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    Governance
    May 16, 2012 - 18:00

    Strategic cooperation deal inked with Germany

    KABUL (PAN): President Hamid Karzai and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday signed a long-term strategic cooperation ag

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    Governance

    Civilians killed in Kunar raid: Probe team
    May 16, 2012 - 16:19

    ASADABAD (PAN): NATO-led troops killed five civilians during a recent airstrike in the Watapur district of eastern Kunar province, the head of an investigating delegation claimed on Wednesday.

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    Governance

    Deal on reopening NATO supply routes soon: US

    May 16, 2012 - 11:06

    WASHINGTON (PAN): The United States on Tuesday hoped that Pakistan would soon reopen crucial NATO supply routes that has remained closed for six months following a NATO airstrike that killed 26 Pakistani soldiers last November.

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    Health

    Berries poison children, adults in Uruzgan (Updated)

    May 16, 2012 - 14:50

    TIRINKOT (PAN): Local residents in the central province of Uruzgan on Wednesday said many children and men suffered from diarrhea after eating berries, allegedly poisoned by substances that were sprayed by coalition soldiers targeting poppy crops.


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    Governance

    Kandahar security on the mend, claims governor

    May 16, 2012 - 20:07

    KANDAHAR CITY (PAN): Security incidents have declined by 60 percent, compared to 2011, in southern Kandahar province, where Afghan armed forces have extended their writ to remote areas, the governo

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    Security and Crime

    4,400 rebels joined IRP since 2009: ISAF

    May 16, 2012 - 20:22

    KABUL (PAN): An official of NATO-led international soldiers in Afghanistan on Wednesday said that 4,400 insurgents had so far joined the reintegration programme since its launch in 2009.

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    Security and Crime

    NATO airstrike kills 9 insurgents in Paktia

    May 16, 2012 - 12:04

    BAGRAM AIRFIELD (PAN):  Nine insurgents involved in planting an improvised explosive device (IED) were killed by Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) and NATO troops during an operation in the Zazai Aryub district of southeastern Paktia province, the alliance said on Wednesday.

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    Governance

    MPs rename Massoud Day as Martyrs Day

    May 16, 2012 - 17:29

    KABUL (PAN): The Wolesi Jirga decided on Wednesday former jihadi commander Ahmad Shah Massoud’s death anniversary would be marked as Martyrs Day.

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    Migration

    Host nations to help Afghan refugees: Anwari

    May 16, 2012 - 20:52

    KABUL (PAN): The minister of refugee and repatriation affairs said on Wednesday the international community and regional countries have pledged facilities for the Afghans who are ready to return ho

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    Governance

    Strong Afghan forces needed to protect civilians: NGOs

    May 16, 2012 - 18:38

    KABUL (PAN): As NATO members gear to debate Afghanistan’s future at the Chicago Summit, non-governmental agencies said on Wednesday that Afghan forces were not yet ready to take security control and provide adequate protection for civilians.

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    Governance

    Mohammadi acknowledges weaknesses in police force

    May 16, 2012 - 19:37

    MAZAR-I-SHARIF (PAN) Interior Minister Bismillah Mohammadi on Wednesday said the security situation in the north had improved over the past few years, despite weaknesses in the police force.

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    Education

    Workshop for NLD staff in Kabul

    May 16, 2012 - 19:54

    KABUL (PAN): A three-day workshop for the National Literacy Department (NLD) staff of the Ministry of Education is underway in Kabul, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) said on Wednesday.

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    Security and Crime

    Obama briefs Italian, Australian PMs on Afghanistan

    May 16, 2012 - 13:23

    WASHINGTON (PAN): Ahead of the crucial Chicago Summit, US President Barack Obama briefed prime ministers of Italy and Australia on the recent developments in Afghanistan, the White House said on Tuesday.

    Obama spoke with the two leaders over the telephone, with Afghanistan being a prominent topic for discussion, a statement from his office said.

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    Business & Economics

    World Telecom Day marked in Kabul

    May 16, 2012 - 17:21

    KABUL (PAN): The Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology said on Wednesday the sector had attracted an investment of $1.7 billion, providing work opportunities for more than 110,000 people.

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