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Bamyan, Daikundi people happy for recent snowfalls

Residents of central Bamyan and Daikundi provinces are happy for recent snowfalls despite it caused road blockades in the two provinces and some other areas of the country. Local Daikundi officials told Pajhwok Afghan News that heavy…

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Heavy snowfall shuts Bamyan roads for traffic

Local officials on Monday said that Ghor-Daikundi and Daikundi-Kabul highways had been shut for traffic as a result of heavy snowfall. At least one person was killed while two others were injured when a fuel tanker veered…

Bamyan private school teaches students free of cost

A private school in central Bamyan province provides free education to 400 girls and boys from families with poor economic situation. Takamul Danish, a private school in the Rigshad area west of Bamayan city, the provincial capital,…

Bamyan residents irked by ‘unjust’ aid distribution

Residents of central Bamyan province complain of what they call injustice and corruption in distribution of humanitarian assistance by donor agencies. Hussain, a resident of Bamyan, told Pajhwok Afghan News there was no justice in the distribution…

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Thousands of farmers receive seeds in Bamyan

The Agriculture Department of central Bamyan province has distributed improved quality seeds among thousands of farmers who would also receive chemical fertilizer in the near future. ZabihullahRabdoost, director of Bamyan agriculture department, told Pajhwok Afghan News that…

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Panel set up to clean up Taliban ranks in Bamyan, Daikundi

The Taliban have formed a commission to filter individuals in their ranks, an official said on Thursday. Information Director Saifur Rahman Mohammadi said the commission jerked into action on Wednesday. He said Governor Abdullah Sarhadi would monitor…

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Families of war victims in Bamyan ask for improved security

A number of families of victims of deadly explosions in Bamyan province on Thursday during a commemoration ceremony of their beloved ones have called on the government to ensure their security and improve the country's economy. In November…

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Bamyanis happy over reopening of girls’ high schools

Residents of central Bamyan province have welcomed the reopening of high and secondary schools for girls in the province and called on education officials to reopen these schools in other provinces as well. Last week, officials in Bamyan…

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Bamyan girls seek govt support for their artwork

Five girls who sell their art works in a shop in the provincial capital of central Bamyan province, ask the government to support their skill and resolve their problems. These girls who have displayed their paintings in…

Bamyan health director arrested for misuse of authority

Local officials say the Public Health Department director for central Bamyan province has been arrested over charges of corruption and misuse of authority. Sayedali Aqa Ayub Naser, the Bamyan public health director, was arrested on Wednesday afternoon…

Bamyan cave-dwellers yearning for peace

Zahra, a young woman, spending her life along with her family, in a cave in central Bamyan province, is hemmed in by a whole host of problems She cited decades of war as the only reason for…

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3rd winter games festival begins in Bamyan

The third winter games festival commenced in central Bamyan province on Wednesday, an official said. Asadullah Batour, head of Winter Games Union in Bamyan, said the games including skiing, mountain climbing and others would be played at the…

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Hundreds of educated Bamyan youth unemployed

A number of highly-educated youth in central Bamyan province who have become street vendors due unemployment say the government should to take measures for generating jobs. Currently, hundreds of youths are unemployed in Bamyan and with most…

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12 years on, Bamyan hospital still incomplete

Construction of building for a hospital in Waras district of central Bamyan province was started 12 years ago but local officials say it was yet to be completed. Bamyan governor says administrative corruption was behind the slow…

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Qaani was never Iran’s deputy envoy to Afghanistan: MoFA

The governor of central Bamyan province on Thursday said Esmail Qaani, the new commander of Iran’s Quds forces, had been introduced as deputy Iranian ambassador by the central government before he visited Bamyan in 2018. On the…

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Agriculture director held on corruption charges

The agriculture, irrigation and livestock director for central Bamyan province has been referred to the attorney office on corruption charges, an official said on Wednesday. Abdul Rahman Ahmadi, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News Abdul Wahab…

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Illiterate Bamyan women being taught how to vote

Awareness program regarding biometric voting for illiterate women has been launched in central Bamyan province for the September 28 presidential election, an official said on Thursday. Aqila Yousufi, Independent Election Commission (IEC) gender section head for Bamyan,…

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Besides higher studies, some Bamyan girls also work

A number of girls in central Bamyan province do independent work in addition to their pursuit of education. According to a report of the Ministry of Economy, nine million out of 15 million people who are eligible…

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Bamyan farmers expect bumper crops this year

A number of farmers and livestock owners in central Bamyan province term recent rainfalls as useful and hope their agriculture harvests would increase compared to last year. Drought last year affected agriculture and livestock in most provinces…

1,300 most needy families get winter aid in Bamyan

The Afghanistan Natural Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA) and the Islamic Relief Organization (IRO) distributed food and warm clothes to 1,300 needy families in central Bamyan province, an official said Thursday. Ahmad Reza Rafat, ANDMA head for Bamyan,…

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Ghani inaugurates work on 25-km Bamyan-Doshi road

Besides laying the foundation stones of other infrastructure projects, President Ghani on Saturday inaugurated work on the sixth part of the Bamyan-Doshi road in central Bamyan province and warned the contract would be cancelled if the road was…

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32 ballot boxes being inspected, recounted in Bamyan

Following complains and objections regarding alleged fraud and rigging in recent Wolesi Jirga polls, the votes of 32 ballot boxes in central Bamyan province have been reopened by the regional Independent Electoral Compliant Commission (IECC). Mohammad Hadi…

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Election in Bamyan’s Kahmard district unsatisfactory: Voters

Hundreds of residents of Kahmard district of central Bamayan province protested against missing of candidates’ names in the list and non-transparency of the ballot process in their district. Around 400 people had staged a rally in the…

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Italy pledges €13m in aid for Bamyan projects

The Italian government has pledged 13 million Euros in assistance for several reconstruction heritage site in central Bamyan province, officials said on Wednesday. Director of the Joint Development Cooperation of Italian government in Afghanistan in Bamyan province.…

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