JALALABAD, Afghanistan, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Work for the construction of a healthcare center has started in east Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, local media TOLOnews reported on Saturday.
The healthcare center to be built in the Surkhrud district and at a cost of 500,000 U.S. dollars will provide health services to people suffering from heart problems, the report said.
Welcoming the step as vital for reviving the local healthcare services, residents have called for the construction of various infrastructure facilities for people's well-being, he added.
As part of the efforts to rebuild war-torn Afghanistan, the Afghan caretaker government, besides launching development projects, has called upon domestic and international firms to invest in the country and create job opportunities for the poverty-stricken Afghan people. ■
