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By Naseem Hotak on 04 September 2016 QALAT (Pajhwok): A collision on the Kabul-Kandahar has left 34 passengers dead and 21 others injuredsouthe Zabul province,... read more ...

JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Administrative chief of Hesarak district in easte Nangarhar province waed the town could not be secured until the main road leading to the district was made safe and secured. During an exclusive chat with Pajhwok Afghan News... Let's block ads! بخوانید...

PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): Seventeen people, including four suicide bombers, were killed and more than 50 others wounded in two separate terrorist attacks in Pakistan’s northweste Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province on Friday. Four suicide bombers and a civilian were killed after an attack on a Christian colony in Peshawar, the provincial capital, Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Asim Bajwa tweeted. "All four suicide bombers were killed." Intense gunfire erupted at 6am, when the terrorists struck the colony. The gunmen were wearing suicide jackets. Two of the attackers detonated their suicide jackets while two others were killed. Hours later, a dozen people were killed and 5...

KABUL (Pajhwok): Habibullah Kalakani, known as Afghanistan ’s bandit king, has been reburied in Kabul after an attack on the people carrying his coffin. At least three people were injured and security official killed. Kalakani, a notorious bandit,... Let's block ads! بخوانید...

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KABUL (Pajhwok): The sale of poor-quality and expired beverages are on the rise in Kabul -- thanks to their low prices. Health experts say the consumption of such beverages cause cancer and other diseases. Kabul residents say the sale of such beverages has increased with the advent of summer. Carbonated drinks are mostly sold at lower prices by handcart drivers in the city. Qais Azizi, a resident of the capital, expressed conce over the rising sales of spurious beverages and food items. In many parts of the city, handcart drivers cheaply sell Coke, Fantaand juices. A juice box, costing 50 afghanis in the market, was sold for 20afs, biscuit of 30afs for 10afs, a bottle of milk worth 20afs for...

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KABUL (Pajhwok): The Presidential Palace on Saturday said ‘complete evidence’ proving the attack on the Afghan-American University was organised and managed from across the Durand Line has been shared with Pakistan . “Enough evidence has been... Let's block ads! بخوانید...

By Ajmal Wesal on 26 August 2016 TIRINKOT (Pajhwok): Four policemen have been killed in an insider attack near Tirinkot, the capital of central Uruzgan province, a security official said on Friday. After the shooting at a checkpoint in the Kakrak area, the assailants managed to escape, Uruzgan’s deputy police chief... read more ...

ZARANJ (Pajhwok): Four security persoel have been killed in a Taliban attack in the Khashrod district of Nimroz province, an official said on Friday. The fatalities occurred last night when the insurgents stormed a security check-post in the Jagin area of the district, the official said, requesting anonymity. He added the Taliban initially plaed an attack on the district centre, but later changed their mind and assaulted the post on the Zaranj-Dilaram highway. According to the source, three Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers and police official lost their lives in the oveight incident. The rebels, however, were beaten back. mud Let's block ads! بخوانید...

Kabul (Pajhwok): US, UNAMA, Pakistan, India and others strongly condemned attack on Afghan-American University that killed and wounded dozens of people , mostly students. Sixteen people were killed and another 55, were wounded in Wednesday complex attack in PD7 Kabul city, officials said. UNAMAcondemns attack in Kabul on the American University of Afghanistan that killed and wounded mostly civilians and students. “An attack deliberately targeting an educational facility, during evening classes for university students, is an atrocity and those responsible must be held accountable," said Peille Kardel, the Secretary-General’s Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan and Acting Head of Mis...

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KABUL (Pajhwok): The prices of fuel and gas increased while that of sugar dipped during the outgoing week in the capital Kabul, market sources said on Thursday. Abdul Hadi, a fuel station worker in Wazirabad locality, said the price of one litre of... Let's block ads! بخوانید...

HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): A Wolesi Jirga member representing people of Badghis province was injured in a Taliban militants attack in weste Herat province on Thursday, an official said. Herat goveor’s spokesman, Jailani Farhad, told Pajhwok Afghan... Let's block ads! بخوانید...

WASHINGTON (Pajhwok): Strongly condemning the terrorist attack on the American University in Kabul, the US on Wednesday saluted Afghan forces for responding to the attack and securing the top educational institution of the country. “The United States condemns in the strongest terms the terrorist attack today on the American University of Afghanistan. We salute the quick work of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces who responded to the attack and secured the university.” Ned Price, spokesman for the National Security Council at the White House, said: “We send our thoughts and prayers to the families and loved ones of those killed and our heartfelt wishes for a speedy recovery to t...

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By on 25 August 2016 MAZAAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): Three civilians were killed and a dozen others wounded in a bomb attack on a public representatives in northe Balkh province on Thursday, an official said. Col. Abdul Razzaq Qaderi, deputy police chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News the improvised explosive device... read more ...

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WASHINGTON (Pajhwok): Deeply saddened at the terrorist attack in Helmand that killed one US service members and wounded six Afghans, the US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter on Tuesday said that Afghanistan remains a dangerous place. “This tragic event in Helmand province reminds us that Afghanistan remains a dangerous place, and there is difficult work ahead even as Afghan forces continue to make progress in securing their own country,” Carter said. “We will continue to work closely with the govement of Afghanistan and our NATO partners to bolster the capabilities of the ANDSF so they can provide the people of Afghanistan the peace they deserve,” he said in a statement. Carter said he is deep...

CHARIKAR (Pajhwok): A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden car into a NATO forces convoy in Bagram district of central Parwan province late on Monday, injuring three Afghan policemen, an official said. The suicide attack on the coalition forces took place in Qala Nasro area at about 6pm, the Bagram district chief, Abdul Shakoor Qados, told Pajhwok Afghan News. He said three policemen escorting the convoy were injured in the blast that damaged a NATO vehicle, but caused no casualties to the inteational troops. NATO troops in Afghanistan rejects the clime saying :"We are aware of the media reports. No Resolute Support people, U.S. orotherwise, were hurt in today's IED attack near Bagram...