The local governor of Herat has absorbed $ 500,000,000 from foreign aids in addition to the government budget.

In the meeting with the aim of informing the people of the progress in the governmental organizations, the spokesman of Herat governor Mohi-ol-Din Nori said Herat has been successful in absorbing the foreign aids last year which indicates that Herat has great potentiality of progress Afghan Voice Agency (AVA) reports.

Pointing to the economical, social, political and cultural progresses in Herat, he added appropriately utilizing the budget was the main reason for the progresses.

According to the economical expert Mohammad Yaqoub Mashob, the meeting can not be a constructive measure to the people problems.