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    Japan to provide $3m for Afghan projects

    By Abdul Qadir Siddique Jan 25, 2011 - 17:57

    KABUL (PAN): Japan on Tuesday pledged to provide $3 million (135 million afghanis) for development projects, including schools and a hospital, in seven Afghan provinces, the Japanese envo

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    Kazakhstan agrees to Afghan fuel exports

    By Abdul Qadir Siddique Jan 25, 2011 - 17:56

    KABUL (PAN): Kazakhstan would export 200,000 tonnes of fuel to Afghanistan at President Hamid Karzai's request of Jan. 16, an official said on Tuesday.

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    225 fuel tankers cross into Afghanistan

    By Abdul Qadir Siddique Jan 23, 2011 - 19:24

    KABUL (PAN): Lifting a two-month blockade, Iran allowed hundreds of Afghanistan-bound fuel tankers to cross into Afghanistan on Sunday, an official said.

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    Business & Economics

    1.8mn tonnes of fuel purchased from Russia

    By Abdul Qadir Siddique Jan 23, 2011 - 19:20

    KABUL (PAN): Kabul has purchased 1.8 million tonnes of fuel from Moscow to meet its civilian requirements, the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) chief said on Sunday.

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    1.8mn tonnes of fuel purchased from Russia

    By Abdul Qadir Siddique Jan 23, 2011 - 18:28

    KABUL (PAN): Kabul has purchased 1.8 million tonnes of fuel from Moscow to meet its civilian requirements, the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) chief said on Sunday.

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    MPs-elect vow to open parliament on Sunday

    By Abdul Qadir Siddique Jan 21, 2011 - 18:07

    KABUL (PAN): Successful parliamentary candidates, rejecting any further delay, renewed their resolve on Friday to open the Wolesi Jirga on Sunday -- the original inauguration date.

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    Business & Economics

    Prices of firewood down in Kabul

    By Abdul Qadir Siddique Jan 20, 2011 - 19:44

    KABUL(PAN): The prices of firewood edged down while rates of other daily-use commodities stayed unchanged during the outgoing week in Kabul, retailers said on Thursday.

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    New parliament must open on Jan. 23: Abdullah

    By Abdul Qadir Siddique Jan 20, 2011 - 18:41

    KABUL (PAN): Abdullah Abdullah, President Hamid Karzai’s main political rival, on Thursday said a special tribunal set up to investigation allegations of fraud in the election and its demand

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    Karzai off to Moscow on two-day visit

    By Abdul Qadir Siddique Jan 20, 2011 - 14:19

    KABUL (PAN): President Hamid Karzai flew on Thursday to Moscow on a two-day official visit at the invitation of his Russian counterpart, the Presidential Palace said.

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    Business & Economics

    23 firms shortlisted to develop iron ore mine

    By Abdul Qadir Siddique Jan 19, 2011 - 20:29

    KABUL (PAN): Twenty-three foreign firms, interested in developing the Hajigak iron ore mine in central Bamyan province, have been shortlisted, a minister said on Wednesday.

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