ZARANJ (PAN): Construction work on a building for a branch of the Da Afghanistan Bank has been launched in southwestern Nimroz province, officials said on Wednesday.

The two-storey building on 700 square metres of land is estimated to cost 15 million afghanis ($309,023), the branch officer, Mohammad Naeem Syedi, told Pajhwok Afghan News.

He said bank employees were currently working in a small building which lacked facilities. The new building will have administrative rooms, a treasurer's office, a dining hall and other facilities.

Salahuddin, in charge of the project, said. the building would take 10 months to complete.

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