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Herat fuel seller stabs two clients to death

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Storai Karimi
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Nov 23, 2017 - 15:45
HEART CITY (Pajhwok): A fuel seller stabbed two of his customers to death following a verbal dispute in western Heart province on Thursday, an official said. Provincial police acting spokesman, Sayed Ahmad Mohammadi, told Pajhwok Afghan News the...
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3 killed, 1 injured in Herat road mishap

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Storai Karimi
On
Nov 23, 2017 - 11:24
HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): At least three people have been killed and a fourth wounded in a traffic accident on Herat-Adraskan road in western Herat province, an official Thursday. Mohammad Rafiq Sherzai, spokesman of Herat Zonal Hospital, told Pajhwok...
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Unidentified individuals spray acid on sisters in Herat

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Storai Karimi
On
Nov 21, 2017 - 18:09
HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): Unknown individuals sprayed acid on the faces of two sisters in the capital of western Herat province, officials said on Tuesday. The victims were admitted to the Burns Ward of the Herat Hospital. Mohammad Rafiq Sherzai, an...
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National Saffron Flower Festival kicks off in Herat

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Storai Karimi
On
Nov 13, 2017 - 19:44
HEART CITY (Pajhwok): The Third National Saffron Flower Festival was held in western Herat province on Monday, with officials expecting a surge in saffron production in the province this year in comparison to the past years. Abdul Sammad Rahmani,...
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Unattended Herat heritage sites face extinction: official

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Storai Karimi
On
Oct 04, 2017 - 19:59
HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): Several historic sites and monuments in western Herat province face ‘extinction’ due to government’s negligence, an official said on Wednesday. Arya Raufiyan, the provincial information and culture department head, told a press...
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3 policemen killed, 1 wounded in Herat roadside bombing

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Storai Karimi
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Sep 26, 2017 - 12:38
HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): At least three policemen were killed and a fourth wounded in a roadside bombing in the Ghorian district of western Herat province on Tuesday, an official said. The governor’s spokesman, Jailani Farhad, told Pajhwok Afghan News...
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Herat man says sorry to friends before suicide

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Storai Karimi
On
Sep 24, 2017 - 16:36
HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): A 24-year-old man has committed suicide by shooting himself in the head after saying “sorry” to friends on Facebook in western Herat province, an official said on Sunday. Rashid Aria uploaded his last video on his Facebook...
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US troop surge won’t help end Afghan war: Hekmatyar

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Storai Karimi
On
Sep 19, 2017 - 19:43
HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): The Hezb-i-Islami Afghanistan (HIA) leadership says it doesn’t seek unhealthy competition or war with any group, asking all political parties to become united for the sake of emerging the country from crises.
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First-ever solar-wind power plant goes functional in Herat

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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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Herat land official says threatened with death

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Storai Karimi
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Sep 13, 2017 - 19:45
HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): The Afghanistan Independent Land Authority’s acting director for western Herat province on Wednesday claimed receiving death threats over his actions against land-grabbers.
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1 civilian killed, 2 injured in Herat police firing

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Benyamin Bariz
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Sep 13, 2017 - 14:18
FARAH CITY (Pajhwok): One civilian was killed and two others wounded when police forces from a security post opened fire on a car in Adraskan district of western Herat province, officials and residents said. The incident took place when the car was...
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Acting heads run most of Herat public offices

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Storai Karimi
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Sep 09, 2017 - 01:22
HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): Since the unity government’s coming into power two and a half years ago, still most of the government offices in western Herat province are headed by acting officials, local representatives said yesterday. Some Provincial...
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Herat: 4 die, 316 injured in accidents during Eid days

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Storai Karimi
On
Sep 04, 2017 - 21:19
HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): Four people have been killed and 316 others wounded in traffic accidents during the past four days in western Herat province, local officials said on Monday.
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Civilians among 29 killed in Herat airstrike

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Storai Karimi
On
Aug 29, 2017 - 16:27
HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): Nearly 30 people, including civilians and Taliban militants, were killed and another 12 injured in a predawn airstrikes by NATO forces in western Herat province, an official said on Tuesday. The governor’s spokesman, Jilani...
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Congo virus kills 13, infects 42 in Herat

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Storai Karimi
On
Aug 28, 2017 - 20:17
HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) has killed 13 people in western Herat province this year, with another 42 being treated for the deadly virus, according to officials.
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DABS signs contracts to electrify 4 Herat districts

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خالد رحمان مطمئن
On
Aug 27, 2017 - 22:57
KABUL (Pajhwok): Da Afghanistan Breshna Shirkat (DABS), the power utility, on Sunday signed contracts with three companies for extending electricity to four districts in western Heart province. The $16 million power supply project is being...
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4 killed, 8 injured in Herat road mishap

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Storai Karimi
On
Aug 24, 2017 - 14:36
HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): At least four people were killed and eight others wounded in a traffic accident in Adraskan district of western Herat province, an official said on Thursday. Governor’s spokesman, Jailani Farhad, told Pajhwok Afghan News two...
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Chinese delegation in Herat studying marble deposits

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Storai Karimi
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Aug 23, 2017 - 20:19
HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): A visiting Chinese delegation has started studying marble stone deposits in western Herat province before shipping the stone for processing to China, officials said on Wednesday.
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Aug 19 is day of revival of national pride: Ghani

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Khalil Fitri
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Aug 20, 2017 - 14:05
KABUL (Pajhwok): President Ashraf Ghani has called August 19 a day of reviving Afghanistan ’s pride and glory, urging the Afghans to work for the development of their country.
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Herat power cut plunges thousands into darkness

By
Storai Karimi
On
Aug 15, 2017 - 16:52
HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): Local officials said thousands more of families were deprived of electricity after militants destroyed another power pylon in western Herat province on Tuesday. Governor’s spokesman, Jilani Farhad, told Pajhwok Afghan News...
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