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Pajhwok Afghan News — Reflecting the Truth

Foreign-backed groups forming fronts are not Afghans, Fitrat says

Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Qari Mohammad Fasihuddin Fitrat has said the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) now has an independent army, accusing individuals who establish symbolic fronts with foreign support of seeking to create insecurity and concern among Afghans with Pakistan’s backing.

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Kandahar pomegranate growers grapple with drought, price slump, lack of export barriers

Pomegranate production in southern Kandahar province is expected to decline this year, while water shortages, falling prices and limited access to foreign markets are causing financial losses for growers.

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Afghanistan, today

Every story Pajhwok filed in the last 24 hours, placed where it happened, and the rest of the week in lighter dots. Dots grow with coverage; red marks the provinces making news right now.

Paktika · 1 story this weekGhor · 1 story this weekBalkh · 1 story this weekBaghlan · 1 story this weekKandahar · 2 stories this weekJawzjan · 2 stories this weekGhazni · 2 stories this weekLaghman · 1 story todayHerat · 1 story todayDaykundi · 1 story todayKabul · 8 stories todaySwatPeshawarKohatBannuChamanQuettaKabulDaykundiHeratLaghmanGhazniJawzjanKandaharBaghlanBalkhGhorPaktika23°Herat20°Kandahar17°Balkh18°Nangarhar13°Kabul22°Helmand26°Nimroz10°Ghor11°Badakhshan11°Ghazni22°Badghis23°Farah10°Paktika15°Zabul17°Baghlan12°Daykundi22°Jawzjan19°Faryab17°20°Sar-e Pol10°19°Kunduz16°15°13°1°Nuristan17°KhostKabul – Salang – Pul-i-KhumriKabul – Jalalabad – TorkhamKabul – Ghazni – KandaharKandahar – HeratHerat – Maimana – Mazar-i-SharifMazar-i-Sharif – Aybak – Pul-i-KhumriPul-i-Khumri – Kunduz – FaizabadKabul – BamyanKabul – Gardez – KhostKandahar – Spin BoldakHerat – Islam QalaMazar-i-Sharif – HairatanKabulHeratKandaharMazar-i-SharifJalalabadKunduzTorkhamSpin BoldakIslam QalaHairatanGhazniPul-i-KhumriMaimanaBamyanGardezKhostFaizabadAybakBadakhshan4.2