Animal Health Complex Opens in Nangarhar at Cost of AFN 50 Million

A privately funded animal health complex, built at a cost of 50 million afghanis, has been inaugurated in eastern Nangarhar province.

According to officials, the facility was established by a private organization and provides services including veterinary treatment, disease diagnosis, vaccination, laboratory testing, and other essential animal health services.

Officials say the center was established to strengthen the livestock sector and help prevent the spread of animal diseases.

Sayed Heshmatullah Sadat, head of the Animal Treatment Center, said: “The construction of this animal health complex cost 50 million afghanis. Currently, 30 professional and support staff, including Afghan and foreign veterinarians, are employed at the facility. Our goal is to establish seven similar animal health complexes in the country’s seven other zones in the future.”

Abdul Sattar Mohammad, Director of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock for Nangarhar province, said: “We also invite other investors to come to Afghanistan and invest in the agriculture, livestock, and irrigation sectors. We support the private sector that invests in the country and will continue to stand by it.”

Specialists at the newly established complex say the facility offers veterinary treatment, disease diagnosis for livestock and poultry, artificial insemination, vaccination, laboratory services, and other related veterinary services.

Dr. Saeed Ahmad, a specialist at the Animal Treatment Center, said: “The complex provides veterinary services for both livestock and poultry. For livestock, we offer internal medicine, surgery, and artificial insemination services. We also have overnight facilities for sick animals and, when necessary, can dispatch veterinarians to the field. In addition, we provide comprehensive poultry health services and operate a fully equipped laboratory for poultry examinations.”

The establishment of the privately funded animal health complex is regarded as a significant step toward strengthening Afghanistan’s livestock sector and preventing animal diseases. Local residents and livestock owners are calling on authorities to encourage further investment in the sector.

Massoud, a livestock owner, said: “Before this hospital was established, we often lost our animals because of the shortage of qualified veterinarians and the lack of organized veterinary services. Now, with the opening of this hospital, these problems will be resolved. We hope more animal health complexes like this will be built across the country.”

Shahzad Gul, another livestock owner, said: “Previously, there was no well-equipped veterinary center for treating animal diseases. Now our animals will receive regular treatment, and the problems in this sector will be addressed.”

According to the Nangarhar Department of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock, dozens of livestock farms have so far been established across the province, creating direct and indirect employment opportunities for thousands of people.