Nangarhar
Haqqani Network mine planter arrested in Paktia
A terrorist who was planting a magnetic bomb in Paktia province was arrested by the Afghan intelligence agency.
The National Directorate of Security (NDS) in a statement said a Haqqani Network terrorist member was arrested during a raid in Gardiz city while planting a magnetic bomb.
The individual was named Shams Ul Rahman son of Khan Mohammad as an active member of Haqqani terrorist network
Paktia is located in the east of Afghanistan bordering the Pakistani-ruled tribal areas where the insurgents are easily crossing to Afghanistan to target the Afghan and their foreign-allies in the country.
Nangarhar
AWCC opens new customer services center in Nangarhar
Afghan Wireless Communications Company (AWCC) on Monday officially opened another customer services center in Jalalabad city, the capital of Nangarhar province.
AWCC officials say the company is committed to providing quality telecommunication and internet services in all parts of this province.
According to them, many areas in the eastern provinces of the country are covered by telecommunication and internet services of this network, adding that they plan to cover all parts of Nangarhar province this year.
“Afghan Wireless is trying to cover all the districts (in Nangarhar) and Inshallah, by the end of 2023, you will see 2G, 3G and 4G services in most of the areas in this province that were not active before,” said Attaullah Sahil, head of AWCC in the eastern zone.
However, the officials of Afghanistan Telecom Regulatory Authority (ATRA) in Nangarhar say in addition to stopping the sale of illegal SIM cards in this province, they have also ceased the operation of 45 devices that were causing disruptions to telecommunication networks.
The Nangarhar Department of Telecommunication and Technology has also said that in the near future, highways will be covered by telecommunication services in addition to some remote areas of the province.
Nangarhar
Nangarhar elders urge IEA to reopen girls’ schools
A number of tribal elders in Nangarhar province on Sunday urged the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) to reopen schools for girls above the 6th grade and said that girls should not be deprived of education and must be allowed to go to school and acquire knowledge.
Attending a graduation ceremony for 12th grade students in Behsod district, Nangarhar education officials also expressed hope that schools above the 6th grade will be opened for girls in the near future.
The students, at the ceremony, meanwhile called for the timely distribution of textbooks in schools, the reopening of schools for girls above the 6th grade, and the provision of scholarships.
Some teachers and ethnic elders also asked the Islamic Emirate to open the doors of schools to girls and provide education for girls within the Islamic framework.
On the other hand, officials of the Nangarhar Provincial Education Department said attention is being paid to providing quality of education. They also said they hope schools will reopen for high school girls in the near future.
Schools for teenage girls have been closed for almost two years.
Nangarhar
More than 500 needy families helped in Nangarhar
Local officials in Nangarhar province say more than five hundred needy families in this province received help from a charity organization on Thursday.
These aid packages included food items that were distributed to the needy in Surkh Rod district of Nangarhar.
Tajuddin, Nangarhar police chief, has asked international organizations and the country’s traders to increase their aid to poor families during the holy month of Ramazan.
The needy who have been helped, also call for help from the officials of the Islamic Emirate and from charitable institutions.
This comes amid a growing humanitarian crisis in the country that has left millions of people on the verge of famine.
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