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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...

KABUL (Pajhwok): The US Embassy has denounced Wednesday’s attack on the American University in Kabul, saying targeting of students and staff, who are working to improve the future of the country, is a cruel and cowardly act. “Our thoughts and prayers are with those killed and injured, as well as with the victims’ families, colleagues and friends,” US Ambassador P. Michael McKinley said in a statement from the embassy. “We remain strongly committed to the people of Afghanistan who are dedicated to establishing lasting peace and security and building the brightest possible future for their children,” the ambassador added. The US Embassy said it stood ready to assist Afghan authorities with th...

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By Qutbuddin Kohi on 22 August 2016 MAIMANA (Pajhwok): Militants have decapitated a university student while four people, including a minor girl, were wounded in a separate incident in northweste Faryab province, an official said on Monday. Syed Loqman Gharik, administrative chief of... read more ...

KABUL (Pajhwok): The National Procurement Commission (NPC) has approved 20 contracts worth 5.5 billion afghanis, the Presidential Palace said in a statement on Sunday. The statement said the NPC meeting that took place on Saturday evening at the Presidential Palace was presided over by President Ashraf Ghani. In 30 areas, 11 framework contracts conceing regional and central security units, provincial police headquarters, public order, border police, special units, public protection and fuel and food for security forces under Ministry of Interior and airlifting of Army persoel were approved. Other contracts approved were about the construction of a 11.9km road from the second Banu road in Bag...

KABUL (Pajhwok): After heavy clashes with Afghan forces, the Taliban militants on Saturday took control of the Khanabad district of northeaste Kunduz province, an official said. Hayatullah Amiri, the town’s administrative chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News the insurgents launched group attacks on the district centre some days ago, with security forces ending resistance this moing. “The district’s office complex is currently under Taliban’s control. Afghan forces have moved back three kilometers,” he said, adding he had repeatedly waed security officials of Khanabad’s fall, but no one paid any attention. But the provincial police chief, Brig. Gen. Qasim Jangalbagh, was unaware of the district’s...

By Zabihullah Ihsas on 04 August 2016 MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): The Independent Human Rights Commission (IHRC) in Balkh province on Thursday said it had rescued a one-year-old baby boy from being sold by his parents. IHRC head for Balkh, Sayed Mohammad Saami, told Pajhwok Afghan News the impoverished family was selling the... read more ...

PUL-I-ALAM-MEHTARLAM (Pajhwok): A blast killed a Taliban commander along with his two accomplices in central Logar province while another rebel commander was arrested in easte of Laghman province, sources said on Saturday. Salim Saleh, the Logar... Let's block ads! بخوانید...

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KABUL (Pajhwok): Anisa has been supporting her family and children’s education by weaving mats for the past 16 years, but now her sales have decreased, landing her in deep trouble to meet her family needs. The mother of six children, Anisa, who is... Let's block ads! بخوانید...

MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): A huge fire caused a loss of millions of afghanis to local residents in Sholgar district of northe Balkh province, an official said on Monday. Police spokesman Sher Jan Durrani told Pajhwok Afghan News the fire broke out... Let's block ads! بخوانید...

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SAR-I-PUL (Pajhwok): Khairun Nisa, a 35 years old woman from the Balkhab district of northe Sar-i-Pul province claims she was tortured for 15 years by her husband, but no one listened to her complaints. A mother of four, who is currently living in... Let's block ads! بخوانید...

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KUNDUZ CITY (Pajhwok): Some govement institutions and powerful individuals in northe Kunduz province owe 170 million afghanis to De Afghanistan Breshna Shirkat (DABS) in unpaid electricity bills, an official said on Saturday. Eng. Hameedullah, head of DABS for Kunduz, saidthe individuals who did not pay electricity duesfor the past few years were powerful and the defaulting institutions were govement entities. “Theseinfluential people have to pay the power utility 68 million afghanis. Police and the National Directorate of Security (NDS) have repeatedly been asked for help, but no one is ready to assist us,” he complained. Hameedullah said govement institutions such as the police headquarte...

AIBAK (Pajhwok): Revenue generated from the coalmine in Dara-i-Sauf Bala district of northe Samangan province has increased by 166 million afghanis in the first six months of the current year compared to the same period in 2015, an official said on Wednesday. Let's block ads! بخوانید...

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KUNDUZ CITY (Pajhwok): More than 184,000 hectares of land have been cultivated with wheat in northe Kunduz province, but the yield this year may decline by 20 percent, agriculture officials said on Saturday. Director of Agriculture, Irrigation and LivestockMohammad Nabil Raufi told Pajhwok Afghan News wheat production was not satisfactory for farmers and the authorities conceed in 2016. “Last year, wheat production in Kunduz was recorded at 480,000 toes from 182,000 hectares of land. But in 2016, the yieldis expected to fall to 411,000 toes from total 184,000 acres of land, showing a 20 percent reduction,” he added. The reason behind the fall in the production level was lack of snowfall and...