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Mosque worth 10m afs completed in Uruzgan

Construction work of a mosque has been completed at a cost of 10 million afghanis in Charchino district of central Uruzgan province. Maulvi Mohammad Rafiq, district administrative chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News the mosque was constructed in Awshi…

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Charikar mosque’s reconstruction resumes after 2 years

Reconstruction work of a mosque has been resumed after remaining suspended for two years in the provincial capital of central Parwan province. The mosque’s reconstruction was launched two years ago in the previous government and 35 million afghanis…

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Takhar mosque gutted due to short circuit

A mosque has been gutted as a result of an electric short circuit in northern Takhar province. Hamir Qarluq, a civil society activist, told Pajhwok Afghan News the incident took place in Yangi Qala district at a time…

Replica of Al Aqsa Mosque tomb built in Kabul

To uphold Islamic and historic cultural values, the Kabul Municipality has built a mosque in the Kampani area of Kabul with its tomb and other designing similar to the Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. Jerusalem is a Palestinian…

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Mosque costing 11m afs being built in Samangan

Construction work on a mega mosque was launched on Wednesday in the Hazrat Sultan district of northern Samangan province, an official said. Mohammad HashemMudaqiq, the Hazrat Sultan district chief, said that the mosque would accommodate 500 worshipers at…

My years-long protest not bearing fruit, says Najibullah

A physically-challenged person in capital Kabul says he lived in his a protest tent for years in the hope to recover his usurped land and get the court’s order in his favor enforced. Police say they have attempted…

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Bomber dies in botched attack on Kabul mosque

KABUL in central capital Kabul on Wednesday evening, wounding one person, police said. Kabul police spokesman Abdul Basir Mujahid told Pajhwok Afghan Mews the attacker wanted to enter the Ayub Sabiri Masjid in Kampani area on the Sarak-i-Chilmetra that falls…

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Unknown men set on blaze mosque in Nangarhar

KABUL in Dorbaba district of eastern Nangarhar province, officials said Friday. Nangarhar governor’s spokesman, Attaullah Khogyani told Pajhwok Afghan News that the mosque was torched in Sur Kandaw area of Dorbaba district. He said the area was located in border…

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4 worshippers killed in Nangarhar mosque shooting

Seven worshippers including the imam in Surkh Rod district of eastern Nangarhar province, an official sai Monday. Governor’s spokesman, Attaullah Khogyani, told Pajhwok Afghan News the incident took place on Sunday night in Shamshpor village of the district.…

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Jamia Omar Mosque’s construction to resume soon

Construction work will be resumed soon after long years to complete the grand mosque named after Hazrat Omar bin Khetab (RWA) in the capital of southern Kandahar province. The mosque “Jamia Omar” famously known as “Omar Bin…

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Mosque blown up in Nangarhar’s Momand Dara district

Unidentified individuals blew up a mosque and a shrine in the Momand Dara district of eastern Nangarhar province on Tuesday, an official said. Attaullah Khogyani, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the incident took place in Gardi…

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Imam killed, 8 injured in Nangarhar mosque bombing

One person was killed and eight others wounded on Friday in a bomb blast inside a mosque in Momand Dara district of eastern Nangarhar province. The blast took place during Friday’s prayers inside the mosque in Sultankhel village…

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Border police construct mosque at own expense in Paktia

Personnel from the Second Border Police Brigade in southeastern Paktia province have built a mosque inside the force headquarters on their own expense, officials said on Sunday. Officials of the police brigade said the personnel, authorities and officials…

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3 sentenced to jail over corruption in mosque construction

The appellate court of eastern Nangarhar province on Tuesday fined the head of a Construction Company and sentenced three other individuals to six months of jail over corruption in building the Spin Jumat Mosque in the provincial capital.…

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6 killed as Daesh-fired rocket hits Achin mosque

A rocket fired by Daesh or the so-called Islamic State (IS) fighters hit a mosque, killing six worshipers and injuring four others in Achin district of eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Saturday. The incident took place…

Newly-built mosque opens in Khost

KHOST CITY (PAN in Tanai district. Flanked by officials, scholars and tribal elders, Governor Abdul Jabbar Naeemi cut the ribbon to open the mosque, funded by the Hajj and Auqaf Department. Speaking on the occasion, Hajj and Auqaf Director Maulvi…