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    Governance

    Roadside bombings down 50pc: Azimi

    By Abdul Qadir Siddique Dec 1, 2010 - 16:10

    KABUL (PAN): The Afghan National Army (ANA) discovered and defused 458 landmines in different parts of the country last month, a spokesman for the Ministry of Defence said on Wednesday.

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    Business & Economics

    Afghan-Pakistan chamber of commerce set up

    By Abdul Qadir Siddique Nov 29, 2010 - 15:44

    KABUL (PAN): Afghanistan and Pakistan have formed a joint chamber of commerce with a view to promoting trade links between the neighbours, an official said on Monday.

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    Reconstruction

    Contracts for strengthening river banks signed

    By Abdul Qadir Siddique Nov 28, 2010 - 18:52

    KABUL (PAN): An amount of 148 million afghanis would be spent on strengthening river banks in seven provinces next year, the minister of water and energy said on Sunday.

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    Business & Economics

    Revenue of Kabul customs rose by 301m afghanis

    By Abdul Qadir Siddique Nov 27, 2010 - 16:58

    KABUL (PAN): Kabul customs collected 301 million afghanis more in the first eight months of this year than in the same period last year, officials said on Saturday.

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    Security and Crime

    ISAF solider dies in south

    By Abdul Qadir Siddique Nov 21, 2010 - 11:14

     KABUL (PAN): An international soldier died from an injury in southern Afghanistan, the alliance said on Sunday.

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    Karzai off to Lisbon for key NATO summit

    By Abdul Qadir Siddique Nov 18, 2010 - 16:43

    KABUL (PAN): President Hamid Karzai, heading a high-level delegation, on Thursday left for Lisbon, Portugal, to attend the key NATO summit to chart a course for coalition forces in Afghanistan.

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    Education

    First-ever banking & finance institute opens in Kabul

    By Abdul Qadir Siddique Nov 10, 2010 - 20:16

    KABUL (PAN): The Afghanistan Institute of Banking and Finance (AIBF), the first of its kind in the war-devastated country, was inaugurated in Kabul on Wednesday.

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    Governance

    Nearly 150 NGOs closed, says ministry

    By Abdul Qadir Siddique Nov 9, 2010 - 12:49

     KABUL(PAN): Four foreign and 145 Afghan non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have been dissolved for failing to report to the Ministry of Commerce, an official said on Tuesday.

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    Reconstruction

    ADB to set up fund for Afghan projects

    By Abdul Qadir Siddique Nov 2, 2010 - 20:31

    KABUL (PAN): The Asian Development Bank is to set up a special fund aimed at seeking support from regional countries for the implementation of fundamental projects in Afghanistan, an official said

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    Governance,Security and Crime

    Export centre being set up in Kabul

    By Abdul Qadir Siddique Oct 31, 2010 - 18:54

    KABUL (PAN): The foundation stone of an export promoting centre, a $40,000 project funded by the USAID, was laid in Kabul on Sunday, an official said.

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