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Suicide bomber shot dead near ministry 27 Aug 2013 | 08:30 pm
KABUL (PAN): A suicide bomber trying to enter the Minister of Energy and Water in Kabul was shot dead by police on Tuesday evening, an official said. read more
Karzai returns, invites Sharif to Kabul 27 Aug 2013 | 08:19 pm
KABUL (PAN): President Hamid Karzai returned home on Tuesday from a two-day his visit to Pakistan after talks with officials on the Afghan-led peace process, security issues and reconciliation with th...
Problems as passenger plane chartered for Karzai 27 Aug 2013 | 08:12 pm
KABUL/NEW DEHLI (PAN): A plane that was scheduled to fly from New Delhi to Kabul was chartered to take President Hamid Karzai and his delegation to Islamabad, creating problems for travellers, officia...
World Bank to give Education Ministry $5m 27 Aug 2013 | 07:03 pm
KABUL (PAN): The Ministry of Higher Education on Tuesday said the World Bank (WB) had pledged it $5 million in assistance, with Germany agreeing to set up establish t read more
IDPs get carpet-weaving equipment 27 Aug 2013 | 07:01 pm
SHIBERGHAN (PAN): Up to 225 families of internally displaced persons (IDPs) were given carpet-weaving material in the northern province of Jawzjan, officials said on read more
Cricketers return home from Singapore 27 Aug 2013 | 06:59 pm
KABUL (PAN): The national cricket team was welcomed by a cheering crowd upon its arrival at the Kabul International Airport on Tuesday from Singapore, where they defeated India and Nepal in the Asian ...
Obama confers award on Afghan war veteran 27 Aug 2013 | 10:26 am
WASHINGTON (PAN): US President Barack Obama on Monday presented the Medal of Honour -- the highest military award -- to an Afghan war veteran in recognition of his valor on the battlefield. read more
Pakistani senators due in Kabul next month 27 Aug 2013 | 10:03 am
ISLAMABAD (PAN): A delegation of Pakistani senators, who are members of the Standing Committee on Defence and Defence Production, would visit Kabul next month for talks with Afghan parliamentarians. ...
Modern slaughterhouse inaugurated in Kandahar 26 Aug 2013 | 09:13 pm
KANDAHAR CITY (PAN): The governor on Monday inaugurated a modern slaughterhouse in southern Kandahar province. read more
Afghan embassy to have new building 26 Aug 2013 | 08:04 pm
ISLAMABAD (PAN): The foundation stone for a new building for Afghanistan’s embassy in Islamabad was laid on Monday, an official said. read more
