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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

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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

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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

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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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Half a million Afghan IDPs to get winter aid

By
Javed Hamim Kakar
On
Nov 22, 2017 - 16:44
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation and the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) have devised a joint plan of providing essential aid to half a million displaced people this winter. Hafizullah Miakhel, media advisor to the...
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Crime cases 40pc down in Sar-i-Pul this year

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Paiman Noori
On
Nov 21, 2017 - 20:42
SAR-I-PUL CITY (Pajhwok): Local security officials on Tuesday said criminal cases decreased by 40 percent in the first eight months of the solar year in northern Sar-i-Pul province over last year’s incidents in the same period. Sar-i-Pul deputy...
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World has wrongly recognized Afghans: Robert Sampson

By
Zabihullah Ihsaas
On
Nov 20, 2017 - 14:43
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): British teacher Robert Sampson says if the world reads Pashtu poetry they will understand the Afghans hate war and love peace.
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Freed Taliban governor fuelling insecurity in Bamyan

By
Ghafari
On
Oct 08, 2017 - 16:54
BAMYAN CITY (Pajhwok): The administrative chief for the Shaibar district of central Bamyan province claims Taliban 's shadow governor freed from Pul-i-Charkhi prison is behind insecurity in the area. Shaibar district chief Mohammad Azeem Farid, in...
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Kandahar woman scripts Quran in delicate embroidery

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Bashir Ahmad Nadem.
On
Oct 07, 2017 - 15:31
KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): A young woman from southern Kandahar province has scripted the entire holy Quran with embroidery and wants to present her highly artistic work to the National Museum. Zamarud Afghan, 28, spent seven and half a years...
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PC member stresses tit-for-tat reply to Pakistani shelling

By
Yousuf Zarifi
On
Oct 02, 2017 - 20:03
JALALABAD (Pajhwok): The Provincial Council (PC) member of eastern Nangarhar province has said Pakistani forces once again resumed firing rockets on Lalpura, Achin and Nazyan districts. PC Head Ahmad Ali Hazrat during an exclusive interview told...
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Kabul-Delhi ties pose no threat to Islamabad: Abdali

By
Zeerak Fahim
On
Sep 24, 2017 - 15:52
NEW DELHI (Pajhwok): Afghan Ambassador to India Dr. Shaida Abdali says New Delhi’s relations with Kabul are not a threat to other neighbours but are aimed at the reconstruction of Afghanistan . In an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News,...
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Afghan traders charged heavy taxes at Indian airports

By
Bashir Ahmad Naadim
On
Sep 12, 2017 - 20:02
KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): The Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) deputy head on Tuesday said Afghan traders exporting fruits to India were charged heavy taxes at Indian airports. Khan Jan Alokozai told Pajhwok Afghan News in an...
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New US strategy in line with NATO policy: envoy

By
Javed Hamim Kakar
On
Sep 05, 2017 - 17:33
KABUL (Pajhwok): NATO ’s senior civilian representative (SCR) in Afghanistan has urged all regional actors to play a constructive role in promoting regional stability and “do their utmost to shut down sanctuaries for extremist groups.” Ambassador...
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