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    Jalalabad roads reopen after a day of closure

    JALALABAD (PAN):  Roads in Jalalabad, the capital of eastern Nangarhar province, were reopened for traffic after 24 hours of closure, an official said on Sunday.



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    Work on a major bridge starts in Kabul

    KABUL (PAN): Construction work on a major bridge has been initiated in Kabul, a project aimed to ease traffic congestion in the central capital, an official said on Monday.



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    UN rights commissioner asks US to close Gitmo

    KABUL (PAN): The United Nations on Friday asked the US to close the Guantánamo detention centre, calling the indefinite incarceration of detainees a clear violation of international law.



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    Efforts launched to resolve Kuchi-Hazara tiff

    MAIDAN WARDAK (PAN): A government delegation on Thursday launched efforts to patch up a row between Kuchi and Hazara tribes in central Maidan Wardak province, an official said.



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    Kubis to Taliban: Keep civilian protection promise

    KABUL (PAN): The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), denouncing the April 3 attack in western Farah province, on Friday reminded the Taliban of their commitment to protecting civilians.



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    Energy project benefits thousands of families

    TALOQAN (PAN): With the execution of a power project, six-thousand of families in northern energy-deficient Takhar province gained access to electricity, officials said on Saturday.



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    Malala Yousafzai sells her life story for £2m

    KABUL (PAN): A teenage Pakistani girl, who survived a Taliban attack last year in northwestern valley of Swat, has sold her life story for £2m, a British newspaper reported on Thursday.



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    Over 200 uplift projects executed in Takhar

    TALOQAN (PAN): More than 200 development projects were implemented in the past one year under the National Solidarity Programme (NSP) in the northern province of Takhar, an official said.



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    Torkham border gate reopened

    JALALABAD (PAN): Pakistani guards on Monday reopened the Torkham border crossing for all Afghan citizens after hours of closures, officials said.



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    Mazar being spruced up ahead of Nawroz

     MAZAR-I-SHARIF (PAN): The Cinema and Theatre Association teamed up with the municipality department to launch a campaign on Tuesday to clean roads in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province, ahead of new year celebrations.