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Paktikans unhappy with New Kabul Bank services

By
Rahim Khan Khoshal
On
Nov 26, 2017 - 17:36
SHARANA (Pajhwok): Some government servants and common people allege the New Kabul Bank branch in southeastern Paktika province has failed in providing customer services. Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers, police and other people waiting from...
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2 sisters who lost eyesight 16 years back

By
Bashir Ahmed Nadeem
On
Nov 26, 2017 - 14:51
KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): Khatera, 20 and Sabera 18 are two sisters who lost their eyesight 16 years back when the US and her allies invaded Afghanistan.
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Once a victim, lawyer Bushra now defends others

By
Mohammad Halim Karimi
On
Nov 23, 2017 - 10:57
KABUL (Pajhwok): Now a defense lawyer, Bushra, who transformed herself from a helpless woman to a helpful citizen, says she has decided to defend women whose voices have been suppressed. A report covering Bushra headlined ‘ Standing up against a...
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In Afghanistan, more than 6m children prone to abuse

By
Ahmad Shah Erfanyar
On
Nov 22, 2017 - 23:15
KABUL (Pajhwok): More than six million children in Afghanistan are vulnerable to violence and other abuses despite the establishment of a proper legal platform for improvement in their lives, officials said on Wednesday.
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Pressure tactics: Taliban cut power supply to Faryab

By
Qutbuddin Kohi
On
Nov 22, 2017 - 15:49
MAIMANA (Pajhwok): Taliban militants have cut electricity supply to the capital and four districts of northwestern Faryab province, depriving 57,000 families of the facility. Qari Wakil, Taliban chief for Khwaja Sabzposh district, told Pajhwok...
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Passports being distributed to Afghans in Saudi Arabia

By
Javed Hamim Kakar
On
Nov 22, 2017 - 15:46
KABUL (Pajhwok): Afghan citizens previously traveled on Pakistani passports to Saudi Arabia are being distributed Afghan passports, the Afghan embassy in Riyadh said on Wednesday. In a statement, the Afghan diplomatic mission thanked Saudi King...
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Above 1,650 repatriated families aided in Laghman

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Yousuf Zarifi
On
Nov 21, 2017 - 08:22
MEHTARLAM (Pajhwok): Hundreds of repatriated and war-affected families have received aid and cash money in the capital and districts of eastern Laghman province, the gubernatorial spokesman said on Monday. Sarhadi Zwak told Pajhwok Afghan News the...
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Iran deports hundreds of Afghan refugee children

By
Storai Karimi
On
Nov 20, 2017 - 18:26
HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): Iran has deported at least 1,000 Afghan refugee children into western Herat and southwestern Nimroz provinces in the past two months, local officials said Monday. The children were deported through the Islam Qala border...
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UNICEF commemorates World Children’s Day

By
Javed Hamim Kakar
On
Nov 20, 2017 - 15:00
KABUL (Pajhwok): Several media outlets, including Pajhwok Afghan News, are giving children the opportunity to take over segments of their programming today (Monday), UNICEF said. Participating TV and radio stations include RTA, TV24, Shamshad, Tolo...
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Moderate refugee return from Pakistan expected in 2018

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On
Nov 17, 2017 - 11:47
PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): The return of Afghan refugees to their homeland is expected to remain modest next year, says the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). But despite the slow pace of return, the UN refugee agency said it could not...
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Jalalabad roadside vendors causing ‘inconvenience’

By
Yousuf Zarifi
On
Nov 16, 2017 - 19:29
JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Provincial Council (PC) members, shopkeepers and residents of Jalalabad City, the capital of eastern Nangarhar province, say the municipality has given footpaths to vendors against rent creating great inconvenience. Meanwhile,...
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Winter diseases attack children of Kunduz IDPs

By
اجمل کاکر
On
Nov 16, 2017 - 15:43
KUNDUZ CITY (Pajhwok): Displaced by the conflict, around 3,000 families from two districts of northern Kunduz province have been struggling with numerous problems, including lack of shelter to protect themselves from merciless winter, an official...
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Protesters accuse Nangarhar PC member of land grabbing

By
Yousaf zarifi
On
Nov 14, 2017 - 14:51
JALALABAD (Pajhwok): The residents of Surah Roud district in eastern Nangarhar province have rallied against Qahar Qader, the Provincial Council (PC) member and accused him of grabbing their lands. The protesters gathered in front of the governor...
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Afghanistan enters green slot in freedom of expression

By
Javed Hamim Kakar
On
Nov 13, 2017 - 18:49
KABUL (Pajhwok): Afghanistan has secured the green place in supporting freedom of expression in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). According to a statement from the Ministry of Information and Culture (...
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The blind grumble about slights and disrespect

By
Farid Tanha
On
Nov 13, 2017 - 16:14
KABUL (Pajhwok): Despite the existence of laws safeguarding the rights of special people, little attention is paid to individuals with disabilities, who continue to be ignored in housing schemes. Such individuals lack the ability to work or earn...
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Jalalabad: Speech-impaired people protest for rights

By
Yousuf Zarifi
On
Nov 11, 2017 - 16:56
JALALABAD (Pajhwok): A number of speech-impaired people on Saturday staged a protest demonstration in the capital of eastern Nangarhar province, demanding their rights. The special people said 3,000 speech-impaired individuals were registered in...
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Northeast zone civil society groups join forces

By
Ajmal kakar
On
Oct 05, 2017 - 15:42
KUNDUZ (Pajhwok): Civil society activists from northeastern zone encompassing Takhar, Badakhshan, Baghlan and Kunduz provinces on Thursday announced forming a coalition to jointly deal with challenges. Inayatullah Khaliq, director of the newly...
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Afghan school girl wins WFP design competition

By
Pajhwok Report
On
Oct 02, 2017 - 17:40
Kabul (Pajhwok) Afghan student Mariam Ahmadi has been named as one of the winners in the International World Food Programme (WFP) Children's Design Competition for 2017, a statement from the WFP said on Monday. The winning design portrayed Miriam’s...
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Kandahar lovebirds commit suicide by consuming poison

By
Bashir Ahmad Naadem
On
Sep 28, 2017 - 15:29
KANDAHAR (Pajhwok): Two lovers, a man and a girl, have committed suicide by consuming poison in the Panjwayee district of southern Kandahar province, an official said on Thursday. Provincial police spokesman, Zia Durrani told Pajhwok Afghan News the...
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Man who threw shoe at Hekmatyar released

By
Storai Karimi
On
Sep 26, 2017 - 16:11
HEART CITY (Pajhwok): Abdul Wahid Dadshani, the man who threw a shoe at Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, has been released from the National Directorate of Security ( NDS )’s detention following a protest rally seeking his release in western Herat province...
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