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75pc of Afghanistan population still listens to radio

By
Naheed Bashardost
On
Feb 13, 2019 - 21:27
KABUL (Pajhwok): The world on Wednesday celebrated February 13 as Radio Day, at a time when 75 percent of people in Afghanistan still listen to radio.
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Funeral payers for Mujaddedi offered at Presidential Palace

By
Azizullah Hamdard
On
Feb 13, 2019 - 14:27
KABUL (Pajhwok): Funeral prayers for former president Sibghatullah Mujaddedi was offered at the Presidential Palace in Kabul on Wednesday. President Ashraf Ghani, political figures and foreign diplomats attended the funeral. The funeral payers,...
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Luni’s funeral offered in absentia in Nangarhar, Kunar

By
Yousaf zarifi
On
Feb 03, 2019 - 18:44
JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Civil society activists and culturists in eastern Nangarhar and Kunar provinces on Sunday offered funeral prayers in absentia for a slain Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) senior member, Arman Luni. According to reports, Luni was...
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Afghan artists participate in painting competition

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Pajhwok
On
Jan 25, 2019 - 10:14
PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): Dozens of Afghan and Pakistani artists have participated in a painting contest at the University of Peshawar.
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Avoid negative reporting on peace, Afghan media urged

By
Ahmad Shah Erfanyar
On
Jan 24, 2019 - 16:27
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Harakat-i-Inqilab Islami party on Thursday praised the activities of several media outlets including Pajhwok Afghan News and urged them to avoid publishing ‘negative’ reports regarding the peace process. The party leader...
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Use of social media sites grows; reading culture declines

By
Pajhwok
On
Jan 24, 2019 - 13:50
FARAH CITY (Pajhwok): Some officials, civil society activists and students in western Farah province on Thursday expressed deep concern at the dwindling culture of reading among youth, something that has spawned a variety of problems. Information...
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Thousands pray for rain in drought-hit Kandahar

By
Bashir Ahmad Naadim
On
Jan 21, 2019 - 20:40
KANDAHAR (Pajhwok): Thousands of people on Monday performed the Salatul Istisqa to pray for rain in the drought hit southern Kandahar province. Hundreds of people from nearby districts also thronged the Eid Gah mosque in Kandahar City, the...
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Research paper on HIA-govt peace deal printed

By
Abaseen Zaheer
On
Jan 21, 2019 - 17:17
KABUL (Pajhwok): A research paper titled “Peace is Victory” about what factors led to the peace agreement between the government and the Hezb-i-Islami Afghanistan (HIA) has been printed. The 29-page report, authored by Mustaq Rahimi, a political...
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No mention of media gains in peace talks worries journalists

By
Pajhwok Report
On
Jan 20, 2019 - 17:48
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Afghanistan Federation of Journalists (AFJ) on Sunday voiced concern over not discussing the freedom of speech, the most important achievement of the country, in the peace talks Officials of the journalist body told a press...
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Culture of reading on the rise among Herat children

By
Storai Karimi
On
Jan 15, 2019 - 16:18
HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): A number of booksellers in western Herat province have expressed pleasure with the growing culture of reading among children. They say parents have been encouraging their children to enter into friendship with books, which will...
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Ghani signs guidelines, maps of urban design framework

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Pajhwok Report
On
Jan 13, 2019 - 18:34
KABUL (Pajhwok): President Ashraf Ghani, signing guidelines and maps of the urban design framework, on Sunday stressed on the use of domestic materials in construction works. A statement from the Presidential Palace to Pajhwok Afghan News said the...
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Journalist detained for hours after Facebook jab at attorneys

By
Yousuf Zarifi
On
Jan 07, 2019 - 22:41
JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Police detained a private radio and television head in eastern Nangarhar province for some hours after he accused the provincial Attorney Office of releasing criminals under unclear circumstances. Attal Khan Stanikzai, head of ‘...
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Access to information to help curb corruption: Danish

By
Azizullah Hamdard
On
Dec 30, 2018 - 17:56
KABUL (Pajhwok): Second vice-president Sarwar Danish on Sunday introduced new members to the Oversight Commission on Access to Information (OCAI), saying access to information could help reduce corruption. Five new members of the OCAI, including...
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Violence against journalists 18pc up in 2018: NAI report

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Naheed Bashardost
On
Dec 27, 2018 - 19:03
KABUL (Pajhwok): Violence against journalists surged 18 percent in Afghanistan this year, said free media supporting group NAI on Thursday.
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Pakistan admits losing Afghan medical tourism to India

By
S. Mudassir Ali Shah
On
Dec 22, 2018 - 18:04
PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): The government of Pakistan has acknowledged losing Afghanistan ’s medical tourism to India over the last few years due to a shift in its border management policy. In a written reply to a question from minority lawmaker Mahesh...
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Right to information should turn into a culture: Afzali

By
Navid Ahmad Barakzai
On
Dec 13, 2018 - 16:31
KABUL (Pajhwok): Participants of a workshop in Kabul on Thursday stressed the need for turning the access to information into a strong culture in Afghanistan over the next 10 years. The three-day workshop, organized by Pajhwok Afghan News and funded...
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Eid Milad-u-Nabi (SAWW) observed with religious fervour

By
Navid Ahmad Barakzai
On
Nov 20, 2018 - 11:38
KABUL (Pajhwok): Muslims of all ages in Afghanistan and all over the world on Tuesday celebrated Eid Milad-u-Nabi (SAWW) with religious zeal and fervour.
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Media violations body probes 32 complaints in 6 months

By
Mohammad Asif Ahmadzai
Naheed Bashardost
On
Nov 11, 2018 - 20:01
KABUL (Pajhwok): Commission to review media violations and complaints on Sunday announced addressing 32 complaints during the first six months of the ongoing year. Hassina Safi, acting Minister of Information and Culture (MoIC) and head of the...
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Afghan pilot condoles death of US trainer

By
Javed Hamim Kakar
On
Nov 06, 2018 - 12:02
KABUL (Pajhwok): An Afghan pilot Abdul Rahman Rahmani has condoled the death of Maj. Brent Taylor with his wife and seven children in a letter, a media report said on Tuesday. An Afghan army officer penned an emotional letter of condolence to the...
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After 50 years, archaeology dig begins in Nangarhar

By
Yousuf Zarifi
On
Oct 25, 2018 - 23:27
JALALABAD (Pajhwok): After almost 50 years, digging work was formally launched at historic sites in eastern Nangarhar province on Thursday by Acting Information and Culture Minister Rasoul Bawari. The archaeology dig that commenced at a historic...
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