Khogyani District

Khogyani (Pashto: خوږياڼي ولسوالۍ, Persian: ولسوالی خوگیانی) is a district in the south of Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, bordering Pakistan.

[3] In February 2003, Eco Himal started a new educational project in Eastern Afghanistan by Youths and elders of Services.

Since the schools have been approved by the Directorate for Education in Nangarhar Province the teachers' salaries and maintenance of the buildings will be covered by the Afghan government.

[4] On May 10, 2006, government officials and community elders publicly opened the 21.25 km farm to market road in Khogyani District of Nangarhar province.

According to the community, the road will not only help farmers send their agriculture products to nearby markets, but facilitate better transportation especially for expectant mothers and children.

Okra, eggplant, pomegranates, grapes and apricots are abundant; the hills are rich with marble and talc.

[6] On April 17, 2009, two earthquakes killed at least 22 people, injured 30, and destroyed several hundred homes when they struck two hours apart in eastern Afghanistan.