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    5 Afghan firms sign PPAs with USAID

    KABUL (PAN): Five Afghan companies on Wednesday signed the first Public-Private Alliances (PPAs) with the US agency for international development (USAID) in Kabul, the agency said.



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    KP govt imposing tax on Afghan transit goods

    KABUL (PAN): The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to impose one percent tax on Afghan transit trade goods under its annual budget that has been approved by the provincial cabinet.



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    Handicrafts exhibition launched in Ghazni

    GHAZNI CITY (PAN): A two-day exhibition showcasing handicrafts, historic objects and books was inaugurated in southern Ghazni province Monday, an official said.



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    Chinese workers warn to quit Mes Ainak mine project

    PUL-I-ALAM (PAN): Chinese workers have warned of halting extraction activities at the Mes Ainak copper mine in central Logar province if their security was not improved, an official said on Monday.



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    US-Afghan accord on women entrepreneurs celebrated

    KABUL (PAN): The Afghan Ministry of Commerce and Industries on Sunday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to memorialise the US-Afghan commitment to empower women entrepreneurs in Afghanistan.



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    Work on Afghanistan-Turkmenistan railroad begins

    MAZAR-I-SHARIF (PAN): Construction work on a railroad connecting Afghanistan with neighbouring Turkmenistan has been launched and it would take two years to complete, the public works minister said on Sunday.



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    World Bank OKs $12.5m grant for pension schemes

    KABUL (PAN): The World Bank has approved an additional grant of $12.5 million to fund the continuation of a project to provide safety nets  to the country’s poorest people and improve the publ



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    Gold, fuel prices down in Kabul

    KABUL (PAN): Gold and fuel prices fell during the outgoing week in Kabul, where the rates of other commodities stayed unchanged, jewllers and retailers said on Thursday.



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    Belgian firm catalogues go on display in Kabul

    KABUL (PAN): A day-long Belgian Catalogues’ Exhibition was held at the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) in Kabul on Wednesday.



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    Agriculture, livestock mainstay of Nangarhar economy

    JALALABAD (PAN): Officials in eastern Nangarhar Province say 75 percent of the provincial economy depends on the development of agriculture and livestock, expressing rheir concern at hurdles to the growth of agriculture.