Hijratullah Ekhtyar

Locals call on officials to do more to combat heroin use among young people.
Residents of Sorkhrod district and Jalalabad city face health risks from lack of environmental controls.
Lack of proper regulation leads to casual slaughtering practices and sales of diseased meat.
Booksellers report brisk trade as appetite for reading grows in country’s east.
Business leaders in Nangarhar say production is growing despite insurgent threats.
Fearful residents, officials and the Taleban all agree that Nangarhar is under threat.
Youth groups in Nangarhar encourage voters to participate in next year’s election.
People have to endure punishing summer temperatures or pay high prices for electricity to cool themselves.
Factory owners say new industrial parks outside Jalalabad aren’t fit for use.