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    Security and Crime

    NATO rejects UN report, condemns Khost blast

    KABUL (PAN): NATO has denied a United Nations report that a coalition airstrike killed three children in eastern Kunar province this month.

    The United Nations Children's Fund in a statement this week said an aerial attack by international forces killed three children in Kunar, condemning a steep rise in child casualties.



    Reconstruction

    Rundown Paktia roads need urgent attention

    GARDEZ (PAN): Many roads in southeastern Paktia province have been damaged due to a poor construction standard and lack of attention from the authorities concerned, residents said on Thursday.



    Education

    Education officer, brother dead in blast

    CHEGHCHIRAN (PAN): A roadside blast killed a district education officer along with a teacher in western Ghor province on Thursday, officials said.



    Business & Economics

    Belgian firm catalogues go on display in Kabul

    KABUL (PAN): A day-long Belgian Catalogues’ Exhibition was held at the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) in Kabul on Wednesday.



    KABUL, Jun 10, 2013: Smokes rises from a filling station targeted by insurgents in Qasaba locality of Kabul.

    Governance

    Start preparations for polls: UN to Kabul

    KABUL (PAN): The United Nations, stressing the need for inclusive presidential elections next year, asked the Afghan government on Tuesday to ensure the ballot was held as scheduled.



    Governance

    Serve the masses, Karzai tells governors

    KABUL (PAN): President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday urged provincial governors to pursue good governance as a top priority and work as servants of the masses.



    Governance

    Australia promises continued assistance

    KABUL (PAN): Deputy Foreign Minister Ershad Ahmadi held wide-ranging talks with Australia’s Deputy Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Varghese in Kabul on Tuesday.