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55 rebels killed 10 injured in Kandahar operations

By
Bashir Ahmad Nadem.
Ajmal Wesal
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Nov 21, 2017 - 15:31
KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): Fifty-five insurgents have been killed and 10 others injured in security forces joint operations in the Maiwand and Zherai districts of southern Kandahar province, an official said on Tuesday. Police spokesman Zia Durrani...
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Govt offices, people owe 560m afs to DABS

By
Bashir Ahmad Naadim
On
Nov 19, 2017 - 20:04
KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): Government departments and residents owe about 560 million afghanis to Da Afghanistan Breshna Shirkat (DABS) in unpaid power bills in southern Kandahar province, an official said Sunday. DABS chief for Kandahar, Amanullah...
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4,256 refugee families return via Spin Boldak this year

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Bashir Ahmad Naadim
On
Nov 12, 2017 - 11:02
KANDAHAR (Pajhwok): A total of 4,256 Afghan refugee families returned from Pakistan via the Spin Boldak border crossing into southern Kandahar province this year, officials say. The Refugee and Repatriate Department of Kandahar province says the...
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Kandahar exports grapes worth $4.5mln

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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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2 Panjwai health centers to get new buildings

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Bashir Ahmad Naadem
On
Sep 28, 2017 - 18:01
KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): Construction work on two buildings for healthcare centers was launched in Panjwai district of southern Kandahar on Thursday.
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Kandahar lovebirds commit suicide by consuming poison

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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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12 security personnel dead in Kandahar bombing

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Bashir Ahmad Nadem.
On
Sep 28, 2017 - 11:06
KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): Twelve security personnel have been killed and four others wounded in a car bombing in the Maroof district of southern Kandahar province, an official said on Thursday. Provincial police spokesman Zia Durrani told Pajhwok...
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A lot of work remains to change Kandahar women’s lives

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Bashir Ahmad Naadim
On
Sep 26, 2017 - 02:04
KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): A lot of work is still required to be done to improve women ’s situation in southern Kandahar province where efforts in this regard during the 16 years have little impact. Women’s living standard in Kandahar City, the...
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DABS breaks ground on 10MW solar power plant

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Pajhwok
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Sep 24, 2017 - 19:02
KANDAHAR (Pajhwok): A 10-megawatt solar power plant, the first of its capacity in Afghanistan , is now under construction near the southern city of Kandahar, the United States Agency for International Development ( USAID ) said on Sunday. A...
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Civilians among 17 killed in security forces raid

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Bashir Ahmad Naadem
On
Sep 19, 2017 - 15:19
KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): Fourteen militants and three civilians have been killed in security forces operation in Lalak and Zark areas situated between the Khakrez and Ghorak districts of southern Kandahar province, an official said Tuesday. Police...
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2 schools reopen, 10 remain shut in Kandahar City

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Basher Ahmad Naadim
On
Sep 18, 2017 - 23:09
KANDAHAR (Pajhwok): Two schools which had been closed for lack of buildings and security reasons were reopened in the capital of southern Kandahar province on Monday.
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Afghanistan-India Air corridor flights resume after month delay

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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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3,629 refugee families return to Kandahar this year

By
Bashir Ahmad Naadim
On
Sep 14, 2017 - 00:00
KANDAHAR (Pajhwok): So far 3,629 Afghan refugee families have returned to Afghanistan from Pakistan via the Spin Boldak-Chaman border crossing this year, officials in southern Kandahar province say.
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Above 60pc of Kandaharis deprived of health services

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Bashir Ahmad Naadem
On
Sep 04, 2017 - 16:50
KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): More than 60 percent of the population in southern Kandahar province lacks access to healthcare services and residents say they have to sometimes travel to Pakistan or India for treatment. While patients from neighboring...
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Kandahar municipality expects 800m afs in revenue this year

By
Basher Ahmad Naadim
On
Sep 02, 2017 - 15:45
KANDAHAR (Pajhwok): The mayor of southern Kandahar province says the municipality’s revenue is expected to reach 800 million afghanis until the end of the year.
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355 new police cadets graduate in Kandahar

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Bashir Ahmad Naadim
On
Aug 27, 2017 - 20:14
KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): As many as 355 police cadets graduated from the Southern Zone Police Training Centre in Kandahar province on Sunday. The young officers underwent a six-month training course, learning professional tactics. The individuals...
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Previous US policy enabled Taliban advance: Raziq

By
Bashir Ahmad Naadim
On
Aug 27, 2017 - 18:48
KANDAHAR (Pajhwok): The police chief for southern Kandahar province on Sunday said recent Taliban ’s advancement resulted from America’s previous policy that focused only on Al-Qaeda. Gen. Abdur Raziq told a press conference in Kandahar City, the...
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Kandahar gathering lends weight to new US strategy

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Bashir Ahmad Naadim
On
Aug 26, 2017 - 18:34
KANDAHAR (Pajhwok): Residents of the southern zone held a huge gathering in southern Kandahar province on Saturday, declaring their support for the new US strategy for Afghanistan and South Asia. Religious scholars, tribal elders, politicians, youth...
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US to stand by Afghan nation till the end: Ghani

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Bashir Ahmad Naadim
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Aug 22, 2017 - 20:34
KANDAHAR (Pajhwok): President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday said the United States would be standing by the Afghan nation till the end without any timeline. The president, who visited southern Kandahar province, was accompanied by a number of Cabinet...
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Hashmat Karzai remembered on his 3rd death anniversary

By
Bashir Ahmad Naadim
On
Aug 20, 2017 - 19:44
KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): The third death anniversary of Hashmat Khalil Karzai, a cousin of former president Hamid Karzai, was observed in southern Kandahar province on Sunday.
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