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    Health

    PRT-funded health clinic inaugurates (Video)

    by Babrak AmirzadaonMay 21, 2012 - 15:59

    JALALABAD (PAN): Provincial officials attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony to inaugurate a newly

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    Accidents & Disasters

    Wood stalls, shops gutted by Jalalabad fire (Video)

    by Babrak AmirzadaonMay 21, 2012 - 15:43

    JALALABAD (PAN): Fires concurrently broke out at two places in the eastern city of Jala

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    Governance

    UN assures Kabul of support

    by Javid Hamim KakaronMay 21, 2012 - 10:47

    CHICAGO (PAN): United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon told President Hamid Karzai the NATO Summit was an important milestone in transition and the global community would continue to support the country.

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    Governance

    Kabul: Aid is no charity, but investment in peace (Video)

    by Ataullah KhpelwakonMay 21, 2012 - 10:12

    KABUL (PAN): The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday said international assistance “i

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    Security and Crime

    Rasmussen confident of raising $4b for Afghan security

    by Lalit K Jha & Javed Hamim KakaronMay 21, 2012 - 06:58

    CHICAGO/WASHINGTON (PAN): NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Sunday expressed confidence that the international community would be able to commit $4 billion a year to sustain Afghan security forces after foreign troops withdraw from the country in 2014.

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    Business & Economics

    Transit trade deal to be extended to Central Asia

    by Lalit J Kha & Javed Hamim KakaronMay 21, 2012 - 03:51

    CHICAGO/WASHINGTON (PAN): In a major breakthrough, Afghanistan and Pakistan on Sunday agreed to extend their transit trade agreement to Central Asia, a move that will boost bilateral and regional trade.

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    Governance

    NATO to chart next phase of Afghan security switch

    by Lalit K Jha & Javed Hamim KakaronMay 21, 2012 - 02:11

    CHICAGO/WASHINGTON (PAN): Led by US President Barack Obama, leaders of powerful NATO member countries pledged to chart the next phase of security transition in Afghanistan, as their two-day meeting kicked off on Sunday.

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