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Religion & Culture

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

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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

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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

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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

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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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Government paying special attention to youth: Dostum

By
Zaghona Salehi
On
Aug 12, 2018 - 19:15
KABUL (Pajhwok): Insecurity, poverty, unemployment and lack of their access to higher education were termed as huge challenges the Afghan youth faced at a gathering here Sunday. A message from First Vice President Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum was read...
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Media watchdog condemns attack on Ghaznavian TV

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Pajhwok
On
Aug 12, 2018 - 15:59
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Taliban have burned down Ghaznavian Radio-TV Building during the group’s ongoing attack in southern Ghazni province, a statement from the Afghan Journalist Safety Committee (AJSC) said on Sunday. The staff of Ghaznvian Radio-TV...
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Eidul Adha to be celebrated on Aug. 21: Saudi SC

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Javed Hamim Kakar
On
Aug 12, 2018 - 14:28
KABUL (Pajhwok): Eidul Adha will be celebrated on August 21, the Saudi government announced on Sunday, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Sunday. Dhu Al-Hijjah is the twelfth month of the Islamic calendar , during which the Hajj pilgrimage is...
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Hajj flights operation completed, says ministry

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Pajhwok
On
Aug 10, 2018 - 16:06
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Hajj and Religious Affairs on Friday announced completing the pre-hajj flights operation to Saudi Arabia.
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‘Minaret of Jam exhibition’ goes public in Kabul

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Pajhwok
On
Aug 07, 2018 - 21:08
KABUL (Pajhwok): “The Minaret of Jam” exhibition presenting documentation of decades of works on the monument was inaugurated at the Italian Embassy in Kabul on Tuesday. A joint venture of the Afghan government and UNESCO, the 3D survey of the...
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NAI, AJDC condemn Sahib Khan’s behavior with Pajhwok

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Pajhwok
On
Aug 02, 2018 - 21:48
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Afghanistan Journalist Defense Committee (AJDC) and free media advocacy group NAI on Thursday strongly condemned lawmaker Eng. Sahib Khan for using abusive language and threatening Pajhwok Afghan News staff over the phone.
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Personal benefits behind extremist ideology: Study

By
Ahmad Javid
On
Aug 02, 2018 - 18:31
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): A study by a civil society organization Khat-i-Naw finds that extremism has no place in Islam and it was promoted in Afghanistan as ‘an individual act for personal gains’. The study conducted in a period of four months in...
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Deal with corruption under Sharia Law: Scholars

By
Ahmad Shah Erfanyar
On
Jul 29, 2018 - 20:28
KABUL (Pajhwok): Religious scholars on Sunday called for punishing those involved in administrative corruption and immoral acts under the Sharia Law.
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Parwan University gets research centre equipped with modern technology

By
Farid Tanha
On
Jul 20, 2018 - 16:54
CHARIKAR (Pajhwok): The Mulana Jalaluddin Mohammad Balkhi Research Centre has been inaugurated in the University of central Parwan province, an official said on Friday.
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