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    Reconstruction

    Karzai launches township project in Kabul

    KABUL (PAN): President Hamid Karzai on Thursday laid the foundation stone of a township project in the Qasaba locality near the Kabul airport.



    Business & Economics

    Links urged between Afghan, US banks

    KABUL (PAN): The German Commerce Bank has asked Afghan financial institutions to establish links with a US bank banks for uninterrupted dollar transfers, a senior official said on Tuesday.



    Governance

    Zakhilwal names MPs involved in smuggling

    KABUL (PAN): Finance Minister Omar Zakhilwal on Monday revealed the names of the lawmakers he had earlier accused of smuggling and making illegal demands on the government.



    Security and Crime

    Taliban vow defence of territorial integrity

    KABUL (PAN): The Taliban on Monday denounced the killing and wounding of Afghan workers by Iranian border guards, calling last week’s shooting a violation of the human rights good neighbourliness.



    Governance

    Iranian guards’ fire being probed: Musazai

    KABUL (PAN): The Foreign Ministry said it was dispatching a delegation to Iran on Sunday to investigate reported casualties among Afghans at the hands of Iranian guards near the shared border.



    Governance

    Rassoul, Burns stress early BSA conclusion

    KABUL (PAN): The Afghanistan-US Bilateral Commission, created under the Enduring Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA), on Saturday met in Kabul to review progress in implementing the vision of a secure, democratic and prosperous Afghanistan.



    Governance

    2 media outlets warned of legal action

    KABUL (PAN): The Right and Justice Party on Thursday strongly denied receiving money from any foreign organisation on a monthly basis as reported by two local media outlets.



    Governance

    Afghan journalists still facing threats: UN

    KABUL (PAN): The government should not subject media organisations to selective treatment to promote the freedom of expression in the country, the deputy minister of information and culture said on Tuesday.



    Governance

    Pak forces have advanced into Goshta, MPs told

    KABUL (PAN): A parliamentary delegation that visited Goshta district in eastern Nangarhar province on Monday told the lower house Pakistani forces were building military posts in the area over the past decade due to the government’s negligence.



    Governance

    NSC OKs $60m for heavy weapons’ repairs

    KABUL (PAN): Afghanistan’s National Security Council (NSC) on Sunday ordered the Ministry of Finance to arrange $60 million for repairs of heavy weaponry and armoured vehicles, the Presidential Palace said.