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    Business & Economics

    Germany to invest $670 million in northern Afghanistan

    MAZAR-I-SHARIF (PAN): Germany will provide $670 million (30.3 billion afghanis) to create job opportunities for three million people living in the northern provinces, a German official said.



    Health

    Traditional practices shadow modern medicine

    MAZAR-I-SHARIF (PAN): Zabiullah’s grandmother placed his younger brother in a blanket, then he watched as the elderly woman and another woman started shaking the blanket until the boy spun ar



    Culture

    Business booms for locals in Mazar during Nawroz

    MAZAR-I-SHARIF (PAN): There is a proverb: “People make money at the Sakhi Shrine during Nawroz and eat it for the whole year.”



    Culture

    Janda Bala, flag raising, marked in Balkh

    MAZAR-I-SHARIF (PAN): The traditional Janda Bala, flag-raising, took place in northern Balkh province on Monday, a ceremony that traditionally marks the start of the new Afghan year.



    Governance

    Security upped in Balkh for Nawroz celebration

    MAZAR-I-SHARIF (PAN): Stringent security arrangements have been put in place to celebrate new year's festivities, beginning on March 21, in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh provinc



    Governance

    16 militants lay down arms in Faryab

    MAZAR-I-SHARIF (PAN): A 16-mmeber militant group on Sunday joined the peace process and turned in weapons to authorities in northern Faryab province, an official said.



    Security and Crime

    2 killed as police, militants clash in Balkh

    MAZAR-I-SHARIF/KANDAHAR CITY (PAN): A policeman and a militant were killed in a gun battle in northern Balkh province on Sunday, an official said.



    Governance

    Don't implore fighters, Karzai urged

    MAZAR-I-SHARIF (PAN): Negotiations with insurgents are good for bringing peace to Afghanistan, but the Karzai government should not implore fighters, an official said on Thursday.



     

    Security and Crime

    Two insurgents killed in Farah operation

    MAZAR-I-SHARIF (PAN): Two Taliban militants were killed during an operation in Pakhtunkot district of western Faryab province, the International Security Assistance Force said on Tuesday.