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    Reconstruction

    77pc of work on Salma dam completed

    HERAT CITY (PAN): Despite security challenges, nearly 80 percent of construction work on Salma dam -- one of the mega projects India is implementing in western Herat province, has been completed, Governor Daud Shah Sabah said on Sunday.



    Security and Crime

    2 killed by own explosives in Herat

    HERAT CITY (PAN): A bomb exploded near the Guzra district headquarters in western Herat province on Saturday, killing two people, officials said.



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    Customs agent shot dead, police injured

    HERAT CITY/ ZARANJ (PAN): A commission agent of the Herat Customs Office was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in the western province, an official said on Tuesday.            



    Security and Crime

    Afghan policemen shot dead in Balochistan

     HERAT CITY/TIRINKOT (PAN): A woman’s charred corpse was found in western Herat province, while two local policemen were killed in the Chaman town of Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province, officials said on Tuesday.



    Governance

    Iranian consulate in Herat reopens

    HERAT CITY (PAN): The Iranian consulate in western Herat province, closed following a violent protest a week ago, reopened on Tuesday, officials said.  



    Security and Crime

    Rebel leader killed, 3 injured in Herat

    HERAT CITY (PAN): A local rebel leader was killed and three others were injured during a joint operation in the Shindand district of western Herat province, officials said on Tuesday.



    Social

    UNODC report inaccurate: Herat governor

    HERAT CITY (PAN) Herat Governor Daud Shah Saba on Thursday rejected a recent report of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC) about poppy cultivation in the western province.



    Business & Economics

    Satellite internet service launched in Herat

    HERAT CITY (PAN): Supported by satellite, a joint internet service has been launched by the Etisalat telecom company and the Parand internet firm in western Herat province, an official said on Thursday.



    Security and Crime

    Policeman killed, rebel detained in Herat clash

    HERAT CITY (PAN): One policeman was killed, a second injured and an armed rebel arrested as a result of a clash in the capital of western Herat province on Thursday, officials said.



    Social

    Iran consulate closure piques visa-seekers

    HERAT CITY (PAN): With queues of visa-seekers lengthening in front of its compound, the Iranian consulate in western Herat province remained shut for the fourth consecutive day on Wednesday.