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OIC strongly condemns wedding hall bombing in Kabul

By
Nizamuddin Hameedi
On
Aug 19, 2019 - 12:19
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Dr. Yousef Al-Othaimeen, has strongly condemned the suicide attack on a wedding celebration in Kabul that killed 63 people and injured many others.
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140 couples tie knot at Kabul mass marriage ceremony

By
Nasir ahmad sadiqi
On
Aug 16, 2019 - 16:34
KABUL (Pajhwok): As many as 140 couples from deserving and poor families tied the knot at a mass marriage ceremony held under the aegis of a local charity foundation in central capital Kabul on Friday.
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Police arrest 5 militants in Kabul

By
Ahmad Shah Erfanyar
On
Aug 14, 2019 - 18:14
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Interior (MoI) on Wednesday said four Taliban militants and a Haqqani Network member were arrested in capital Kabul. Nasrat Rahimi, MoI spokesman told Pajhwok Afghan News that Afghan special police forces launched an...
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Action plan for reducing air pollution in Kabul approved

By
Javed Hamim Kakar
On
Aug 08, 2019 - 17:54
KABUL (Pajhwok): President Ashraf Ghani chaired a Cabinet meeting that approved the action plan for reducing air pollution in capital Kabul, the Presidential Palace said on Thursday. A statement from the Presidential Palace to Pajhwok Afghan News...
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2 killed, 3 injured as magnetic bomb hits private TV vehicle in Kabul

By
Ahmad Shah Erfanyar
On
Aug 04, 2019 - 18:45
KABUL (Pajhwok): At least two people were killed and three injured as a magnetic bomb hit a vehicle carrying Khurshid TV employees in Taimani area of Kabul City today (Sunday) evening, an official said. Nasrat Rahimi, spokesman for the Ministry of...
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Experts criticize 11-year delay in Kabul ring road construction

By
احمد صهيب
On
Jul 29, 2019 - 16:51
KABUL (Pajhwok): The government says acquisition of properties was the reason that delayed the Kabul ring road construction for 11 years, but analysts believe land acquisition is just an excuse for the delay. According to the Ministry of Public...
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Kabul seeks clarification of Trump’s war remarks

By
Javed Hamim Kakar
On
Jul 23, 2019 - 12:20
KBAUL (Pajhwok) Kabul on Tuesday asked for a clarification of US President Donald Trump’s statement that he could win the war in Afghanistan within a week. If the US wanted to quickly end the Afghan conflict, it could do so in a week, Trump told a...
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Unregistered SIM cards: ATRA fines 2 telecom firms, 6 retailers

By
Ahmad Shah Erfanyar
On
Jul 22, 2019 - 19:01
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Afghanistan Telecom Regulatory Authority (ATRA) has imposed a total fine of 15 million afghanis on Etisalat, Roshan telecom companies and six SIM card retailers for illegal activities. Sayed Haris Meer, in charge of evaluation...
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Symbolic coffins carried to decry ‘death of law, democracy’

By
Azizullah Hamdard
On
Jul 20, 2019 - 16:26
KABUL (Pajhwok): Protesting women candidates on Saturday locked themselves inside cages atop two vehicles and traveled through Kabul roads a few kilometers. The 12 women from various provinces launched their protest three months back against fraud...
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Gas, Russian gold, sugar, flour prices down in Kabul

By
Zarghona Salehai
On
Jul 13, 2019 - 18:53
KABUL (Pajhwok): The prices of liquefied gas, sugar, flour and Russian gold have dipped while the rate of Arabian gold increased during the outgoing week in capital Kabul, market sources said Saturday. Mohammad Akram, a liquefied gas seller in...
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Kabul blast leaves 2 people injured

By
Ahmad Shah Erfanyar
On
Jul 11, 2019 - 10:47
KABUL (Pajhwok): At least two people were wounded as result of a bomb blast in the limits of 16 th police district of Kabul city on Thursday morning, an official said. Police spokesman Firdous Faramarz told Pajhwok Afghan News the explosion occurred...
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Notorious robbery gang members detained

By
احمد صهيب
On
Jul 06, 2019 - 21:05
KABUL (Pajhwok): Police on Saturday said they had arrested four members of a robbery gang during an operation in Mir Bacha district of central Kabul province. The detainees were affiliates of a slain crime boss Inayat Qachi, who was killed during a...
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1 prosecutor killed, another wounded in Kabul

By
Ahmad Shah Erfanyar
On
Jul 06, 2019 - 16:16
KABUL (Pajhwok): One prosecutor with the Anti-Corruption Criminal Justice Center (ACJC) was killed and another was wounded in an armed attack in Kamapni area of capital Kabul on Saturday, an official said. Attorney General Office (AGO) spokesman...
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4 female losing Wolesi Jirga candidates sew mouths

By
Azizullah Hamdard
On
Jul 02, 2019 - 22:07
KABUL (Pajhwok): Four unsuccessful female Wolesi Jirga candidates on Tuesday sewed their mouths in protest against fraud in the October parliamentary elections and warned of self-immolation if their demands were not addressed. The Wolesi Jirga...
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Goods worth millions of afghanis lost in Kabul attack

By
Azizullah Hamdard
On
Jul 02, 2019 - 19:53
KABUL (Pajhwok): Yesterday’s suicide and gun attack in Kabul not only claimed previous lives and wounded dozens of people mostly children but also caused millions of afghanis financial losses and damaged public and private facilities, including...
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Kabul attack ends after all 5 assailants eliminated

By
Ahmad Shah Erfanyar
On
Jul 01, 2019 - 21:14
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Interior said on Monday that the brazen attack near Gulbahar township in Kabul came to an end with the killing of all five attackers involved. Six people were killed and 84 others wounded in the attack.
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Kabul car bomb attack widely condemned

By
Pajhwok
On
Jul 01, 2019 - 20:38
KABUL (Pajhwok): President Ashraf Ghani, former president Hamid Karzai, Senate chairman Fazl Hadi Muslimyar, Iran and Pakistan strongly condemned a Taliban -claimed car bombing that wounded dozens of people and killed three persons in Kabul.
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Kabul, Islamabad agree to avoid blame fame

By
S. Mudassir Ali Shah
On
Jul 01, 2019 - 14:23
PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): Kabul and Islamabad have agreed on ending the blame game and avoiding giving hostile statements against each other, a media report said on Monday. The agreement came during a recent visit of President Ashraf Ghani to Islamabad,...
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New force to curb illegal constructions in Kabul

By
Naheed Bashardost
On
Jun 23, 2019 - 17:08
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Interior (MoI) has formed a new force to deal with land grabbing, illegal buildings and constructions in capital Kabul, an official said on Sunday. The new force named “Urban Order Unit” would act in close...
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Flour, ghee, gold prices edge up in Kabul

By
Zarghona Salehai
On
Jun 22, 2019 - 18:28
KABUL (Pajhwok): The prices of flour, ghee and gold have increased over the last one week in capital Kabul, market sources said Saturday. Mohammad Hamayon, head of Food Traders Union in Kabul, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the price of 49 kilograms...
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