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Construction resumes on water supply network in Balkh after two years
Local officials in Balkh province say that construction work on a water supply network has resumed after two years of suspension.
This is one of the largest water supply networks in Balkh – a project started under the former government.
The project, which will cost 260 million afghanis will be completed in two months.
The water project will provide more than 100,000 people with drinking water.
“The length of this network is 36 km. It is a transmission network for the city of Mazar-e-Sharif, which takes water from five wells and transfers it from the area of Takhta Pul,” said Nematullah Ahmadi, the general director of Balkh’s water supply department.
“The Ministry of Higher Education is very attentive to the problems of professors and students and has dealt with the existing problems in a timely manner,” said Zia ul-Rahman Zia, president of Balkh University.
The contractors say they will try to complete the work within two months.
“The water supply project of the Takhta Pul is almost 95 percent finished, and to complete the remaining five percent, the contracting company, in cooperation with the water supply department, has a plan to complete the remaining work in the future two months,” said Mirwais Ayubi, the head of the contracting company.
Balkh residents say they have faced serious problems in the past and are happy they will soon have access to drinking water.
“Today we are witnessing that the remaining works of the Takhta Pul project started and students and fellow citizens will benefit from its water,” said Mouluddin, a tribal elder in Balkh.
The construction of this 36 km long water supply network starts from Takhta Pul village of Dehdadi district and continues to Balkh’s new university.
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has announced that it will continue providing its essential health services to the people of Afghanistan.
In a post on X, the organization, referring to Afghanistan’s health needs, said that over the past year it has been active in various health sectors across the country, ranging from maternal and child care to emergency response, as well as the treatment of patients suffering from tuberculosis and severe injuries.
According to MSF, its teams over the past year have been present at a range of health facilities, including neonatal intensive care units, operating theatres, surgical centers, and specialized tuberculosis treatment wards, where they have delivered life-saving services to patients.
The organization stressed that it will continue ensuring the provision of health services, particularly for needy families and vulnerable communities in remote areas of Afghanistan.
The Embassy of Afghanistan in Japan, currently run by diplomats of the previous government, has announced that it will suspend its operations in Tokyo after the end of January 2026.
In a statement issued on Friday, the embassy said the decision was made after consultations with Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in close coordination with Japanese authorities, and in accordance with the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
The embassy added that after January 31, all of its political, economic, cultural, and consular activities will be halted until further notice.
Currently, Shaida Abdali is serving as Afghanistan’s ambassador to Japan.
Sadin Ayyıldız, Chargé d’Affaires of the Turkish Embassy in Kabul, held a courtesy meeting with Zakir Jalali, the Second Political Deputy of Afghanistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the occasion of the start of his mission.
The Turkish Embassy in Kabul said in a post that the meeting included mutual exchanges of views on bilateral relations.
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