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Mamozai wants massive offensive against rebels in Laghman

By
Yousaf zarifi
On
Aug 16, 2017 - 16:25
JALALABAD (Pajhwok): The Laghman Provincial Council (PC) head has called unemployment the main reason behind the insecurity, urging the government to launch a clearing offensive in the province. In an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News,...
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Technology to be used in voters registration, verification processes: IEC

By
Azizullah Hamdard
On
Aug 04, 2017 - 15:55
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Independent Election Commission ( IEC ) on Friday said the use of technology would be limited to the voters’ registration and verification during the Wolesi Jirga and district council election.
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Holland lends weight to Afghanistan peace efforts

By
Mohammad Halim Karimi
On
Aug 02, 2017 - 15:08
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Dutch ambassador on Wednesday affirmed support from the Netherlands for Afghan peace and stability initiatives, saying the international community wanted Afghan parties to work together to end the conflict. Ambassador Geoffrey...
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NATO praises ANDSF bravery in fight against militants

By
Javed Hamim Kakar
On
Jul 30, 2017 - 09:55
KABUL (Pajhwok): The NATO Resolute Support (RS) has hailed the bravery and skill of Afghan National Defence Security Forces (ANDSF) in regaining grounds temporally captured by the Taliban recently. NATO spokesman Bill Salvin during an exclusive...
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Team from Kabul evaluating Kandahar education officials

By
Bashir Ahmad Naadem
On
Jul 18, 2017 - 15:59
KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): Education department personnel in southern Kandahar province are being evaluated to ensure reforms and prevent corruption, an official said on Tuesday. The evaluation has been initiated by a five-member delegation from the...
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Hundreds of Daesh rebels emerge in Kunar: Police chief

By
Khan Wali Salarzai
On
Jul 05, 2017 - 18:48
ASADABAD (Pajhwok): The Kunar police chief says hundreds of Daesh or so-called Islamic State (IS) militants have emerged in the eastern province, receiving training from foreigners. Maj. Gen. Jumma Gul Himmat in an exclusive interview with Pajhwok...
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Hamdard scoffs at made-in-Turkey alliance

By
Zabeehullah Ihsaas
On
Jul 04, 2017 - 10:12
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): Juma Khan Hamdard, a senior member of the Hezb-i-Islami Afghanistan (HIA) in the north, claims the newly formed opposition alliance is not in the interest of the existing system.
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Warlords, strongmen have political connections: Hadid

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On
Jun 19, 2017 - 17:13
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): The Balkh provincial council head on Monday said political connections had paved the ground for the illegal activities of local strongmen. Dr. Mohammad Afzal Hadid, the provincial council head, alleged some powerful figures...
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Some circles still resist law enforcement on them: Mangal

By
Yousaf zarifi
On
Jun 11, 2017 - 17:47
JALALABAD (Pajhwok): The Nangarhar governor has said ‘there are still some volatile groups on whom enforcing the law by cent percent can create problems for the system.’
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Security forces in need of moral support: Sabawoon

By
Javed Hamim Kakar
On
Jun 10, 2017 - 15:13
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Hezb-i-Islami Muttahid Afghanistan (HIMA) party on Saturday said the security forces needed moral support in the current situation in the country. HIMA leader Wahidullah Sabawoon, in an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan...
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Thousands of Bamyan women attend literacy courses this year

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On
May 29, 2017 - 18:34
BAMYAN CITY (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Education (MoE) says as many as 15,000 people, mostly women , have been enrolled for literacy courses this solar year in central Bamyan province. Sardar Mohammad Rahimi, MoE’s deputy head for literacy, told...
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Taliban, ISIS-K being chased in Afghanistan: NATO

By
Javed Hamim Kakar
On
May 24, 2017 - 12:54
KABUL (Pajhwok): NATO was closely following its commitment to eliminate the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria-Khorasan (ISIS-K) or Daesh in Afghanistan , a top US Navy general said on Wednesday. In an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News, Capt...
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‘Paktika security men involved in drug smuggling’

By
Rahim Khan Khoshal
On
May 21, 2017 - 15:27
SHARANA (Pajhwok): The appellate court in southeastern Paktika province on Sunday accused some officials of their involvement in drug smuggling, saying a number of other officials had been prosecuted on the same charge. The appellate court head,...
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Police chief bans pillion bike riding in Ghazni

By
Saifullah Maftoon
On
May 17, 2017 - 18:43
GHAZNI CITY (Pajhwok): Authorities have banned pillion bike riding in southern Ghazni province in the wake of increasing insecurity. Police chief Brig. Gen. Aminullah Amarkhel told Pajhwok Afghan News the ban was aimed at reducing security incidents...
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Foreign military experts aiding Taliban: Baghlan police

By
Habib Rahman Sherzai
On
May 17, 2017 - 16:04
PUL-I-KHUMRI (Pajhwok): The police chief for northern Baghlan province on Wednesday claimed several Russian, Pakistani, Egyptian and Chechen military experts had arrived in the province to train and support the Taliban militants. Brig. Gen...
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Govt has forced me into begging: Sacked policeman

By
Rahim Khan Khoshal
On
May 16, 2017 - 15:13
SHARAN (Pajhwok): A policeman in southeastern Paktika province, who was recently fired, blames the government for forcing him to beg. He has losr two brothers defending the country. Sirajuddin, a resident of the Sigani area of Kherkot district, told...
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Some Taliban circles ready to reconcile: HIA

By
Javed Hamim Kakar
On
May 14, 2017 - 22:49
KABUL (Pajhwok): Some Taliban ’s political circles have contacted the Hezb-i-Islami Afghanistan to join the peace process, a spokesman for the Gulbadin Hekmatyar-led party said on Sunday. HIA spokesman Qarib Rahman Saeed told Pajhwok Afghan News the...
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MoRRD projects in Paktika to create 100,000 jobs

By
Rahim Khan Khoshal
On
May 06, 2017 - 16:04
SHARAN (Pajhwok): As many as 100,000 residents of southeastern Paktika province will be provided with jobs through water supply, rural roads and regional integration projects. The projects in different parts of the province near the Pakistan border...
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Rising divorce rate in Ghazni blamed on foreign TV soaps

By
Saifullah Maftoon
On
May 03, 2017 - 17:41
GHAZNI CITY (Pajhwok): Women ’s affairs department officials on Wednesday said they had registered 125 divorce cases in southern Ghazni province last solar year . While there were 90 divorce cases in 1394 solar year, the year before last solar year...
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Hekmatyar’s return has boosted peace hopes: Naeemi

By
Javed Hamim Kakar
On
May 02, 2017 - 13:02
KABUL (Pajhwok): The governor of eastern Laghman province Abdul has thanked Hezb-i-Islami Afghanistan (HIA) chief for his first public appearance in nearly two decades in the province.
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