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Society, Health & Environment Hundreds infected with stomach diseases JALALABAD (PAN): Hundreds of people in eastern Nangarhar province have been infected with stomach diseases due to unhygienic water following recent rains, an official said. Hajj company overcharging pilgrims in Baghlan QALA-I-NAW (PAN):Security officials have arrested an employee of a private company in Baghlan province that takes pilgrims to Saudi Arabia, officials said on Wednesday. Housing facility for 20,000 Afghan pilgrims arranged KABUL (PAN): The housing facility has been arranged for 20,000 Afghan Hajj pilgrims close to the holy Kaaba in the Saudi city of Makkah, an official said on Tuesday. Karzai asks AKF to modernise state-run hospital KABUL (PAN): President Hamid Karzai Monday urged the Agha Khan Foundation (AKF) to help improve the state-run Jamhooriat Hospital to international standards. Food aid distributed to Ghor 350 families CHAGHCHARAN (PAN): The government has distributed food packages to 350 needy families ahead of the Eidul Fitr festival in the western province of Ghor, officials said on Monday. Journalist beheaded in Kabul KABUL (PAN): A well-known Afghan journalist has been beheaded in the capital, an official said on Monday. Displaced families receive food aid LASHKARGAH (PAN): The process of distributing food aid to 750 displaced families and returnees in Lashkargah, the capital of southern Helmand province, was set in motion on Sunday. Samangan schoolteachers get plots AIBAK (PAN): The distribution of residential plots to schoolteachers commenced in northern Samangan province on Saturday, an official said. Agriculture officials seek plots CHARIKAR (PAN): Hundreds of agriculture officials in central Parwan province on Wednesday staged a protest demonstration against a jihadi leader and accused him of snatching the land plots allotted to them by the president. The disabled to receive training KABUL (PAN): As many as 330 disabled people will be trained in repairing bicycles, wheelchair, radio, TV, mobile sets and tailoring. Pakhtun-Baloch Solidarity Day observed KABUL (PAN): The ongoing war has been imposed on Pakhtuns and Balochs, the worst-hit by the conflict, said speakers at gatherings that marked the Pakhtun-Baloch Solidarity Day in Kabul and Nangarhar provinces. Nimroz dwellers promised clean drinking water ZARANJ (PAN): Finance Minister Dr. Hazrat Omar Zakhilwal on Tuesday promised resolving the problem of clean drinking water being faced by residents of southwestern Nimroz province until the end of this year. Panjsher teachers receive food PARAKH (PAN): An Afghan trader donated 83 tonnes of wheat and 27 tonnes of ghee to teachers and education department employees in central Panjsher province, an official said on Tuesday. Kuchis going without health facilities CHAGHCHARAN (PAN): Nomadic Kuchis in western Ghor province complain they have not received any medical assistance over the past five months. Aid distributed to affected families ASADABAD (PAN): Relief items were provided to 550 families in the Asadabad and Marawara districts of eastern Kunar province on Sunday, the governor said. Refugees' repatriation picks up in 2010 KABUL (PAN): More than 100,000 Afghan refugees have returned home so far during the current year under UNHCR's voluntary repatriation operation, the UN agency said on Sunday. Rain, flooding cause sharp rise in fruit & vegetable prices KABUL (PAN): Vegetable and fruit prices have shot up in the past week due heavy rainfall in parts of Afghanistan and devastating flooding in neighbouring Pakistan, retailers said Thursday. Police force trims on long-haired youth in Khost KHOST CITY (PAN): Armed with scissors, police in southeastern Khost province are stopping long-haired men on the street and demanding they submit to an on-the-spot trim, a move locals say is reminiscent of the Taliban. Shahadah appears on the skin of melon AIBAK (PAN): A statement considered one of the five pillars of Islam has appeared on the skin of a melon in the Call to punish ANA soldiers who beat Paktia senator GARDEZ (PAN): Hundreds of people in the capital of southeastern Paktia province on Tuesday demanded the government put on trial Afghan National Army soldiers who beat up a senator. Report on flood losses in Wardak released MAIDA SHAHAR (PAN): Recent flash floods in central Maidan Wardak province damaged 11,031 houses and washed away thousands of acres of land, officials said. 140 partridges released in Samangan AIBAK (PAN): Policemen in northern Samangan province have collected 140 partridges from bird sellers and released them into the air, officials said on Monday. Rains cause heavy losses to farmers in Parwan, Kabul CHARIKAR (PAN): Farmers and orchard owners in some districts of central Parwan and Kabul provinces say they have lost about 80 percent of their crops due to the recent rains. Health clinics run by Afghans at refugee camps face closure QUETTA (PAN): Afghans living in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province say the UN refugee agency and the Afghan Commissionerate are closing health clinics at refugee camps. ANDMA warns of winter food shortage KABUL (PAN): The Afghanistan Natural Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA) is concerned that the country might face food shortages in the winter, but the agriculture ministry says the opposite. Food distributed to flood victims MAHMUD RAQI (PAN): Hundreds of flood-affected families in Kapisa province received food assistance, provided by the Kazakh government and a French aid agency, officials said on Sunday. Schools lack teachers in Khost KHOST CITY (PAN): Residents of southeastern Khost province have complained about a shortage of trained teachers in government schools. 63 children returned from treatment in Germany KABUL (PAN): As many as 63 Afghan children with orthopedic problems and burn injuries returned home after receiving treatment in Germany, an official said Sunday. Campaign launched to remove security barriers Obama urged to suspend no-bid rug contract
WASHINGTON (PAN): An influential American senator has urged US President Barack Obama that a no-bid contract to expand market for Afghan carpets should be suspended due to concerns over child labour. |
Pajhwok Photo Service KABUL, Sept 08, 2010: Former jihadi commander and parliamentarian Abdu Rab Rasoul Sayaf addresses a special gathering marking 9th death anniversary of Ahmad Shah Massoud, former jihadi leader, in Kabul on Wednesday. Massoud was assassinated on September 9, 2001 by two Arab men posing as journalists. PAJHWOK/Habibullah Tokhi Advertisements Trade Online at B2B International Marketplace. Get Business Leads & increase your Trade Export and Import. Register Free at Manufacturers Diretory TradeKey
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