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Pajhwok Afghan News — Reflecting the Truth

UN to expand employment, aid efforts for Afghan returnees

Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Afghanistan Rabab Fatima says the United Nations will step up its efforts to provide employment and assistance to returning refugees and alternative livelihoods to farmers in Afghanistan.

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Kandahar pomegranate growers grapple with drought, price slump, lack of export barriers

Pomegranate production in southern Kandahar province is expected to decline this year, while water shortages, falling prices and limited access to foreign markets are causing financial losses for growers.

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Afghanistan, today

Every story Pajhwok filed in the last 24 hours, placed where it happened, and the rest of the week in lighter dots. Dots grow with coverage; red marks the provinces making news right now.

Laghman · 1 story this weekKandahar · 1 story this weekHerat · 1 story this weekGhor · 1 story this weekDaykundi · 1 story this weekBalkh · 1 story this weekBaghlan · 1 story this weekJawzjan · 2 stories this weekPaktika · 1 story todayGhazni · 1 story todayBamyan · 1 story todayKabul · 8 stories todaySwatPeshawarKohatBannuChamanQuettaKabulBamyanGhazniPaktikaJawzjanBaghlanBalkhDaykundiGhorHeratKandaharLaghman22°Herat21°Kandahar18°Balkh18°Nangarhar13°Kabul23°Helmand27°Nimroz6°Ghor17°Badakhshan11°Ghazni20°Badghis22°Farah12°Paktika17°Zabul17°Baghlan11°Daykundi19°Jawzjan16°Faryab16°17°Sar-e Pol7°Bamyan16°Kunduz17°17°13°3°Nuristan14°KhostKabul – Salang – Pul-i-KhumriKabul – Jalalabad – TorkhamKabul – Ghazni – KandaharKandahar – HeratHerat – Maimana – Mazar-i-SharifMazar-i-Sharif – Aybak – Pul-i-KhumriPul-i-Khumri – Kunduz – FaizabadKabul – BamyanKabul – Gardez – KhostKandahar – Spin BoldakHerat – Islam QalaMazar-i-Sharif – HairatanKabulHeratKandaharMazar-i-SharifJalalabadKunduzTorkhamSpin BoldakIslam QalaHairatanGhazniPul-i-KhumriMaimanaBamyanGardezKhostFaizabadAybakBadakhshan4.2