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    Afghanistan seeks $471m in humanitarian aid

     KABUL (PAN): The emergency commission on Saturday said Afghanistan needed $471 million for humanitarian assistance during the current year.



    Business & Economics

    Afghanistan seeks $471m in humanitarian aid

     KABUL (PAN): The emergency commission on Saturday said Afghanistan needed $471 million for humanitarian assistance during the current year.



    Business & Economics

    Officials bribed to allow smuggling

    JALALABAD (PAN): Customs officials are bribed daily to allow handcarts bringing commercial goods of an uncertain value and quantity into Afghanistan from Pakistan without import duty being paid at



    Business & Economics

    India renews commitment to gas project

     KABUL (PAN): India has reiterated its strong commitment to the execution of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project by 2017, a media report said on Wednesday.<



    Business & Economics

    India renews commitment to gas project

     KABUL (PAN): India has reiterated its strong commitment to the execution of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project by 2017, a media report said on Wednesday.



    Business & Economics,Social

    Herat shoemakers protest, seek govt support

    HERAT CITY (PAN): Owners of shoemaking firms on Wednesday staged a protest in western Herat province, asking the authorities to support domestic products and increase taxes on footwear imports.



    Business & Economics

    LG launches sales in Kabul

    KABUL (PAN): LG Electronics officially launched the sale of its products in the central capital Kabul, with a representative of the company promising international-standard items for its customers.



    Business & Economics

    ACCI wants traders to boycott Karachi port

    KABUL (PAN): The Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) on Tuesday asked Afghan businessmen to avoid exports and imports through Pakistan's Karachi sea port.



    Business & Economics

    Afghan govt joins Better Than Cash Alliance

    KABUL (PAN): The Afghan government on Tuesday announced joining the Better Than Cash Alliance, promising to transition to electronic payments.



    Business & Economics,Reconstruction

    UK provides €4.3m for roads’ repairs

    KABUL (PAN): The United Kingdom on Monday agreed to provide 4.3 million pound (352 million afghanis) in aid for the maintenance of roads across Afghanistan, officials said on Tuesday.