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Troops gearing up for major offensive in the north

By
Azizullah Hamdard
On
Mar 13, 2018 - 14:59
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): Preparations for a counterinsurgency offensive have been made and the fighters would not be given the allowed to fuel insecurity in any part of country, a military official said on Tuesday. Maj. Gen. Javed Saleem,...
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Nangarhar: A widow apiculturist employs 3 men

By
Yousaf zarifi
On
Mar 11, 2018 - 12:09
JALALABAD (Pajhwok): A widow apiculturist from eastern Nangarhar province, besides overcoming her economic woes, has offered employment opportunities for several men. Sherino -- hailing from the Sawakai district of neighbouring Kunar province --...
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For Kandahar women, only female prosecutor a ray of hope

By
Bashir Ahmad Naadem
On
Mar 10, 2018 - 13:41
KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): Amidst rising incidents of domestic tension, the only female prosecutor in southern Kandahar province is investigating cases of violence against women . Zainab Faiz, 28, serving as prosecutor for the past two years, has...
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Don’t let politics harm security, Nicholson asks politicians

By
Javed Hamim Kakar
On
Mar 01, 2018 - 10:17
KABUL (Pajhwok): A top American military commander has asked Afghanistan ’s political leaders not to let politics undermine the security situation in the country. “We’re in this together. We’re fighting terrorism together and everyone wants a...
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Wazir Akbar Khan hostpial performs over 2,000 orthopedic surgeries per month

By
Navid Ahmad Barakzai
On
Feb 13, 2018 - 18:44
KABUL (Pajhwok): Wazir Mohammad Akbar Khan Hospital officials say the capacity of orthopedic and joints surgeries at the hospital have increased by double accounted for more than 2,000 surgeries each month. Dr. Ahmad Gul Ayubi, hospital director...
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Pashtany Bank asset up by 15pc, recovers 77m afs loans

By
Mohammad Asif Ahmadzai
On
Feb 12, 2018 - 13:59
کابل(پژواک،۲۲سلواغه۹۶): د پښتني تجارتي بانګ رييس وايي چې په روان کال کې يې څه باندې ۷۷۶ميليون افغانۍ صعب الحصول( په سختۍ ترلاسه کېدونکي) پورونه ترلاسه کړي او د ياد شوي بانک شتمني د مخکني کال په پرتله کابو ۱۵سلنه ډېره شوې ده.
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Kamila’s tale: Taunted at home, tortured by husband

By
Naheed Bashardost
On
Feb 12, 2018 - 12:11
KABUL (Pajhwok): A 29-year-old woman ended up in the shelter house of capital Kabul just nine months after her marriage to escape abuse and torture at husband’s and paternal homes.
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Young man who invented solar water heater receives threats

By
Khwaja Basir Ahmad Fitri
On
Feb 11, 2018 - 19:47
KABUL (Pajhwok): An Afghan youth, who invented a solar water heater, claimed on Sunday he had received threats over the phone from unknown people after his invention. Wali Jan Sherzad, 33, a resident of Sherzad district of eastern Nangarhar province...
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Islamabad protest sparked by oppression of Pakhtuns: Khattak

By
Javed Hamim Kakar
On
Feb 07, 2018 - 11:39
کابل (پژواک، ١٧ سلواغه ٩٦): سياسي شنونکي د پاکستان په پلازمېنه اسلام اباد کې د زرګونو پښتنو احتجاجي لاريون د پښتنو خود جوشه تحريک او ويښتابه بولي .
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Haunted by backwardness, Nuristanis swell rebel ranks

By
Yousuf Zarifi
On
Feb 04, 2018 - 17:19
PARON (Pajhwok): The Provincial Council (PC) head for eastern Nuristan province says some people have swollen militant ranks due to the central government’s inattention to their problems. Eng. Saeedullah Paendazoy also hit out at the provincial...
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Committed to serve Afghans despite traumatic 2017: ICRC

By
Pajhwok Report
On
Jan 31, 2018 - 19:05
KABUL (Pajhwok): The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has reaffirmed its commitment to serving the people of Afghanistan in future despite going through a traumatic 2017. Monica Zanarelli, head of ICRC delegation in Afghanistan, told...
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Afghanistan may take border spat with Iran to UN

By
Storai Karimi
On
Jan 24, 2018 - 15:04
HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): The existing border disputed between Afghanistan and Iran would be taken to the UN, an official in western Herat province said on Wednesday. Border and Tribal Affairs Director Nazir Ahmad Haidarzada told Pajhwok Afghan News the...
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Terrorists’ goals beyond Afghanistan: Afghan envoy in Iran

By
Pajhwok
On
Jan 13, 2018 - 23:10
TEHRAN (Pajhwok): In a veiled reference to Pakistan , the Afghan ambassador in Iran has said regional countries should not categorize terrorist groups into ‘bad’ and ‘good’, stressing these groups are only bad. Dr. Nasir Ahmad Noor, the Afghan envoy...
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Taliban can open office everywhere in Afghanistan: HPC

By
Bashir Ahmad Naadim
On
Dec 12, 2017 - 17:19
KANDAHAR (Pajhwok): A visiting High Peace Council (HPC) delegation on Tuesday said the government would agree to every mechanism the Taliban suggest for reviving the stalled peace talks to find a negotiated end to the conflict in Afghanistan .
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Sexual harassment of children on the rise in Kandahar

By
Bashir Ahmad Naadem
On
Dec 09, 2017 - 16:18
KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) officials in the southern region say poverty, joblessness, parental inattention and other factors have contributed to an increase in sexual harassment of children in...
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‘Domestic industry in dire need of govt’s backing’

By
Mohammad Halim Karimi
On
Dec 06, 2017 - 22:22
KABUL (Pajhwok): The owner of a Kabul-based bandage manufacturing factory, known as ‘Tota,’ has urged capitalists to invest in bandage production because his factory meets only 10 percent of the strip’s demand. Addressing entrepreneurs, Younus Wiyar...
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Pakistan to extend stay for Afghans by one more year

By
Javed Hamim Kakar
On
Dec 06, 2017 - 18:22
KABUL (Pajhwok): Pakistan has agreed to extending the stay of Afghan refugees by one more year in the country, a Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) official said on Wednesday.
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Kandahar City residents owe 70m afs in unpaid water bills

By
Bashir Ahmad Naadim
On
Nov 29, 2017 - 22:39
KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): Urban residents of southern Kandahar province owe 70 million afghanis in unpaid water bills to the provincial Water Supply and Canalization Department, an official said on Wednesday. Eng. Mohammad Nader Kakar, head of...
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MEC in critical situation, founder seeks government support

By
Mohammad Halim Karimi
On
Nov 28, 2017 - 18:36
KABUL (Pajhwok): The founder of Moraa Educational Complex (MEC) has complained against the imposition of heavy taxes, interference from powerful individuals and a lack of government attention, and warned of apossible collapse of the institutionif...
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Mining in insecure Nangarhar areas goes unsupervised

By
Yousuf Zarifi
On
Nov 25, 2017 - 18:25
JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Mines and petroleum director for Nangarhar province on Saturday said they could not supervise natural resources in the eastern province due to insecurity. In an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News, Eng. Sayed Saleh...
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