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    Rains to continue until April: Met office

    by Ahmad Shah ErfanyaronFeb 21, 2012 - 21:12

    KABUL (PAN): The Afghanistan Meteorological Service on Tuesday said there would be abundant water for irrigation purposes next year as the rainy season would last until April, but an astrologist said there will be rains only between February 26 and March 19.

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    Report on unaccounted-for revenue rejected

    by Abdul Mueed HashimionFeb 21, 2012 - 16:20

    JALALABAD (PAN): The customs department head in eastern Nangarhar province on Tuesday rejected the claim that hundreds of millions of afghanis had not been accounted for at the Torkham customs office.

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    EUCCA inaugurated, to work with Afghan trade bodies

    by Mir Agha SamimionFeb 21, 2012 - 13:51

    KABUL (PAN): The European Union Chamber of Commerce in Afghanistan (EUCCA)  would work with the EU chambers of commerce and business support organisations, as well as Afghan entities, officials said.

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    Distribution of winter aid, agri inputs begins

    by Abdul Mueed Hashimi & Muhammad BaratonFeb 20, 2012 - 20:38

    JALALABAD/AIBAK (PAN): The process of distributing winter assistance to the needy families and agriculture inputs to farmers started in Nuristan, Nangrahar and Samangan provinces on Monday, officia

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    New bank notes being printed: Dilawari

    by Abdul Qadeer SiddiquionFeb 19, 2012 - 18:18

    KABUL (PAN): Afghanistan’s central bank is printing new currency notes worth one hundred billion afghanis ($203,087,000), a senior official announced on Sunday.

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    Traders promised to halt paying municipal tax (Video)

    by Siddiqullah onFeb 19, 2012 - 17:06

    KANDAHAR CITY (PAN): Kandahar Governor, Tooryalai Wessa, has promised a number of Kandahar t

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    Ex-fighters taught vocational skills in Badghis

    by Abdul Latif AyyubionFeb 19, 2012 - 15:55

    QALA-I-NAW (PAN): More than 370 former insurgents have been taught vocational skills in northwestern Badghis province, an official said on Sunday. 

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    Bids for oil, gas extraction to be called on March 7

    by Abdul Qadir SiddiquionFeb 18, 2012 - 16:47

    KABUL (PAN): A bidding process for oil and gas extraction in the 31000 square kilometres Afghan-Tajik basin in the northeast would start on March 7, an official said on Saturday.

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    60pc of Jalalabad residents deprived of power supply

    by Abdul Moeed HashmionFeb 17, 2012 - 15:49

    JALALABAD (PAN): Power supply from the Naghlu dam to eastern Nangarhar province meets the need of only 40 percent residents of Jalalabad, the provincial capital, an official said on Friday.

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    Sugar down, other food items stable in Kabul

    by Abdul Qadir SiddiquionFeb 16, 2012 - 15:26

    KABUL (PAN): The sugar price decreased while rates of other daily-use items stayed unchanged during the outgoing week in Kabul, retailers said on Thursday.

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