Nangarhar poultry sellers told to kill off stock

Arman-e-Milli is an independent daily run by a group of journalists.

Nangarhar poultry sellers told to kill off stock

Arman-e-Milli is an independent daily run by a group of journalists.

IWPR

Institute for War & Peace Reporting
Thursday, 2 March, 2006
The agriculture and livestock department in the eastern province of Nangarhar has warned poultry traders to destroy all their birds following the discovery of avian flu in the area. Departmental chief Ziaulhaq Saddiqi security officials along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border have been told to halt imports of chickens and eggs. Poultry traders in the province are asking the government to pay compensation for their losses.
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