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Protest as 77 polling stations closed in Paktika over insecurity

By
Rahim Khan Khoshal
On
May 11, 2018 - 15:17
SHARANA (Pajhwok): A number of protesting people on Friday closed the gate of the Independent Election Commission ( IEC ) office in southeastern Pakitka province in protest against what they said closure of 77 polling stations in nine districts due to high security threats.
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Kabul: Contractors erect tent to demand 7b afs dues

By
Khwaja Basir Fitri
On
Apr 09, 2018 - 17:05
KABUL (Pajhwok): Demanding their ‘unpaid seven billion afghanis’ arrears’ from the Ministry of Interior (MoI), a large number of private contractors erected a protest tent in front the Parliament building in Kabul on Monday. The protesting people...
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Protesters conditionally reopen Paktika-Ghazni road

By
Rahim Khan Khoshal
On
Mar 18, 2018 - 22:37
SHARANA (Pajhwok): Protesters in southeastern Paktika province reopened the Paktika-Ghazni highway conditionally on Sunday, ending a week-long blockade.
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Nangarhar people cover highway with clay to reproach govt

By
Yousuf Zarifi
On
Mar 16, 2018 - 15:53
JALALABAD (Pajhwok): A number of civil society activists and people covered second Kabul -Jalalabad highway with clay to protest government’s negligence on the construction, warning to continue their protest if construction of the road not begin in near future.
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Protest staged in Kabul against lawmaker guards

By
Navid Ahmad Barakzai
On
Mar 07, 2018 - 21:40
KABUL (Pajhwok): Dozens of people staged a protest demonstration in capital Kabul on Wednesday, accused a lawmaker’s bodyguards of harassing people.
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Protestors block Kabul-Kandahar highway for a second day

By
Saifullah Maftoon
On
Mar 04, 2018 - 18:55
KABUL (Pajhwok): Hundreds of enraged people blocked the Kabul-Kandahar highway for a second day on Sunday to protest civilian deaths blamed on gunmen in uniform in southern Ghazni province.
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Civilian deaths: Protestors block Kabul-Kandahar road

By
Saifullah Maftoon
On
Mar 03, 2018 - 20:15
KABUL (Pajhwok): Hundreds of enraged residents on Saturday blocked the Kabul-Kandahar highway to protest civilian deaths blamed on gunmen in uniform in southern Ghazni province.
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Qarabagh residents protest against ALP brutality

By
Saifullah Maftoon
On
Feb 22, 2018 - 17:41
GHAZNI CITY (Pajhwok): The residents of Qarabagh district in southern Ghazni province on Thursday protested against Afghan Local Police (ALP) forces and uprising members. The protest comes a day after a clash between the ALP forces and Taliban...
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Relatives protest after militiamen killed in Faryab

By
Qutbuddin Kohi
On
Feb 11, 2018 - 19:12
MAIMANA (Pajhwok): Tens of relatives of four slain public uprising members on Sunday staged a protest rally in northwestern Faryab province demanding a government investigation into the deaths.
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Islamabad protest sparked by oppression of Pakhtuns: Khattak

By
Javed Hamim Kakar
On
Feb 07, 2018 - 11:39
کابل (پژواک، ١٧ سلواغه ٩٦): سياسي شنونکي د پاکستان په پلازمېنه اسلام اباد کې د زرګونو پښتنو احتجاجي لاريون د پښتنو خود جوشه تحريک او ويښتابه بولي .
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Paktia residents protest against Durand Line fencing

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Pajhwok Report
On
Feb 06, 2018 - 18:18
GARDEZ (Pajhwok): Hundreds of residents of the Dand Patan border district of southeastern Paktia province on Tuesday protested against what they claimed “movements” of Pakistani troops along the Durand Line and fencing of the border. Few days back,...
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Triggered by student’s killing, Farah protest turns violent

By
بنیامین بارز
On
Jan 24, 2018 - 18:46
FARAH CITY (Pajhwok): At least two people were injured after a protest seeking justice for a slain boy turned violent in western Farah province on Wednesday. Hundreds of people took to the streets against what they claimed police gunned down a 20...
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Private students close Higher Edu Ministry’s gate

By
Azizullah Hamdard
On
Jan 03, 2018 - 20:41
KABUL (Pajhwok): Tens of private universities’ officials and students on Wednesday closed the main entrance to the Higher Education Ministry in Kabul to protest what they said “delay” in distribution of degrees. The protesting students and officials...
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Currency dealers go on countrywide strike over Jalalabad attack

By
Khawaja Basir fitri
On
Dec 28, 2017 - 17:11
KABUL (Pajhwok): Moneychangers across Afghanistan went on an announced strike on Thursday against an armed attack on a colleague’s shop in the capital of eastern Nangarhar province. A day earlier, armed robbers shot dead a moneychanger named Multan...
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‘Maqur police chief behind mysterious murders, drugs’

By
Saifullah Maftoon
On
Dec 06, 2017 - 18:12
GHAZNI CITY (Pajhwok): The residents of Maqur district of southern Ghazni province on Wednesday protested against the district police chief, accusing him of his involvement in drug smuggling and mysterious murder cases. Around 200 residents...
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Paktika rally demands probe into police infighting

By
Rahim Khan Khoshal
On
Nov 27, 2017 - 23:23
SHARANA (Pajhwok): Hundreds of residents on Monday took to the streets in the capital of southeastern Paktika province against yesterday’s clash between police officers that caused many casualties. Two policemen and one civilian were killed and 21...
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Hundreds of students rally after classmate commits suicide

By
Mohammad Halim Karimi
On
Nov 21, 2017 - 20:36
KABUL (Pajhwok): Hundreds of Kabul University students staged protest rallies in central Kabul and Bamyan provinces on Tuesday, days after a veterinary student committed suicide after her thesis were rejected for eighth time. Zahra Khwarai ate a...
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Resolve Pakistani aggression via diplomacy: Activists

By
جاوید اکبری
On
Nov 20, 2017 - 20:30
KABUL (Pajhwok): Civil society activists on Monday held a protest gathering in Kabul to condemn rocket shelling from Pakistan into eastern Kunar province, asking the government to resolve the issue through diplomatic channels.
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Jalalabad: Speech-impaired people protest for rights

By
Yousuf Zarifi
On
Nov 11, 2017 - 16:56
JALALABAD (Pajhwok): A number of speech-impaired people on Saturday staged a protest demonstration in the capital of eastern Nangarhar province, demanding their rights. The special people said 3,000 speech-impaired individuals were registered in...
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Enraged Khost protestors want police chief sacked

By
Mohammad Haroon
On
Oct 02, 2017 - 19:00
KHOST CITY (Pajhwok): Hundreds of protestors in Dwamanda district of southeastern Khost province on Monday asked the Ministry of Interior (MoI) to dismiss the provincial police chief and the crime-branch head for incompetency and demanded their...
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