afghanistan's Laghman


Kabul, May 30 (IANS): Fourteen developmental projects have been completed and put into use in Afghanistan's Laghman province, the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development said in a sttement.

"The projects have recently been completed by the Citizens' Charter National Priority Program within Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development in different parts of Qarghayi district of Laghman," Xinhua news agency quoted the statement released on Saturday as saying.

The projects included the building of 540 meters of water canal; building and reconstruction of 912 metres of supporting walls along a river; digging 11 deep water wells for providing potable water to villagers; as well as the reconstruction of 105 metre of a district road, the Ministry said.

But province has witnessed heavy clashes between security forces and Taliban militants in recent weeks.

In its latest attempt to gain ground, the Taliban militants overran Dawlat Shah district in Laghman.

In a statement last week, the provincial government claimed that more than 50 militants were killed and some 60 others injured during clean-up operations.

Taliban militants have intensified activities since the start of the US-led forces withdrawal from Afghanistan on May 1.

 

  

Top Stories


Leave a Comment

Title: 14 developmental projects completed in Afghanistan's Laghman



You have 2000 characters left.

Disclaimer:

Please write your correct name and email address. Kindly do not post any personal, abusive, defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent, discriminatory or unlawful or similar comments. Daijiworld.com will not be responsible for any defamatory message posted under this article.

Please note that sending false messages to insult, defame, intimidate, mislead or deceive people or to intentionally cause public disorder is punishable under law. It is obligatory on Daijiworld to provide the IP address and other details of senders of such comments, to the authority concerned upon request.

Hence, sending offensive comments using daijiworld will be purely at your own risk, and in no way will Daijiworld.com be held responsible.