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Petrol price down, flour up in Kabul

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Zarghona Salehai
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Jun 15, 2019 - 18:41
KABUL (Pajhwok): The price of petrol edged down while that of Kazakhstani flour have increased during the outgoing week in capital Kabul, market sources said Saturday. Abdul Hadi, a worker at Wazirabad Fuel Station in Kabul told Pajhwok Afghan News...
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85pc of candidates may find way to varsities this year

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Pajhwok reporter
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Jun 11, 2019 - 18:30
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) said on Tuesdat results of the entry test would be announced on July 11 and 85 percent of candidates would be enrolled in higher and semi-higher education institutes. Abdul Ahad Bala Karzai,...
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Flour, sugar, ghee prices down, gold up in Kabul

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Zarghona Salehai
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Jun 08, 2019 - 17:16
KABUL (Pajhwok): The prices of flour, sugar and ghee edged down while that of gold has increased during the outgoing week in capital Kabul, market sources said Saturday. Mohammad Hamayon, head of Kabul Food Traders Union, told Pajhwok Afghan News...
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5 killed, 10 wounded as bomb targets IARCSC workers in Kabul

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Pajhwok
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Jun 03, 2019 - 14:06
KABUL (Pajhwok): Five people were killed and 10 others wounded when a bomb targeted Administrative Reform and Civil Service Commission (IARCSC) personnel in Darulaman area of capital Kabul on Monday, officials said. Nasrat Rahimi, spokesman to the...
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Sugar, ghee prices down in Kabul

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Zarghona Salehai
On
Jun 01, 2019 - 15:23
KABUL (Pajhwok): The prices of sugar and ghee have dipped while other items’ rates remain stable during the outgoing week in capital Kabul, market sources said Saturday. Mohammad Hamayon, head of Kabul Food Traders Union, told Pajhwok Afghan News...
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4 civilians killed, US troops among 10 injured in convoy attack

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Ahmad Shah Erfanyar
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May 31, 2019 - 11:55
KABUL (Pajhwok): Four civilians were killed and four US soldiers and six Afghan civilians were wounded on Friday when a car bomb targeted a foreign forces’ convoy in the Yakatoot area of Kabul, an official said. The blast happened in the limits of...
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3 arrested with 2,500 kg of explosives in Kabul

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Pajhwok
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May 28, 2019 - 13:58
KABUL (Pajhwok): Intelligence operatives have seized 2,500 kilograms of explosives in the Bagrami district of Kabul, the spy-network announced on Tuesday. The National Directorate of security ( NDS ) said in a statement the explosives were recovered...
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Nearly 1,000kg of explosives seized in Kabul

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Nasir ahmad sadiqi
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May 27, 2019 - 16:51
KABUL (Pajhwok): Police forces seized nearly a thousand kilograms of explosives in the outskirts of capital Kabul, officials said Monday.
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Defence Counsel Association member shot dead in Kabul

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Zarghona Salehai
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May 26, 2019 - 14:06
KABUL (Pajhwok): Unidentified gunmen shot dead a member of Afghanistan ’s Independent Defense Counsel Association in Kabul on Sunday, an official said. Najla Rahil, another member of the association, told Pajhwok Afghan News Sahbbir Ahmad Kamel was...
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Man shot dead in Kabul, killer nabbed

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Ahmad Shah Erfanyar
On
May 25, 2019 - 19:56
KABUL (Pajhwok): People captured a man after he shot dead another person in Shahr-i-Naw locality of capital Kabul on Saturday morning, an official said.
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Petrol, gold prices soar in Kabul

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Zarghona Salehai
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May 25, 2019 - 17:02
KABUL (Pajhwok): The prices of petrol and Russian gold have increased while other essential items’ rates remain steady during the outgoing week in capital Kabul, market sources said Saturday. Abdul Hadi, a worker at Wazirabad Fuel Station in Kabul...
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Gold prices up, daily commodities rates remain stable in Kabul

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Zarghona Salehai
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May 18, 2019 - 15:23
KABUL (Pajhwok): The prices of gold have increased while that of other essential items remain stable during the outgoing week in capital Kabul, market sources said Saturday. Haji Fawad Ahmad Salehzada, a jeweler in Timor Shahee area of Kabul, told...
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Religious scholar gunned down in Kabul’s Khak-i-Jabar

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Javed Hamim Kakar
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May 14, 2019 - 16:40
KABUL (Pajhwok): Unknown gunmen shot and killed a schoolteacher and religious scholar in the Khak-i-Jabar district of central Kabul province last night, local residents said on Tuesday.
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Final results for Kabul to be unveiled within hours

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Khwaja Basir Fitri
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May 13, 2019 - 13:16
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Independent Election Commission ( IEC ) on Monday said technical investigations had been completed and final results of the Wolesi Jirga election for Kabul would be declared by the end of Monday. The Wolesi Jirga elections were...
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Kabul set to form new team for talks with Taliban

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Pajhwok Monitor
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May 12, 2019 - 09:11
KABUL (Pajhwok): The national unity government is all set to constitute a new team for peace negotiations with the Taliban . Consultations are ongoing on the composition of a new delegation that will represent the entire country, says the deputy...
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IEC to declare final WJ poll results from Kabul in 2 days

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Khwaja Basir Fitri
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May 11, 2019 - 16:20
KABUL (Pajhwok): As leading candidates closed the Parliament gate against lawmakers, the Independent Election Commission ( IEC ) on Saturday said the final results of Kabul Wolesi Jirga elections would be announced within next two days. The Wolesi...
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Losing candidates demand invalidation of Kabul votes

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Navid Ahmad Barakzai
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May 09, 2019 - 16:04
KABUL (Pajhwok): Some unsuccessful Wolesi Jirga candidates and their supporters once again staged a rally on Thursday in front of the Independent Election Commission ( IEC ), demanding invalidation of all votes cast in Kabul during the October polls...
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Besides casualties, NGO attack causes huge financial loss

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Ahmad Shah Erfanyar
On
May 09, 2019 - 15:54
KABUL (Pajhwok): People whose businesses affected in Wednesday’s Taliban ’s attack in capital Kabul say they are disappointed about the ongoing peace efforts and will be forced to move their capital abroad if the situation continues. Taliban...
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‘Suspects held 9 months ago but no clue to my kidnapped son’

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Zarghona Salehai
On
May 08, 2019 - 20:28
KABUL (Pajhwok): Izzatullah, a displaced person from northern Kunduz province in capital Kabul, says his seven-year-old son kidnapped nine months ago could be traced despite the arrest of three suspects. The father complained the detained...
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Wolesi Jirga poll results for Kabul expected soon

By
Navid Ahmad Barakzai
On
May 07, 2019 - 15:21
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC) has shared Wolesi Jirga poll election results for capital Kabul with the Independent Election Commission ( IEC ) for announcement, an official said on Saturday. The Wolesi Jirga...
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