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    Health

    Takhar bans Pakistani doctors’ private practice

    KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Pakistani doctors were banned from private practice in northern Takhar province after public complaints that some foreigner doctors were fleecing local patients, an official said.



    Governance

    UK’s troop pullout decision well-timed: Karzai

    KABUL (PAN): President Hamid Karzai, hailing the British prime minister’s announcement on the withdrawal of 3,800 troops from Afghanistan next year, said his country was prepared to take over secur



    Governance

    China urges respect for Afghan sovereignty

    KABUL (PAN): China on Wednesday asked the global fraternity to respect the sovereignty and political independence of Afghanistan, which plans to hold the next presidential ballot in 2014, when NATO’s combat troops are to leave the country.



    Security and Crime

    UK to withdraw 3,800 troops next year

    KABUL (PAN): As many as 3,800 British troops, nearly half of the current force serving in southern Helmand province, would be withdrawn from Afghanistan in 2013, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Wednesday.



    Security and Crime

    Iranian citizen sentenced to 10 years in jail

    KABUL (PAN): An Iranian citizen was sentenced to 10 years in jail on the charge of drug trafficking, the Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTF) said on Wednesday.



    Governance

    Sri Lanka to set up resident mission in Kabul

    KABUL (PAN): Sri Lanka and Afghanistan on Wednesday announced their plans to open resident missions in Kabul and Colombo for further strengthen bilateral relations, including cooperation on defence-related issues.



    Governance

    Italian NGOs presence in Afghanistan stressed

    KABUL (PAN): An Italian civil society network on Tuesday reminded MPs of the commitments made by Rome about investments in civil reconstruction and development cooperation with Afghanistan.



    Governance

    Hungary offers help in mining sector

    KABUL (PAN): Hungarian President János Áder on Monday promised assistance to Afghanistan in different fields, including exploitation of its enormous mineral wealth.



    Security and Crime

    Gen. Allen shocked by killing of children

    KABUL (PAN): The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) on Monday offered condolences to the relatives of several children killed in an explosion in eastern Nangarhar province.



    Reconstruction

    Water supply projects executed in Qalat

    KABUL (PAN): Three water supply and sanitation projects have been executed in villages on the outskirts of Qalat, the capital of southern Zabul province, the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD) said on Monday.