25 needy Baghlan families given cash, food

PUL-I-KHUMRI (Pajhwok): Twenty-five needy families received cash, food and cattle in assistance from a government commission in northern Baghlan province, an official said Wednesday.

Provincial Urban Development Director Eng. Awal Khan Ahmadzai told Pajhwok Afghan News there were 99 community councils in Pul-i-Khumri, the provincial capital.

The aid recipients were from Khawja Alwan community, said the official, who added the aid-giving process would be extended further in the province.

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