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Several rebel outfits have joined Taliban in Ghazni: Governor

By
Saifullah Maftoon
On
Nov 27, 2017 - 16:26
GHAZNI CITY (Pajhwok): The governor of southern Ghazni province on Monday said a number of rebel groups had recently joined the Taliban but they would face an offensive in the winter. Governor Abdul Karim Matin, addressing a press conference in the...
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12 soldiers killed as Taliban storm security post in Nimroz

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Ramin
On
Nov 27, 2017 - 16:02
ZARANJ (Pajhwok): At least 12 Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers have been killed in a Taliban attack on a security post in Khashrod district of southwestern Nimroz province, an official said Monday. A local security official who wished to go...
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Casualties as police, Taliban clash in Badghis

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On
Nov 27, 2017 - 14:58
QALA-I-NAW (Pajhwok): Two policemen and as many Taliban gunmen were killed and seven security personnel were wounded during separate clashes in northwestern Badghis province, an official said Monday. The militants attacked a security check-post in...
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2 shrines set alight in Maqor district of Ghazni

By
Saifullah Maftoon
On
Nov 27, 2017 - 13:26
GHAZNI CITY (Pajhwok): Unidentified gunmen have torched at least two shrines in the Maqor district of southern Ghazni province, an official said on Monday. Mohammad Arif Noori, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the incident took...
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Serious problems still haunting prisons, admits Abdullah

By
Nasir ahmad sadiqi
On
Nov 27, 2017 - 10:38
کابل (پژواک،۵قوس۹۶): رییس اجرایی حکومت میگوید که هنوزهم مشکلات جدی در محابس کشور وجود دارد و باید به خاطر بهبود وضعیت و حل مشکل آن، اقدامات جدی‌ روی دست گرفته شود.
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Afghan migrants on Greek island clash; 1 dead, 3 injured

By
S. Mudassir Ali Shah
On
Nov 27, 2017 - 08:36
KABUL (Pajhwok): One person has been killed while three others have sustained injuries in a clash among Afghan migrants on the Greek island of Lesvos, a news report says. With the cause of the altercation among 10 Afghan nationals yet to be...
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Tagab Mayor caught red-handed receiving bribe

By
Bakhtar Safi
On
Nov 26, 2017 - 19:37
MAHMUD RAQI (Pajhwok): The mayor for Tagab district in central Kapisa province was arrested over corruption charges on Sunday, an official said. Mohammad AyoubYosufzai, the Kapisa police spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News that Mayor Abdul Shakoo...
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Need for closer coordination urged to eradicate terrorism

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Nizamuddin Hameedi
On
Nov 26, 2017 - 18:51
KABUL (Pajhwok): Saudi Arabia Crown Prince and Defence Minister Mohammad Bin Salman has urged collective and coordinated efforts to eradicate terrorism and extremism. Addressing Defence Minister of the Islamic Military Counter-Terrorism Coalition (...
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US airstrike kills 5 rebels in Logar’s Azra district

By
Abdul Maqsood Azizi
On
Nov 26, 2017 - 15:14
PUL-I-ALAM (Pajhwok): Five Taliban insurgents were killed during an airstrike by US forces in the Azra district of central Logar province on Sunday, an official claimed. Saleem Saleh, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the US forces...
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7 killed, 5 injured in Parwan car accident

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Farid Tanha
On
Nov 26, 2017 - 14:25
CHARIKAR (Pajhwok): At least seven people were killed and five others injured in a traffic accident in the capital of central Parwan province on Sunday, an official said. Provincial traffic chief, Abdul Karim told Pajhwok Afghan News that a Corolla...
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Retired NDS official among 3 killed in violence

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Benyamin Bariz
On
Nov 26, 2017 - 08:55
FARAH CITY (Pajhwok): A former National Directorate of Security ( NDS ) service member and a civilian were killed separately by unknown gunmen in western Farah province, officials said on Saturday. Police spokesman Nasir Mehri told Pajhwok Afghan...
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Nangarhar airstrike kills 16 Daesh rebels

By
Yousuf Zarifi
On
Nov 25, 2017 - 21:37
JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Two commanders were among 16 Daesh or Islamic State militants killed in an airstrike in the Achin district of eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Saturday. The airstrike was carried out last night in Momand Dara’s...
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Father kills daughter; 8 insurgents dead in clash

By
Ajmal Wesal
On
Nov 25, 2017 - 19:24
TIRINKOT (Pajhwok): A father has killed his daughter for unknown reason in the capital of central Uruzgan province, where a clash left eight rebels dead, officials said Saturday. Uruzgan police chief Brig. Gen. Rahmatullah Sidiqi told Pajhwok Afghan...
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District chief killed in Nimroz roadside bombing

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Ramin
On
Nov 25, 2017 - 18:34
ZARANJ (Pajhwok): The administrative chief for Khashrud district of southwestern Nimroz was killed in a landmine explosion on Saturday, an official said. A security source in the province, who wished to go unnamed, told Pajhwok Afghan News the...
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Mining in insecure Nangarhar areas goes unsupervised

By
Yousuf Zarifi
On
Nov 25, 2017 - 18:25
JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Mines and petroleum director for Nangarhar province on Saturday said they could not supervise natural resources in the eastern province due to insecurity. In an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News, Eng. Sayed Saleh...
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Child among 4 killed, 19 injured in Quetta bombing

By
S. Mudassir Ali Shah
On
Nov 25, 2017 - 14:59
PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): At least four people including a child were killed and 19 others injured in an explosion in Pakistan ’s southwestern Balochistan province on Saturday. A Frontier Corps (FC) vehicle was the target of the attack on Sariab road in...
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Daesh rebels continue to get equipment: Achin residents

By
Yousaf zarifi
On
Nov 25, 2017 - 13:56
JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Residents of the Achin district of eastern Nangarhar province say Daesh (Islamic State) rebels continue to receive support, with the result that the militant group is regaining strength with each passing day. At a meeting,...
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Bounded child labour: I am working out of Compulsion

By
Abdul Maqsod Azizi
On
Nov 25, 2017 - 12:31
Pul-I-ALAM (Pajhwok): A 15-year-old boy from central Logar province, employed by a well-off man for 1,400 kilograms of wheat a year, says he is not allowed to work elsewhere. “From dawn to dusk, I have to work hard. Barring emergencies, I’m not...
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Afghan govt denounces deadly attack on Egypt mosque

By
S. Mudassir Ali Shah
On
Nov 25, 2017 - 11:50
KABUL (Pajhwok): President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday vehemently denounced a deadly attack on a mosque in Egypt. At least 235 worshippers including women and children were killed during Friday prayers in a bomb and gun assault on a packed mosque in...
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Afghan citizen stabbed to death in Karachi hotel room

By
S. Mudassir Ali Shah
On
Nov 25, 2017 - 11:10
PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): An Afghan citizen has been found dead in a hotel room in Pakistan ’s port city of Karachi, the capital of Sindh province. Siddiqullah’s body was recovered from the room on the fourth floor of the hotel in the jurisdiction of the...
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