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ALP forces gang-rape 2 women in Kunduz

A group of Afghan Local Police (ALP) allegedly gang-raped two women of a family in Dasht-i-Archi district of northern Kunduz province, residents said Sunday. Ismail, a resident of the center of Dasht-i-Archi district, told Pajhwok Afghan News…

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DABS unable to repair destroyed pylons in Kunduz

Destroyed power pylons may not be repaired without a military offensive in advance in the capital of northern Kunduz province, an official said on Tuesday. Two days back, the Taliban provinces. Hameedullah, Da Afghanistan Breshna Shirkat (DABS)…

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Increasing kidnap incidents worry Kunduzis

The residents of northern Kunduz province say well-off people have stopped sending their children to school and tuition fearing their kidnapping, a growing phenomenon. The residents report four abduction incidents and one murder in captivity in Kunduz…

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Naeemi urges more NATO aid for Kunduz security

The governor of northern Kunduz province, Abdul Jabbar Naeemi, has demanded of NATO sectors of his province. Naeemi made the demand at a meeting with NATO Commander for northeastern zone Gen. Yorgan Shtal. He thanked the international…

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Corruption alleged in Kunduz City airport project

Provincial council members of northeastern Kunduz province on Monday alleged corruption in execution of the provincial airport project. Yousuf Ayubi, the provincial council head, told reporters here on Wednesday that construction work on the Kunduz Airport was…

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Kunduzis uneasy with no telecom services at night

Some residents of northern Kunduz province on Saturday complained telecom services are suspended every night in many areas, urging early solution to the inconvenience. Sayed Nisar Khan, a resident of Kunduz City, the provincial capital, told Pajhwok…

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Ousted Kunduz governor willing to step down

The ousted governor of northern Kunduz province, Asadullah Omarkhel, on Monday rejected rumors he would also defy President Ashraf Ghani’s order to step down. Two days back, President Ghani appointed five new governors including one for Kunduz province.…

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Kunduz City women demand family park

A number of women on Sunday demanded of the government to construct a family park in the capital of northern Kunduz province. They argue Kunduz is insecure province where most of its residents avoid going for sightseeing…

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Taliban trained by foreigners in Kunduz’s Imam Sahib district

The Taliban Sahib district of northern Kunduz province, an official said on Tuesday. District Chief Mahboob Saeedi told Pajhwok Afghan News over all security situate       ion was improved but militants had been getting training from foreigners district,…

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All private clinics in Kunduz operating illegally

All private clinics in northeastern Kunduz province are operating without licences from the government, an official claimed on Tuesday. Provincial council deputy head Safiullah Amiri told Pajhwok Afghan News a number of private clinics were recently opened…

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12 villages cut off as Taliban dynamite Kunduz bridge

The Taliban Sahib district center in northern Kunduz province, local residents and officials said on Tuesday. The residents complained about a sudden price hike after the Begum Joy bridge’s destruction that followed a military operation in the…

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65 Taliban killed in Kunduz’s Chahar Dara

More than 60 Taliban militants have been killed and another 32 wounded during a security operation in northern Kunduz province, local officials said Monday, a claim the rebels rejected. Afghan National Army’s 209th Shaheen Military Corps unit chief,…

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2,000 families flee homes as Kunduz raids continue

An ongoing clearing operation has displaced around 2,000 families in Chardara district to the provincial capital of northern Kunduz province, an official said Saturday. Launched a week back, the operation codenamed “Pamir 17”  has been focused on 10…

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NDS claims preventing terrorist attack in Kunduz

The spy-network on Saturday claimed preventing a terrorist attack in northern Kunduz province by arresting a would-be suicide bomber. A statement from the National Directorate of Security (NDS) said the allege would be attacker was detained during a…

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Kunduz: 10 Taliban killed in Chardara operation

At least 10 Taliban militants have been killed and five others wounded in a clearing operation Chardara district of northern Kunduz province, an official said on Tuesday. The operation was conducted on Monday, said Brig. Gen Sayed Musavi,…

Thousands of Dasht-i-Archi students out of school

A number of schools in the Dash-i-Archi district of northern Kunduz province have been closed due to recent spike in insecurity, affecting thousands of students. The residents of the district demand the government reopen the closed schools…

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Kunduz police arrest robbery gang, defuse landmine

An eight-member robbery gang has been arrested in the capital of northern Kunduz province, police said on Friday. Kunduz police chief Brig. Gen. Abdul Hamid Hamidi said in a statement the gang was detained on Thursday by police…

Firewood prices jump in Kunduz as winter arrives

With the advent of winter, firewood prices have almost doubled in the capital of northern Kunduz province, residents complain. Currently seven kilograms of firewood and coal is sold for 100 afghanis compared to 60 afghanis last winter.…

Kunduz governance slow as acting heads reign

Running government departments by acting heads has slowed down governance related affairs in northern Kunduz province, local officials say. Based on information received by Pajhwok Afghan News, Kunduz departments headed by acting officials include the deputy governor, customs,…

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3 Kunduz agriculture officials face graft charges

The Appellate Court in northern Kunduz province has detained three provincial agriculture department officials over alleged corruption. Appellate court prosecutor Mohammad Arif Mubashir told Pajhwok Afghan News that they started investigation into alleged corruption in the Agriculture,…

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Winter diseases attack children of Kunduz IDPs

Displaced by the conflict, around 3,000 families from two districts of northern Kunduz province have been struggling with numerous problems, including lack of shelter to protect themselves from merciless winter, an official said Thursday. Salam Hashemi, the…

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Northeast zone civil society groups join forces

Civil society activists from northeastern zone encompassing Takhar, Badakhshan, Baghlan and Kunduz provinces on Thursday announced forming a coalition to jointly deal with challenges. Inayatullah Khaliq, director of the newly formed grouping, said they held a meeting…

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12 Taliban killed, 17 wounded in Kunduz battle

KABUL militants were killed and 17 others wounded during an hours-long gun-battle with security forces in northern Kunduz province on Friday. The Taliban attacked security posts in Gul Block and Takhta area of Dasht-i-Archi district at about 3pm and the…

Kunduz: Taliban ban telecom services at nighttime

The Taliban have forced telecom companies into suspending their services at nighttime in northern Kunduz province, local officials said on Wednesday. The Taliban also confirmed the ban on telecom services at night. A security official in the…

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