On December 23, President Hamid Karzai received a number of influential personalities and elders from Duab, Mandol and Nur Karam districts of Nurestan province at the Gul Khana Palace.

Hawa Alam Nurestani and Abdul Fatah Nurestani, on behalf of others, asked the Government for more reconstruction in Nurestan province and said, “We want the Government to concentrate resources on the most run-down districts of Nurestan province through providing better education, building roads and clinics, and creating more jobs for locals.”

“The Government should clamp down on illegal deforestation in Nurestan province and ensure the protection of our natural resources, ancient and historical monuments, and archaeological sites.”

The President enquired about the living conditions of the people in Nurestan province and said, “Nurestan is one of the most beautiful provinces of our country. Its economy will prosper and more reconstruction will take place in this province.”   

The President assured them that the Government will build the Duab-Mandol-NurKaram road.