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    Health

    Japan-funded hospital to treat communicable diseases

    by Ahmad Shah Erfanyar onMay 17, 2012 - 17:16

    KABUL (PAN): A special Japanese-funded hospital that would treat communicable diseases would soon take shape in the capital Kabul, after the foundation stone was laid by officials on Thursday.

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    Agriculture

    Several agri schemes to be executed in Kabul

    by Ahmad Shah Erfanyar onMay 15, 2012 - 16:10

    KABUL (PAN): Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) Mohammad Asif Rahimi on Tuesday announced that numerous projects costing $14.2 million (710.7 million afs) would be implemented in Kabul.

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    Governance

    Deal seen as a bullwark against foreign meddling

    by Ahmad Shah Erfanyar onMay 14, 2012 - 17:16

    KABUL (PAN): Kabul-based political analysts believe that neighbouring countries are against the Afghanistan-US strategic cooperation agreement because it blocks their interference in the war-torn country.

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    Education

    400 Afghan students complete Pakistan-funded course

    by Ahmad Shah Erfanyar onMay 13, 2012 - 17:33

    KABUL (PAN): Pakistan Ambassador Mohammad Saqid on Sunday distributed graduation certificates to 400 Afghan students on completing a three-month English language and computer literacy course in Kab

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    Agriculture

    Drug cartels discourage saffron cultivation

    by Ahmad Shah Erfanyar onMay 9, 2012 - 14:53

    KABUL (PAN): Saffron is yet to emerge as a major alternative to poppy cultivation in Afghanistan due to the presence of international drug lords, who control the lucrative drug commerce, agriculture officials said on Tuesday.

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    Business & Economics

    UN calls for early relief supplies to flood victims

    by Ahmad Shah Erfanyar onMay 8, 2012 - 19:22

    KABUL (PAN): The UN humanitarian chief on Monday said the world body had set aside $37 million in humanitarian aid to Afghanistan this year, calling for more cooperation between governments and NGOs.

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    Education

    Turkey promises aid to Afghan education sector

    by Ahmad Shah Erfanyar onMay 5, 2012 - 19:20

    KABUL (PAN): A newly-constructed building for the Afghan-Turk High School was inaugurated in the capital Kabul on Saturday, officials said.

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    Education

    Higher studies a distant dream for many girls

    by Ahmad Shah Erfanyar onMay 2, 2012 - 14:42

    KABUL (PAN):  A recent survey had exposed a gamut of weakness in the Afghanistan system continues to hamper girls from obtaining higher education in seven major provinces.

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    Security and Crime

    Al Qaeda unaffected by Osama’s demise: Analysts

    by Ahmad Shah Erfanyar onMay 1, 2012 - 14:31

    KABUL (PAN): A year after the killing of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, experts say the network’s activities remain unaffected.

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    Culture

    Foreign influence on Afghan media after 2014 feared

    by Ahmad Shah Erfanyar onApr 27, 2012 - 19:12

    KABUL (PAN): The Afghan Media Watch on Friday warned that some local media outlets could possibly come under influence of intelligence agencies in neighbouring countries if the international community stopped supporting them beyond 2014.

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