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Sale, use of firecrackers banned in Ghazni
A complete ban has been imposed on the sale and purchase of firecrackers in southern Ghazni province, an official said on Wednesday.
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Beekeeping in Kandahar seen as profitable alternative to illicit crops
A number of farmers in Shah Wali Kot district of southern Kandahar province say their economic conditions have improved after receiving honeybee colonies and starting honey production.
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Returnee woman builds home-based chocolate business in Kabul
KABUL (Pajhwok): After spending six years as a refugee in Iran, Masouma Hassani has turned the skill she learned abroad into a source of income
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Uzbekistan sends 200 tonnes of aid to Balkh flood victims
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) says Uzbekistan has provided 200 tonnes of humanitarian aid, including food supplies, to support flood victims in
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ASQA returns 53-tonne shipment of substandard construction materials
The Afghanistan Standard and Quality Authority (ASQA) has returned a 53-tonne shipment of substandard construction materials via the Sheikh Abu Nasr Farahi port in western Farah province to...
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UNICEF requests $520m to support returnees in Afghanistan
The representative of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Afghanistan says $520 million has been requested from donors to address the needs of returnees in the country.
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Flour, gold prices down, fuel slightly up in Kabul
The price of Kazakh flour and gold declined, while petrol and diesel prices increased during the outgoing week in Kabul, market sources said on Saturday.
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China maintains export permit rules for chemicals to Afghanistan
China has announced that its existing regulations requiring export permits for 41 chemical substances to Afghanistan, Myanmar and Laos will remain in force.
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Tourism firms’ reps summoned over illegal issuance of work visas
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs says it has summoned representatives of tourism and pilgrimage companies over allegations of illegally issuing work
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Hairatan–Mazar railway’s fifth section inaugurated
Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar Akhund has inaugurated and reactivated the fifth section of the Hairatan–Mazar-i-Sharif railway.
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Afghan, Uzbek officials discuss expanding trade, industrial cooperation
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) says a bilateral meeting was held in Kabul between Afghan and Uzbek officials to expand economic and trade ties, promote cooperation...
