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    Accidents & Disasters May 24, 2013 - 17:29

    Kabul onslaught ends as 5th attacker killed

    KABUL (PAN): Five attackers were killed in clashes with security forces during a well-coordinated Taliban onslaught, targeting the UN mission office and police in the heart of heavily fortified Kabul.

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    Governance

    US to complete transition for Afghanistan's security: Obama
    May 24, 2013 - 09:24

    WASHINGTON (PAN): The United States will complete security transition to Afghan forces by 2014 and will work with the Afghan government to train its security forces to ensure al Qaeda never again establish a safe haven there, President Barack Obama said on Thursday.

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    Most townships built illegally across Afghanistan: Report

    May 24, 2013 - 13:59

    KABUL (PAN): A joint investigation has produced overwhelming evidence of a proliferation of poorly constructed, illegal townships across the country with efforts ongoing to execute more housing sch

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    Agriculture

    Afghanistan exports above 4 tonnes saffron last year: Rahimi

    May 24, 2013 - 16:24

    KABUL (PAN): Claiming increase in saffron cultivation in Afghanistan, the agriculture minister said on Friday more than four tonnes of saffron were exported last year.

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    Features

    Ghazni’s key demands: Jobs & security

    GHAZNI CITY (PAN): Residents of southern Ghazni province want the Afghan government and the...

    Balkh newspapers struggling to survive
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    Interviews

    Shafaq promises security, good governance

    BAMYAN CITY (PAN): The newly-appointed governor for central Daikundi province, Abdul Haq Shafaq...

    152 Maqur villages cleared of Taliban
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    Accidents & Disasters

    Naeem visits Sangin as clashes continue

    May 24, 2013 - 17:09

    LASHKARGAH (PAN): As armed clashes between Afghan forces and insurgents continued for a fifth straight day on Friday in the Sangin town, Helmand Governor Mohammad Naeem said the government forces had been able to retake areas overrun by heavily armed militants in the district.

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    Accidents & Disasters

    3 dead in Peshawar suicide blast

    May 24, 2013 - 17:58

    ISLAMABAD (PAN): A suicide attacker blew up himself near the vehicle of an Afghan religious outfit chief in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar soon after Friday prayers, killing three people.

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    Accidents & Disasters

    4 police killed in Helmand blast

    May 24, 2013 - 14:05

    LASHKARGAH (PAN):  Four policemen were killed by a home-made bomb that ripped through their vehicle in southern  Helmand province, an official said on Friday.

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    Security and Crime

    Gitmo bringing bad name to US: Obama

    May 24, 2013 - 15:06

    WASHINGTON (PAN): The continued existence of Guantanamo terrorist detention center is bringing bad name to the US and sends a signal overseas that America is flouting rule of law, President Barack Obama said on Thursday.

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    Security and Crime

    Thousands of Afghans continue to suffer: AI

    May 23, 2013 - 21:36

    KABUL (PAN): A top human rights organization on Wednesday said thousands of Afghan civilians continue to suffer from "targeted and indiscriminate attacks" by armed militant groups.

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    Governance

    No hope for peace until war criminals punished

    May 23, 2013 - 19:55

    KABUL (PAN): The Transitional Justice Coordination Group (TJCG) on Thursday said its investigation showed the peace process in Afghanistan could not succeed until war criminals were tried and their victims compensated.

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    Security and Crime

    Kidnapped Turkish trader rescued in Kabul

    May 23, 2013 - 13:50

    KABUL (PAN): A Turkish businessman was rescued from his kidnappers in Kabul on Thursday after spending 11 days in captivity, an intelligence official said.

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    Accidents & Disasters

    Police upbeat to find Nabi’s father till evening

    May 23, 2013 - 14:21

    JALALABAD (PAN): A police official on Thursday expressed his hope that Mohammad Nabi's 60-year-old father, Khobi Khan, would be found and released from his abductors until this evening.

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    Security and Crime

    12 killed in Quetta car bomb blast

    May 23, 2013 - 14:58

    KABUL (PAN): A car bomb blast killed a dozen people, of which eight were policemen, and injured 21 others in Quetta, the capital of Pakistan's Balochistan province near the Afghanistan border on Thursday morning, police said.

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    Business & Economics

    Gold, gas prices down in Kabul

    May 23, 2013 - 16:27

    KABUL (PAN): The prices of gold and gas decreased and that of other daily-use items stayed unchanged during the outgoing week in Kabul, retailers said on Thursday.

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    Security and Crime

    11 rebels killed in south, west

    May 23, 2013 - 16:10

    HEART CITY/KANDAHAR CITY (PAN): Nearly a dozen insurgents were killed during security operations in western Herat and southern Kandahar provinces, officials said on Thursday.

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