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Each holiday causes $2m loss to private sector

By
Mohammad Halim Karimi
On
Oct 04, 2017 - 19:30
KABUL (Pajhwok): Some residents say declaring unexpected holidays by the government only results in “time waste, postponement of works and more problems to people.” Public servants according to the calendar enjoy about 120 off days (four months) per...
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Kandahar exports grapes worth $4.5mln

By
Bashir Ahmad Naadim
On
Oct 04, 2017 - 17:11
KANDAHAR (Pajhwok): Grapes weighing more than 20,000 tons worth $4.5 million have been exported abroad from southern Kandahar province so far this season, a trader representative said on Wednesday. Eng. Abdul Baqi Bena, deputy head of the Kandahar...
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Farah selenite mine: Illegal extraction continues unabated

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Benyamin Bariz
On
Oct 04, 2017 - 15:36
FARAH CITY (Pajhwok): Selenite, a newly discovered mine in western Farah province, is being illegally extracted by powerful individuals and the stone smuggled to Herat and Iran.
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Direct flights between Mazar-i-Sharif-New Delhi begin

By
‌Zabihullah Ihsas
On
Oct 02, 2017 - 18:27
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): First flight from the Jalaluddin Mohammad Balkhi Airport in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province, took off on Monday for New Dheli’s Andria Gandi Airport in India, an official said.
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Afghanistan women’s chamber of commerce opens up

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Oct 02, 2017 - 16:59
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Afghanistan Women ’s Chamber of Commerce and Industries (AWCCI) launched its work on Monday with its head requesting people to utilize Afghan women’s products. While government authorities announced backing; the AWCCI was...
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Ghee, sugar prices down in Kabul

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On
Sep 30, 2017 - 16:15
KABUL (Pajhwok): Prices of ghee and sugar have dipped while rates of other items remain unchanged during the outgoing week in the capital Kabul, market sources said Saturday. Food Traders Union head, Fazal Rahman told Pajhwok Afghan News the price...
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Mining contracts signed in past 15 years need review: Minister

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Sep 27, 2017 - 19:10
KABUL (Pajhwok): Acting Mines and Petroleum Minister Nargis Nehan said on Wednesday most of the mining contracts signed in the past 15 years had problems and needed to be reviewed. Nehan said this while addressing a meeting here with government...
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Indo-Afghan trade show opens in New Delhi

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Azizullah Hamdard
On
Sep 27, 2017 - 17:53
NEW DELHI (Pajhwok): India and Afghanistan , along with the United States Agency for International Development ( USAID ), opened the first “Passage to Prosperity: India-Afghanistan Trade and Investment Show” here on Wednesday. The event brings...
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CEO Abdullah visit to India delayed

By
S.Muddasir Ali Shah
On
Sep 27, 2017 - 14:06
KABUL (Pajhwok): Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr. Abdullah Abdullah visit to New Delhi for attending a trade show in India delayed due to rocket attack near Hamid Karzai International Airport on Wednesday. Accompanied by about 200 Afghan...
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Pakistan importing tomato from Afghanistan, Iran

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S.Muddasir Ali Shah
On
Sep 26, 2017 - 12:45
PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): Pakistan has opted for importing tomato from Afghanistan and Iran, refusing to relax conditions for trade with India. Relations between Islamabad and New Delhi have long been strained on several issues, including their long-...
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Gold price up, sugar down in Kabul

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Zarghona Salehai
On
Sep 23, 2017 - 18:29
KABUL (Pajhwok): The prices of gold and fuel have increased while that of sugar dipped during the outgoing week in the capital Kabul, market sources said Saturday. Abdul Hadi, a worker at the Wazirabad Fuel Station, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the...
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Australian investors keen on developing Afghan minerals

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Pajhwok Report
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Sep 21, 2017 - 17:06
KABUL (Pajhwok): Australian businessmen have shown their interest to invest in Afghanistan ’s untapped natural resources, a statement from the Presidential Palace said on Thursday. The Australian businessmen met Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in New...
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Test power supply to Ghazni from Kabul launched

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Saifullah Maftoon
On
Sep 20, 2017 - 21:19
GHAZNI CITY (Pajhwok): After extension of power pylons from Kabul , southern Ghazni province was connected to imported electricity for the first time on temporary trial basis, an official said Wednesday. Governor’s spokesman, Mohammad Arif Noori,...
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Iran lures Afghan traders into investing in Chabahar port

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Basher Ahmad Naadim
On
Sep 19, 2017 - 16:37
KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): Iranian officials have said Afghan traders can get a 25 percent discount on investment at Chabahar port besides availing land and other facilities. Afghan traders could export their fruits to other countries from the seaport...
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First-ever solar-wind power plant goes functional in Herat

By
Storai Karimi
On
Sep 17, 2017 - 20:36
HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): The first-ever solar and wind power plant with the capacity of generating two megawatts of electricity was put into service at the industrial park in western Herat province on Sunday. Water and Energy Minster Ali Ahmad Osmani,...
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Torkham scanner remains faulty after months

By
Yousuf Zarifi
On
Sep 17, 2017 - 19:51
JALALABAD (Pajhwok): The scanner machine at the Torkham border customs department in eastern Nangarhar province has been out-of-order for the past several months. The machine is used to detect explosives and drugs. People’s representatives said they...
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IDB provides $74 million for KRR construction

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Pajhwok
On
Sep 16, 2017 - 18:34
KABUL (Pajhwok): Finance Minister Eklil Hakimi and Vice President of Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Sayed Aqa on Saturday signed a soft loan agreement for construction of Kabul City Ring Road (KRR) and its other related infrastructures, according to...
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Kabul residents complain high liquefied gas price

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On
Sep 16, 2017 - 14:40
KABUL (Pajhwok): Surge in the price of liquefied gas irked some residents of the capital Kabul while the rates of fuel and gold dipped during the outgoing week, market sources said Saturday. The price of liquefied gas differs in different parts of...
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Afghanistan-India Air corridor flights resume after month delay

By
Bashir Ahmad Naadem
On
Sep 16, 2017 - 14:22
KANDAHAR (Pajhwok): Cargo flights carrying fruits from southern Kandahar province to India started again after a months-long delay, officials said Saturday. After the opening of Afghanistan -India air corridor, it was the second cargo flight from...
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CEO links economic uplift to agriculture

By
Mohammad Halim Karimi
On
Sep 14, 2017 - 18:07
KABUL (Pajhwok): Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah on Thursday said the country’s economic development was linked to agriculture , asking entrepreneurs to invest in the sector for being significant. Abdullah told a gathering here that...
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