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    Chinese workers warn to quit Mes Ainak mine project

    PUL-I-ALAM (PAN): Chinese workers have warned of halting extraction activities at the Mes Ainak copper mine in central Logar province if their security was not improved, an official said on Monday.



    Security and Crime

    Community council head, member gunned down

    PUL-I-ALAM (PAN): Gunmen shot dead the head and a member of a local community council in the Barak-i-Barak district of central Logar province on Sunday, an official said.



    Security and Crime

    15 rebels killed in Logar offensive

    PUL-I-ALAM (PAN): Fifteen Taliban insurgents were killed and five others were detained during a joint Afghan-ISAF forces’ operation in the central province of Logar, officials said on Sunday.



    Education

    Logar teachers boycotting classes

    PUL-I-ALAM (PAN): Around 120 schoolteachers in a district in central Logar province have been boycotting classes over the past three days in protest against the non-payment of one month salary.



    Security and Crime

    Foreign insurgents sneak into Logar

    PUL-I-ALAM (PAN): Hundreds of foreign militants have sneaked into central Logar province, a gateway to Kabul, officials and residents alleged on Wednesday.



    Security and Crime

    HPC official killed in Logar gun attack

    PUL-I-ALAM (PAN): Gunmen shot dead a High Peace Council (HPC) official on his way home in the central province of Logar on Sunday, an official said.



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    Logar scholars, elders condemn suicide attacks

    PUL-I-ALAM (PAN): Hundreds of religious scholars and tribal elders who attended a gathering in central Logar province on Monday condemned suicide attacks as un-Islamic and criticised neighbouring countries for their interference in Afghanistan's affairs.



    Security and Crime

    ALP officer killed in roadside blast

    PUL-I-ALAM (PAN): An Afghan Local Police (ALP) officer was killed in a roadside bombing in central Logar province on Tuesday, an official said.



    Security and Crime

    8 ALP personnel die in Logar bombing

    PUL-I-ALAM (PAN): Eight Afghan local policemen have been killed in a roadside bombing in central Logar province, an official said on Thursday.



    Security and Crime

    4 injured in Logar gun attack

    PUL-I-ALAM (PAN): Four Afghan workers with international troops were injured after armed motorcyclists opened fire at their vehicle in Pul-i-Alam, the capital of central Logar province, officials said on Wednesday.