Balkh Looks Back Over 1394

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شنبه 29 حوت 1394 ساعت 19:25 آخرین به روز رسانی در شنبه 29 حوت 1394 ساعت 20:25 نوشته شده توسط Sayed Arif Musavi

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Despite militants having tried their utmost to threaten northe Balkh, hundreds of development projects have been implemented over the past solar year in the province.

According to Balkh police, three deadly terror attacks took place in Balkh this year that left more than 20 people dead and around 100 wounded. Most of the victims were civilians.

More than 300 cases of violence against women were registered in the province, including 25 cases of honor killings and 20 cases of rape.

As many as 334 public projects to the value of Afs550 million have been implemented.

"The projects directly benefit around 56,000 families (about 400, 000 people)," said Abdul Baset Aini, the provincial director of rural rehabilitation and development.

Around 600,000 students went to school this year and 49 percent of these students were girls.

"Around 183 schools in the province still don't have buildings," said Hamayun Rahmani, an official at the provincial education directorate.

For the first time a contract for the construction of a special mateity hospital was signed - with Germany. The hospital is expected to cost about 15 million Euros.

Mirwais Rabi, the provincial director of public health, described this as a big project, which is expected to be completed within three years.

The acting goveor of Balkh, Ata Mohammad Noor, wearing military uniform, personally went to the front line to curb militancy in the province. He for the first time this year confirmed the presence of Daesh fighters in the province and said that the group wanted to expand its activities to Central Asia.

Economic growth in the province, however, was slow this year, as scores of factories went bankrupt. Insecurity and the lack of a market for goods were the main reasons behind the bankruptcy of factories.

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