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    11 snow-trapped policemen rescued by ISAF

    by Obaid GhorionFeb 22, 2012 - 19:45

    CHANGHCHARAN (PAN): Eleven policemen and intelligence officials trapped inside their vehicles by heavy snow were rescued by a NATO helicopter in western Ghor province, officials said on Wednesday.

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    300 marooned residents of Faryab rescued

    by Pajhwok ReportonFeb 21, 2012 - 19:56

    KABUL (PAN): Hundreds of people trapped inside their vehicles due to a flash flood were rescued in northern Faryab province on Tuesday, an official said.

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    Heavy snow bocks key Badghis pass

    by Abdul Latif AyyubionFeb 21, 2012 - 18:42

    QALA-I-NAW (PAN): Heavy snowfall has blocked a key pass connecting northwestern Badghis province with western Herat, officials said on Tuesday.

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    3 killed, 4 injured in Ghor avalanches

    by Obaid GhorionFeb 20, 2012 - 20:47

    CHAGHCHARAN (PAN): Three people were killed and four others wounded after snow avalanches hit the provincial capital and two districts of western Ghor province, officials said on Monday.

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    Cold wave leaves 20 dead in Ghazni

    by Mirwais HimmatonFeb 19, 2012 - 20:46

    GHAZNI CITY (PAN): Eight women and 12 children  have died in the Ab Band district of southern Ghazni province due road blockades and an ongoing cold wave, officials said on Sunday.

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    Pakhto poet Murad Shinwari passes away

    by Qaisar YosufzaionFeb 18, 2012 - 15:56

    ISALMABAD (PAN): Famous poet Murad Shinwari, known for writing lyrics for a number of Pakhto movies, died after protracted ailment in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pukhtunkhwa province on Saturday. He was 85.

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    28 children die due to cold wave

    by Javed Hamim KakaronFeb 18, 2012 - 15:48

    KABUL (PAN): The death toll among children has reached 28 due to an ongoing cold wave that could become harsher in coming days, an international organisation said on Saturday.

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    Mother, son die in Helmand roof cave-in

    by Zainullah StanikzaionFeb 18, 2012 - 15:00

    LASHKARGAH (PAN): Two members of a family were killed and a third injured when a house caved in due to heavy rains in the southern province of Helmand, officials said on Saturday.

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    Daikundi cold wave claims 8 lives

    by Syed GhulamonFeb 16, 2012 - 15:20

    KABUL (PAN): Eight people, including children and women, have died due to the ongoing cold wave and snow avalanches that hit central Daikundi province, officials said on Thursday.

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    Woman, child die of cold weather

    by Yaqub Ali MadanionFeb 15, 2012 - 16:15

    SAR-I-PUL (PAN): A woman and her child died as a result of severe cold in the Balkhab district of northern Sar-i-Pul province, an official said on Wednesday.  

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