An Afghan company will invest $142 million in a cement factory in Herat, officials said on Sunday. The project’s contract was signed between the Acting Minister...
Two strong earthquakes struck Afghanistan’s western Herat province on Sunday, the United States Geological Survey reported. The first quake measuring a magnitude of 6.3 happened at...
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday sent two aircraft carrying 53 tons of relief aid to support the people affected by the earthquake in Herat....
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, on Friday launched an urgent appeal for $14.4 million to scale up its assistance for those affected by the tragic recent...
Bayat Foundation has distributed thousands of food packages and cash aid to desperate earthquake victims in the western province of Herat in Afghanistan over the past...
Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s (IEA) deputy prime minister for economic affairs said on Tuesday that all government departments and aid agencies...
Foreign governments and international organizations have expressed their sympathy following the powerful earthquakes that rocked Afghanistan’s western Herat province on Saturday, killing and injuring thousands of...
The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) on Sunday sent rescue teams, relief items and two sniffer dogs to Herat, in Afghanistan, following Saturday’s deadly earthquakes that...
A spokesman for Afghanistan’s National Disaster Management Authority told Ariana News that hundreds of people have been killed in Herat province after a string of deadly...
At least 15 people have been killed and around 40 others injured after several earthquakes struck Afghanistan’s western Herat province on Saturday, authorities said. Janan Sayeq,...
Herat local administration has started the survey and exploration of lead mines in this province and the contracting company is supposed to start the process of...
Cordaid International Organization has launched a trade development training program for 40 small businesses through a project, Rawnaq, to support the private sector and create jobs...
The Union of Carpet Producers and Exporters in the western zone of the country says over 80,000 square meters of carpets are exported to world markets...
Herat residents have welcomed the increase in foreign tourists visiting their province over the past few months and say that the improved security situation has led...
Afghanistan’s power utility company, Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat, has officially started work on Herat’s Noor-ul-Jihad substation in order to increase the capacity of electricity from Turkmenistan....
Doctors say good progress has been made in the medical sector in Herat and about 90 percent of patients are treated in private and government hospitals...
Farmers in Herat province this week showcased their grapes, honey and figs at a local expo which was organized by the local chamber of agriculture and...
Herat Chamber of Industries and Mines says manufacturing in its industrial town has decreased by 70 percent due to power shortages and that thousands of people...
The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs on Monday announced the names of companies that won the contracts to mine and process of...
Bakht-ur-Rahman Sharaft, head of Afghanistan Railway Authority, on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with an Iranian delegation to increase cooperation in the railway sector....