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A senior Afghan police commander in the north has promised that one million US dollars would be given to northern Samangan for reconstruction and development projects in the province.
General Daud Daud, Commander of 303rd Pamir Police Headquarters in the north paid a visit to the province on Monday where he met provincial officials in capital, Aibak.
He said the September 18 parliamentary election in the province passed-off "peacefully and transparently". He thanked Afghan security forces for maintaining security of polling sites during the entire day.
He said that he had asked some friend countries and donor agencies to help the northern zone of the country for their successful completion of election process. The share of Samangan is $1 million, he said, asking the provincial authority to arrange and prioritize their development schemes as soon as possible. He hoped that the assistance would help strengthen peace in the province.
General Daud also awarded 35 police officers in Samangan police headquarters with appreciation letters.
Also in Samangan, construction work on a headwork launched on Monday.
The headwork is expected to fulfill the water needs of 2,500 families and will irrigate 2,250 acres of farmland.
Irrigation director of the province, Engineer Muhammad Rassoul said that the headwork would be built on a canal in Shahri Kohna area of Aibak, the provincial capital.
The World Bank funded project would cost more than seven million afghanis and would take four months to complete, the official said.
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General Daud Daud, Commander of 303rd Pamir Police Headquarters in the north paid a visit to the province on Monday where he met provincial officials in capital, Aibak.
He said the September 18 parliamentary election in the province passed-off "peacefully and transparently". He thanked Afghan security forces for maintaining security of polling sites during the entire day.
He said that he had asked some friend countries and donor agencies to help the northern zone of the country for their successful completion of election process. The share of Samangan is $1 million, he said, asking the provincial authority to arrange and prioritize their development schemes as soon as possible. He hoped that the assistance would help strengthen peace in the province.
General Daud also awarded 35 police officers in Samangan police headquarters with appreciation letters.
Also in Samangan, construction work on a headwork launched on Monday.
The headwork is expected to fulfill the water needs of 2,500 families and will irrigate 2,250 acres of farmland.
Irrigation director of the province, Engineer Muhammad Rassoul said that the headwork would be built on a canal in Shahri Kohna area of Aibak, the provincial capital.
The World Bank funded project would cost more than seven million afghanis and would take four months to complete, the official said.
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