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MEHTARLAM (Pajhwok): More than 1200 youth have been hired to clean canals and pave roads in districts of eastern Laghman province, an official said on

MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): A mass wedding ceremony took place in northern Balkh province on Thursday, with 125 couples tying the knot. The ceremony was . .

Two tribes living in Ghazni and Daikundi provinces reconciled and ended their 10-year-old enmity and promised to live peacefully

KABUL (Pajhwok): UN World Food Program (WFP) executive director Cindy McCain says they have no intention to leave Afghanistan despite fund shortage. McCain wrote on

FARAH CITY (Pajhwok): Residents of western Farah province say no taxi or public transport services are available in Farah city, the provincial capital, and people

KHOST CITY (Pajhwok): The Labor and Social Affairs Department of southeastern Khost province says more than 2,000 children are engaged in heavy works in .

MAIMANA (Pajhwok): The Municipality of Maimana, the capital of northwestern Faryab province, has announced 60 percent increment to its employees’ salary and increased their working

GHAZNI CITY (Pajhwok): Hundreds of residents of Ghazni city, the capital of southern Ghazni province, on Monday joined a cleanliness campaign launched by the municipality

TIRINKOT (Pajhwok): Two rival families have ended their enmity thanks to mediation from local officials, religious scholars and tribal elders in central Uruzgan province. According

Residents of central Uruzgan province say usurpers are still in control of some historical places and they should be driven away.