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Indonesian funded hospital handed over to Afghan governament

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Javed Hamim Kakar
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Sep 19, 2019 - 16:28
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Indonesian envoy to Afghanistan Arif Rahman has handed over a clinics to the Afghan government consisting of one main building (three floors), doctor’s housing and administrative office, according to a statement on Thursday. The...
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22 killed, 38 wounded in Kabul suicide blast

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Pajhwok
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Sep 17, 2019 - 13:56
KABUL (Pajhwok): Sixteen civilians and six military personnel were killed and another 38 civilians wounded in a suicide bombing near the Ministry of Defense in Kabul on Tuesday. The blast took place at the entrance to a security post gate near the...
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Taliban’s shadow district chief held in Kabul

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Pajhwok
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Sep 16, 2019 - 15:02
KABUL (Pajhwok): Intelligence operatives have detained Taliban ’s shadow chief for Kalalkan district along with three associates in Kabul. The National Directorate of Security ( NDS ) identified the shadow district chief as Sardar Mohammad -- also...
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4 security personnel killed in Kabul explosion

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Zarghona Salehai
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Sep 12, 2019 - 13:43
KABUL (Pajhwok): At least four security forces were killed as a result of car bombing on the Commando Forces facility in capital Kabul on Thursday afternoon, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said. MoI Spokesman Nasrat Rahimi told Pajhwok Afghan News...
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Govt asked to arrest, punish army officer’s killers

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Ahmad Shah Erfanyar
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Sep 10, 2019 - 18:42
KABUL (Pajhwok): Tribal elders from central Miadan Wardak province on Tuesday asked the government to arrest and punish the killers of an Afghan National Army sergeant Syed Mohammad Noor who was killed yesterday in Kabul allegedly by supporters of...
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3 civilians injured in Kabul sticky bomb blast

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Javed Hamim Kakar
On
Sep 09, 2019 - 12:22
KABUL (Pajhwok): Three civilians were injured in a bomb blast in the jurisdiction of the fourth police district of Kabul on Monday, coinciding with Ahmad Shah Massoud’s death anniversary.
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3 people wounded in gun fires on Kabul protest

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Ahmad Shah Erfanyar
On
Sep 03, 2019 - 12:34
KABUL (Pajhwok): Three people were wounded in gun fires during a protest staged after attack on Green Village Camp in Kabul on Tuesday, eyewitnesses said. At least 16 people were killed and 119 others wounded when an explosion targeted Green Village...
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16 killed, 119 injured in Kabul explosion

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Ahmad Shah Erfanyar
On
Sep 03, 2019 - 09:40
KABUL (Pajhwok): At least 16 people were killed and 119 others wounded when an explosion targeted Green Village Camp in capital Kabul on Monday night, officials said. The target of the attack which took place around 10pm Monday night was Green...
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Casualties feared as powerful explosion jolts Kabul City

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Javed Hamim Kakar
On
Sep 03, 2019 - 07:46
KABUL (Pajhwok): A powerful explosion in the limits of ninth police district rocked capital Kabul on Monday night. Nasrat Rahimi, spokesman for the Ministry of Interior, said the blast took place at around 9:45 pm closed to Green Village Camp which...
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Kabul again moves UN, Islamabad regrets 'twisting of facts'

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Sheer Ahmad Usmani
On
Aug 28, 2019 - 13:43
KABUL (Pajhwok): Afghanistan has once again complained to the United Nations (UN) against Pakistan regarding what was termed ‘consistent breach of Afghanistan’s territorial integrity by Pakistani military forces.’ This is the follow-up of the...
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OIC strongly condemns wedding hall bombing in Kabul

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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

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Nasir ahmad sadiqi
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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

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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

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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

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Ahmad Shah Erfanyar
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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

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احمد صهيب
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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

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Javed Hamim Kakar
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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

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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

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Zarghona Salehai
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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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