Pajhwok Afghan News
About this original series
Pajhwok Afghan News is Afghanistan's largest independent news agency, which offer its reader a fuller picture of Afghanistan.
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# Episodes
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Rating
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Episodes of Pajhwok Afghan News
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600 students poisoned in Khost (Video)
KHOST CITY (PAN): Hundreds of schoolchildren were poisoned in the Ismailkhel Mandozai district of southeastern Khost province on Tuesday, an official said. The incident took place in the Urzi area, where all the 600 students of a middle school were poisoned, education department spokesman Syed Musa Majrooh told Pajhwok Afghan News. With the exact reason yet to be known, the official believed the students might have used toxic substances. “All students can't be poisoned at a time by drinking fo...
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Release date
May 16, 2012
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Runtime
00:39
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World Telecommunication and Information Society ...
KABUL (PAN): Deputy Minister of Telecommunication and Information Technology Baryalai Hussam addresses a news conference to mark the World Telecommunication and Information Society Day in Kabul on Wednesday. PAJHWOK/Ataullah Khpelwak
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Release date
May 16, 2012
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Runtime
00:44
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Grand book exhibition organized in Balkh (Video)
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (PAN): More than 4000 books are being set on display during a week-long book exhibition in Mazar-i-Sharif, capital city of northern Balkh province, an official said. The exhibition was organized by the provincial Information and Culture Department. PAJHWOK/Zameer Saar
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Release date
May 15, 2012
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Runtime
00:38
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15 Taliban fighters lay down weapons (Video)
HERAT CITY (PAN): Provincial officials in western Herat province say a 15-member Taliban group laid down their weapons and joined government-initiated peace process. Led by Mullah Jan Daad, the group was active in Adraskan district of the western province. PAJHWOK/Mawladad Yaqobi
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Release date
May 15, 2012
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Runtime
00:43
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Karzai asked to stop neighbours’ interference (V...
JALALABAD (PAN): Afghan Women Association chairperson Fatana Gilani said President Hamid Karzai should seek international guarantee to prevent Afghanistan’s neighbours from interfering in its internal affairs. Gilani, a civil society activist, said Afghanistan should use the forthcoming Chicago Summit as platform to raise the issue of outside meddling in the country’s matters. She said Karzai should present a clear stance in the conference regarding national unity, long-lasting peace, good gov...
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Release date
May 15, 2012
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Runtime
00:44
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ISAF to continue playing combat role if needed (...
KABUL (PAN): While Afghan national security forces gradually take over security affairs, NATO troops would support the country in combat operations, if necessary, especially after 2014, an ISAF spokesman said on Monday. “As Afghan forces move more into the lead for combat operations across the country, ISAF will increasingly take more of a supporting role, but that will include supporting Afghans in combat, if necessary,” Christen Jacobson told a news conference in Kabul. On Sunday, President ...
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Release date
May 15, 2012
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Runtime
01:16
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Industrial park faces electricity shortage (Video)
JALALABAD (PAN): Traders and their representatives in eastern Nangarhar province complain the Sheikh Mesri Industrial Park is in severe electricity crisis. PAJHWOK/Babrak Amirzada
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Release date
May 14, 2012
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Runtime
01:01
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New phase of security transition concerns Herat ...
HERAT CITY (PAN): Provincial council members on Monday voiced their deep concern over the announcement of the third phase of security transition from foreign troops to Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) in western Herat province. They told a press conference in Herat city, the provincial capital, the international community had failed to fulfill promises it held out to the people of Afghanistan. PAJHWOK/Mawladad Yaqobi
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Release date
May 14, 2012
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Runtime
00:41
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Taliban-designated district chief among 4 join g...
HERAT CITY (PAN): A Taliban-designated district chief for Chesht Mullah Abdul Rahman Maldar along with his four associates on Monday joined government-initiated peace process in western Herat province, an official said. PAJHWOK/Mawladad Yaqobi
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Release date
May 14, 2012
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Runtime
00:44
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Kandahar security personnel honored (Video)
KANDAHAR CITY (PAN): Security personnel attend a gathering in southern Kandahar province. The gathering was aimed at admiring military officials. PAJHWOK/Siddiqullah
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Release date
May 14, 2012
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Runtime
00:58
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