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    Governance

    Tribal reps call for decentralised govt

    KABUL CITY (PAN): The Afghanistan Tribal Solidarity Council, accusing the government of massive corruption, on Sunday called for a decentralised set-up.



    Security and Crime

    Afghans continue protest over Quran burning for second day

    KABUL (PAN): Hundreds of people staged a protest for the second day in Kabul against the burning of the Holy Quran by US troops at the Bagram Airbase, when one of the protesters shot injured by foreign troops during the Wednesday’s protest.



    Governance

    Senate team to probe Quran desecration

    KABUL (PAN): The Meshrano Jirga on Tuesday decided to send a delegation to central Parwan province for investigating the alleged desecration of the Quran by US soldiers, a controversy that sparked angry protests.



    Governance

    Qadir elected deputy speaker of Wolesi Jirga

    KABUL (PAN): Lawmaker Haji Abdul Zahir Qadir was elected as first deputy speaker of the Wolesi Jirga, lower house of Parliament, in the administrative board polls on Monday.



    Governance

    Real civil society reps not invited to Bonn conference: ACCJ

    KABUL (PAN): The Afghan Civil Society Coordination Jirga (ACCJ) chief on Saturday said some individuals selected through a ballot process for participation in the second Bonn conference were not real civil society representatives.



    Security and Crime

    Minister promises 50pc cut in poppy cultivation

    KABUL (PAN): Counternarcotics Minister Zarar Ahmad Muqbil said on Tuesday poppy cultivation would be reduced by 50 percent over the five years.



    Health

    13 polio cases detected in Helmand, Kandahar & Farah

    KABUL (PAN): Thirteen cases of polio have been detected in Afghanistan's three provinces, President Hamid Karzai has said. The disease has been eliminated from the rest of the country.



    Security and Crime

    Officials prepare for Kabul security transfer

    KABUL (PAN): Afghan officials are preparing for the transfer of security responsibility to Afghan security forces in Kabul, officials said Tuesday, but some analysts say that Afghan security forces should be better armed.



    Security and Crime

    Harsh sentences for drug smugglers

    KABUL (PAN): At least 15 individuals were sentenced to three to 20 years of imprisonment and hard labor on charges of drug smuggling, officials said on Saturday.



    Governance

    Alako: No security without justice, rule of law

    KABUL (PAN): Attorney General Mohammad Ishaq Alako said judicial officials are ready to ensure justice and the rule of law in the provinces where Afghans are slated to assume security responsibility soon.