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    UN urges Afghan authorities to fully enact EVAW law

    KABUL (PAN): The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and UN Women on Monday urged Afghan authorities to step up their efforts to ensure the law on the Elimination of Violence Against Women (EVAW) was fully implemented in line with their international commitments.



    Governance

    Karzai strongly condemns Baghlan attack

    KABUL (PAN): President Hamid Karzai on Monday strongly condemned a suicide attack that killed more than a dozen people in northern Baghlan province, including the provincial council head, Mohammad Rassoul Mohseni.



    Health

    Pakistani trust to treat 200 Afghan cleft lip patients

    KABUL (PAN): A Pakistani trust is organising a surgical mission at the Isteqlal Hospital in Kabul from May 18 -24 to perform free of cost surgeries on more than 200 cleft lip and palate patients.



    Governance

    UN-Habitat pledges $20m in aid to IDLG

    KABUL (PAN): The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) on Sunday agreed to providing $20 million in aid to Afghanistan for capacity building programmes and bringing improvement to municipality system in four major provinces.



    Security and Crime

    Fresh violence claims 18 lives

    KABUL (PAN): Six local policemen were among 18 people killed in separate incidents of violence in different parts of the country over the past 24 hours, officials said on Sunday.



    Governance

    Kabul, Muscat vow to strengthen ties

    KABUL (PAN): Afghanistan and Oman have decided to develop a memorandum of understanding on establishing a joint commission to work for a cooperation framework in various fields, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Sunday.



    Security and Crime

    Tajikistan hands over 14 Afghan prisoners

    KABUL (PAN): Fourteen Afghan prisoners, who had been languishing in Tajikistan‘s prisons, have been handed over to Afghan authorities, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Sunday.



    Governance

    Rebels out to slow Afghan progress: Dunford

    KABUL (PAN): The ISAF commander on Thursday denounced the suicide attack in a residential neighbourhood of Kabul, saying the militants would not be able to deter the Afghans from pursuing a brighter future. 



    Governance

    Scholars lend weight to presidential vote

    PUL-I-ALAM/SHARAN (PAN): Hundreds of religious scholars from central Logar province on Tuesday announced their stout support for the next presidential elections.



    Governance

    Ludin expects support from new Pakistan govt

    KABUL: Afghanistan on Tuesday hoped with the change of government in Pakistan following last week’s parliamentary elections, tense relations between the estranged neighbours would start improving.