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Religion & Culture

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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President Ghani condoles with Gen. Raziq’s family

By
Bashir Ahmad Naadem
On
Oct 23, 2018 - 18:34
KABUL (Pajhwok): President Ashraf Ghani visited the grave of Gen. Abdul Raziq and offered fateha after arriving in the capital southern Kandahar province on Thursday. The president condoled with the mother of Gen. Raziq and thanked her for raising a...
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Gen. Raziq laid to rest in Kandahar amid tight security

By
Bashir Ahmad Naadim
On
Oct 20, 2018 - 15:14
KANDAHAR (Pajhwok): The slain police chief for southern Kandahar province, Gen. Abdul Raziq, was laid to rest in this provincial capital city amid tight security yesterday noon. Hundreds of tribal elders, security and civil government officials and...
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British Embassy hosts Afghan folk music event

By
Pajhwok Report
On
Oct 03, 2018 - 17:56
KABUL (Pajhwok): The British Embassy in Kabul hosted a folk musical festival on Tuesday night with the hope to improve art and cultural relations between the two countries. The festival at the Embassy premises was attended by singers from different...
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Workshop underlines women’s role in elections

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Zaghona Salehi
On
Sep 22, 2018 - 19:19
KABUL (Pajhwok): Participants of a two-day workshop in capital Kabul on Saturday termed media’s role in promoting awareness about elections as essential and demanded more work to encourage people particularly women to actively partake in the...
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Enemy wants Afghanistan turned into Karbala: Ghani

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Navid Ahmad Barakzai
On
Sep 20, 2018 - 15:53
KABUL (Pajhwok): “The Yazids of our time want to turn Afghanistan into another Karbala, but the Afghans’ unity would not let them succeed,” said President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday, marking the Day of Ashura .
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People-to-people contacts seen central to peace

By
S. Mudassir Ali Shah
On
Sep 13, 2018 - 11:08
PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): Increased people-to-people contacts among Central Asian states are necessary to achieve lasting peace and prosperity in the region, speakers at a seminar said. Frequent exchanges of delegations at different levels were suggested...
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Local singers inspire youth to adopt bad habits: Khostis

By
يوسف منګل
On
Sep 10, 2018 - 19:31
KHOST CITY (Pajhwok): Some civil society activists and residents of southeastern Khost province accuse local singers of encouraging the youth to use narcotics and promote Bacha Bazi via their songs. They say some young singers who are new in the...
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Pajhwok reporters win all 3 VoA media awards

By
Javed Hamim Kakar
On
Sep 07, 2018 - 14:53
KABUL (Pajhwok): Pajhwok Afghan News reporters won all three awards the Voice of America (VoA) has offered for a competition among creative Afghan journalists. Dozens of reporters submitted their reports as part of the competition and the VoA...
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Afghan, French archeologists doing research on Ghoghola

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On
Sep 02, 2018 - 17:12
BAMYAN CITY (Pajhwok): Afghan and French archeologists have begun a joint study of an ancient city called Ghoghola near the Buddhas in central Bamyan province. The joint Afghan-French team, accompanied by 30 archeology students, has been doing their...
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Rabbani wants blasphemous cartoon contest halted

By
Baseer Fitri
On
Aug 30, 2018 - 18:04
KABUL (Pajhwok): Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani on Thursday telephoned his Dutch counterpart and asked him to do all he could to halt a planned anti-Islam cartoon contest in the Netherlands. A statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (...
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Balkh women prefer hijab over traditional burqa

By
جاويد احمد
On
Aug 26, 2018 - 20:16
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): The sale of traditional burqa has declined because women now prefer purchasing modern black veil also known as hijab in northern Balkh province, shopkeepers said on Sunday. Women activists also say females not felt...
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1st post-Hajj flight to land in Kabul tomorrow

By
Javed Hamim Kakar
On
Aug 25, 2018 - 12:30
KABUL (Pajhwok): The first flight bringing back pilgrims from Saudi Arabia would land in Kabul on Aug 26 (tomorrow), the ministry concerned said on Saturday. Nasiruddin Dareez, spokesman for the Ministry of Hajj and Religious Affairs (MoHRA), told...
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250,000 workers contributed to serving pilgrims this Hajj season: Saudi

By
Danish Karokhel
On
Aug 24, 2018 - 15:33
MINA,SAUDI (Pajhwok) : The Saudi Arabia chairman of the Central Hajj Committee has said 250,000 workers contributed to serving pilgrims in this year’s Hajj rituals. Prince Khalid Al-Faisal, advisor to the custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, governor...
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Pilgrims flock to Mount Arafat to mark important Hajj day

By
Azizullah Hamdard
On
Aug 20, 2018 - 10:14
KABUL (Pajhwok): Around three million pilgrims, including Afghans, have begun ascending the plains of Mount Arafat shortly after sunrise on Monday to perform the most important ritual in Hajj .
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Mazar-i-Sharif poised to celebrate Independence Day

By
جاويد احمد
On
Aug 18, 2018 - 21:31
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): Local officials on Saturday said all needed measures have been taken for celebration of the Independence Day in northern Balkh province. Residents of Mazar-I-Sharif, the capital of Balkh province, are installing the...
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Saudis explain working plans, initiatives for Hajj season

By
Danish Karokhel
On
Aug 16, 2018 - 14:33
MAKKAH (Pajhwok): The Saudi government has developed an integrated plan for this year’s Hajj operation, Minister of Hajj and Umrah Dr. Mohammed Saleh bin Taher Benten says. The plan envisages high standards in line with directives of the Custodian...
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