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    Aid

    Health

    Key partners assure MoPH of long-term support

    KABUL (PAN): Germany, Canada and USAID on Monday signed three partnership protocols with the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on long-term support.



    Business & Economics

    Intellectuals explore uplift opportunities

    KABUL (PAN): More than a hundred intellectuals gathered at the first Fulbright Alumni Conference in Kabul on Thursday to explore challenges and opportunities during the decade of development from 2014 to 24.



    Governance

    State Dept. supports Afghanistan’s sovereignty

    WASHINGTON (PAN): The United States, reiterating its support for Afghanistan’s sovereignty and efforts of all countries to help the country manage its security on its own.



    Governance

    US to support Afghans against terrorists

    KABUL (PAN): The United States on Thursday strongly condemned the suicide attack on the Appeal Court and Prosecutor’s Office in Farah City, where more than 50 people were killed and 100 others wounded.



    Governance

    Estonia promises continued security support

    KABUL (PAN): Estonia on Wednesday assured Afghanistan of continued cooperation in areas of security and economic development, the foreign ministry in Kabul said.



    Security and Crime

    ICRC fears cuts to Afghan charities after 2014

    KABUL (PAN): Charity organisations are more likely to shut down some operations in Afghanistan after 2014, when most of combat foreign troops are scheduled to leave, owing to a waning donor interest and insecurity, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has warned.



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    WBG committed to help Afghans alleviate poverty: chief

    KABUL (PAN): The World Bank Group (WBG) chief, Jim Yong Kim, who met with President Hamid Karzai and other senior officials, on Thursday said the group was committed to helping the Afghans to promote growth and reduce poverty during and after the withdrawal of western security forces in 2014.



    Reconstruction

    US provides $250,000 to ARCS

    KABUL (PAN): The foreign affairs ministry on Saturday said the United States had provided $250,000 to the Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) in assistance through the Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association.