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    New ACCI building inaugurated in Kandahar

    KADAHAR CITY (PAN): A new building for the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) was inaugurated in southern Kandahar province on Thursday, a project that is expected to boost trade



    Security and Crime

    3 police killed in Kandahar suicide blast

    KANDAHAR CITY (PAN):  Three policemen were killed in a suicide attack on their check-post in southern Kandahar province on Thursday morning, officials said. 



    Security and Crime

    Kandahar tribal elder brutally beaten, killed

    KANDAHAR CITY (PAN): A tribal elder Kaka Jan who was abducted by militants in Panjwai district of southern Kandahar province on Wednesday was found murdered in a locked room, officials said on Thursday.



    Features

    Afghan importers dump Karachi Port

    KANDAHAR CITY (PAN): Infuriated Afghan traders who had suffered heavy losses as their imported cargoes remained stuck at Karachi Port for months are opting for alternative transit routes -- namely via Heart and Nimroz provinces.



    Governance

    Foreigners have no say on Durand Line: Weesa

    KANDAHAR CITY (PAN): Southern Kandahar province governor Toryalai Weesa said no foreigner has the right to recognise Durand Line as the official border between Afghanistan and Pakistan.



    Governance

    US ambassador stands by envoy's Durand Line comments

    KANDAHAR CITY (PAN): The US ambassador on Tuesday said a number of countries, including America, recognised the Durand Line as an international border between Afghanistan and Pakistan.



    Security and Crime

    Police HQ shifted out of Kandahar City

    KANDAHAR CITY (PAN): The Kandahar police headquarters was shifted to a newly constructed building on the eastern outskirts of the provincial capital, officials said on Thursday.



    Health

    Taliban asked not to hamper anti-polio drive

    KANDAHAR CITY (PAN): The governor of southern Kandahar province on Sunday asked the militants not to hamper a three days anti-polio campaign, covering 1.3 million children in the southern zone.



    Security and Crime

    Anti-terror war being taken to borders

    KANDAHAR (PAN): Kandahar police chief Gen. Abdul Razzaq on Thursday said Afghan forces would have the capability of securing the country and taking the war against terrorism from cities and villages to borders over the next couple of years.