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Damaged in past raids, Nangarhar facilities need repair

The administrative chiefs for Achin, Spin Ghar and Dur Baba districts of eastern Nangarhar province on Saturday demanded reconstruction of facilities which have been destroyed during securing forces operations in the past. The Spin Ghar was declared as…

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Nangarhar: Circulation of small notes gets under way

The circulation of process 200million small banknotes has begun in eastern Nangarhar province, following public complaints regarding their shortage and a campaign to discourage the use of the Pakistani currency. The distribution of small banknotes kicked off at…

Nangarhar police recover hundreds kilograms of narcotic

Nangarhar police recover hundreds kilograms of narcotic JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Three people arrested and 1,700 kilograms of narcotic recovered from a house in the Ghanikhel district of eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Wednesday. Police Chief Emal Niyazi told reporters here,…

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Afghani gains value after ban on foreign banknotes in Nangarhar: Nawsher

KABUL Bank Head Wahidullah Nawsher on Tuesday said that ban of Pakistani rupee has helped increase in the value of afghani and strengthened the economy. Attaullah Khogyani, spokesperson for the Nangarhar Governor Office, said that Nawsher conferred an appreciation certificate…

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Nangarhar olive factory gets new machines from Italy

Local officials in eastern Nangarhar province on Tuesday said latest machines provided by Italy have been installed and activated at the Olive Processing Factory. The officials said the machines would help improve quality of olive oil and pickles…

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Would-be car suicide bomber arrested in Nangarhar

A would-be suicide member has been arrested along with his vehicle before reaching to target in eastern Nangarhar province, the governor said in a statement on Sunday. The statement from the governor’s house media’s office received by Pajhwok…

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Nangarhar tightens curbs on Pakistani currency

The governor of eastern Nangarhar province on Saturday warned shopkeepers that their businesses would be sealed if they sold products in Pakistani rupees instead of the Afghan currency from tomorrow (Sunday). Governor Shah Mahmood Miakhel tightens ban on…

Products should carry price tags in afghanis: Experts

Residents of eastern Nangarhar province say the rates of products should be fixed in local currency to prevent deals in the Pakistani rupee. They say products and services were sold with little difference in their prices both in…

Poppy-free Ghanikhel turns into drug trade hub

The Ghanikhel district in eastern Nangarhar province has become a transit hub for delivery of drugs between Afghanistan and this has earned the district a bad name, officials said on Sunday. Flanked by his Batikot counterpart Abdul Wahab,…

Strict plan on cards to promot afghani in Nangarhar

Officials in eastern Nangarhar say work on a strict and effective plan is ongoing to promote the use of Afghan currency instead of Pakistani rupee in the province. Nangarhar is among provinces that border Pakistan and the use…

Car bomb, 2 suicide attackers held in Nangarhar

Intelligence operatives have seized a car bomb and two would-be suicide bombers before reaching their targets in eastern Nangarhar province, officials said on Tuesday. Governor Shah Mahmood Miakhel told media persons that the alleged car suicide bomber and…

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9 killed, 4 wounded in Nangarhar fire exchange

At least nine people were killed and another four wounded as a result of a clash between two families in eastern Nangarhar province on Thursday, an official said. Attaullah Khogyani, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the…

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Who are surrendering Daesh rebels in Nangarhar?

Hundreds of Daesh militants have surrendered to security forces along with their families in eastern Nangarhar province after security forces accelerated military offensive in the province. The capitulating militants and their family members say they did not know…

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229 more Daesh affiliates surrender in Nangarhar

About 230 members of families affiliated with Daesh or Islamic State militant group have surrendered in Achin district of eastern Nangarhar province, the Ministry of Defense said on Friday. The individuals, including 96 children, 51 women and 72…

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Nangahar’s revenue hits above 16b afs this year

The provincial government has so far collected more than 16.26 billion afghanis in revenue during the first 10 months of the ongoing solar year, showing 931 million afghanis increase over last year. Nangarhar Governor Shah Mahmod Miakhel told…

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220 cases of violence against women in east this year

The Afghanistan in the eastern zone this year, showing an increase. Women Affairs Department head for Nangahar Fatana Aziz lamented the increase in violence against the gender at a gathering marking International Day for the Elimination of Violence…

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NSC team in Haska Mina to assess president’s promises

A National Securiyt Council (NSC) delegation has arrived in Haska Mina district of eastern Nangarhar province to know if the president’s promises withg the victims of a recent deadly suicide attack are implemented or not. The delegation met…

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New check-posts, military bases created in Sherzad district

Seven military bases and 18 new check-posts have been created in the Sherzad district of eastern Nangarhar province to protect newly captured areas, an official said on Saturday. Joint Afghan security forces have launched a military offensive in…

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21 militants killed, 13 wounded in Nangarhar offensive

JALALABAD (Pajhwok) At least 21 Taliban insurgents have been killed and 13 others wounded in security operation in Sherzad district of eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Friday. Five days ago, joint security forces led by Afghan National Army…

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Nangarhar Canal Department revenue reaches 70m afs

The annual revenue of the Canal Department of eastern Nangarhar province grew from 15 million afghanis to 70 million afghanis after the government reclaimed most part of the canal’s usurped land, local officials say. The Taliban would each…

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Security forces conduct offensive in Sherzad district of Nangarhar

Joint security forces launched operation after Achin in Sherzad district of eastern Nangarhar province on Sunday. The offensive led by Afghan National Army (ANA) and accompanied by border police personnel, national, local and public order policemen. Mohammad Haroon…

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Badghis police chief laid to rest after special funeral

The slain police chief for northeastern Badghis province was laid to rest in his ancestral graveyard after an official funeral in the capital of eastern Nangarhar province on Friday. The special funeral for General Sharifullah Chamtu was offered…

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Autumn fruit orchards being planted in Nangarhar

Agriculture officials on Thursday inaugurated work on establishing autumn fruit orchards on 1,000 acres of land in various districts of eastern Nangarhar province. The project was inaugurated by planting some autumn fruit trees at the provincial Agriculture, Irrigation…

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Nangarhar factory owners desperate for solar plant

A 100-megawatt solar power project was inaugurated in eastern Nangarhar province one and a half years ago to provide electricity to factories, but work on the plant has been postponed. Nangarhar where around 400 factories operate, has been…

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