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1,000 patients treated for free in Panjsher

At least 1,000 patients received medical treatment in two days with the help of Afghans living in Britain in central Panjsher province and 25 of them were referred to Kabul hospitals for surgery. Maulvi Noorullah, district chief for…

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Taliban claim gaining full control of Panjsher

The Taliban have completely captured central Panjsher province, the movement’s spokesman claimed on Monday. As weeks of negotiations between the two sides failed, the Taliban launched attacks on National Resistance Front (NRF) units in the strategic valley six…

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Taliban claim taking control of all Panjshir districts

The Taliban on Sunday claimed taking control of all districts of Panjshir province and were advancing on Parakh, the provincial capital, a claim the Resistance Front rejected. Taliban Deputy Spokesperson Mohammad Bilal Karimi said the Rakha district of…

Battle for Panjsher hots up, Taliban claim seizing valley

The battle for northeastern Panjsher province has hotted up, with the Taliban claiming they have captured the strategic valley. However, the National Resistance Front spurned reports about the fall of Panjsher and former vice-president Amrullah Saleh denied fleeing…

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Clashes reported between Taliban, resistance front in Panjshir

Conflicting sides in central Panjshir province have claimed inflicting casualties on one another on Tuesday. The Panjshir Resistance Front Spokesperson Fahim Dashti in an audio message  said the Taliban on Monday night stage attack on the Khawak Tunnel…

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Taliban encircle Panjsher from several directions

The Taliban say they have encircled central Panjsher province and are striving to resolve the issue through talks, but Amrullah Saleh claimed besieging some Taliban in Andarab valley. Last week, Taliban took control of Kabul as former president…

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Rebels storm security check-post in Panjsher

At least three Taliban insurgents were arrested as a result of a clash in the Anaba district of central Panjsher province on Tuesday, an official said. Mohammad Mansour Anabi, the governor’s spokesman, said six militants attacked a security…

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Illegal digging at Panjsher ancient sites goes on

Some people are complaining about illegal digging at historic sites and artifacts trafficking in central Panjsher province by powerful figures. However, police rejected the claims as baseless. According to the Information and Culture Department of Panjsher, there are…

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Panjsher leads in inter-provincial taekwondo event

Taekwondo team of central Panjsher province secured first position in a competition among teams from 21 provinces of the country on Saturday. Ghulam Ishan Almas, Panjsher physical training director, told Pajhwok Afghan News that Panjsher taekwondo team won…

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Weather station installed on Panjsher glacier

Local officials on Thursday said a weather station and five benchmark glaciers have been installed on the biggest glacier in Parian district of central Panjsher province. Mohammad Mansoor Anabi, Panjsher governor’s deputy spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News that…

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12 newborns die of sepsis in Panjsher hospital

At least 12 newborn babies have died under mysterious circumstances in an emergency hospital in central Panjsher province, an official said on Monday. But  the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of EMERGENCY’s Maternity hospital in Panjshir said the…

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In Panjsher, elopement cases on the increase

At least 21 cases of girls’ running away from their homes have been registered in central Panjsher province. The number shows an increase over last year. Tahmina Rezaee, an official at the Women Affairs Department, told Pajhwok Afghan…

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So far 6,000 Panjshiris turn out to register as voters

So far around 6,000 people, with women making 30 percent of them, have registered to vote in Oct 20 elections in central Panjshir province, an official said Monday. Agha Sherin Niazi, general administrative and services director at the…

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3 killed in Panjsher, Kapisa accidents

At least three people have been killed and six others injured in separate traffic accidents in central Panjsher and Kapisa provinces, officials said Thursday. Panjsher deputy police chief, Col. Najmuddin told Pajhwok Afghan News that one passenger…

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Panjsher police recover 700kg of drugs from 25 smugglers

Twenty-five people have been arrested by police in central Panjsher province in connecting with smuggling drugs amounting to 700 kilograms, an official said on Sunday. Col. Najmuddin, deputy provincial police chief, said of the detainees four carried 500kgs…

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60pc of berry harvest perishes every year in Panjsher

The agriculture director of central Panjsher province says a scheme is being initiated to collect berries and prevent them from going waste. According the Irrigation, Agriculture and Livestock Department, more than 100,000 trees of two kinds of berries…

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Panjsher gets $3m snow-clearing equipment

The Ministry of Public Works on Tuesday dispatched heavy snow-clearing equipment worth $3 million and approved the creation of a 45-member natural disaster management department for central Panjsher province. Dr. Ahmad Shah Wahid, a senior official at Public Works…

Governor’s guards beat up RTA reporter

CHARIKAR (RTA) reporter was beaten up by security guards of the Panjsher governor on Thursday after he wrote about the provincial administration’s weaknesses and flaws on Facebook. The incident occurred Parakh, the capital of central Panjsher province, Shukrullah Mashal, the…

1 policeman killed, 4 injured in Helmand suicide attack

LASHKARGAH (PAN): One policeman has been killed and four others injured when a suicide bomber targeted a police check post in Marjah district of the southern Helmand province, an official said Thursday. Fawad Askari, provincial police spokesperson, told Pajhwok Afghan…

Pakistani suspects arrested in Panjsher

PARAKH (PAN): Five people, including four Pakistanis, were arrested by police on charges of disruptive activities in central Panjsher province on Sunday, an official said. The four suspected militants from Punjab province and an Afghan were captured while trying to…

Panjsher suicide attack: 4 held

PARAKH (PAN): Four suspects were arrested on Monday in connection with a May 29 suicide attack that killed seven people at the governor’s house in central Panjsher province, police said. The men were detained based on documents police had found…

Absenteeism rampant among Panjsher officials

PARAKH (PAN): High-level officials, including directors of government departments, remain absent from their duty in central Panjsher province, shortening the work week to four days, residents complained on Tuesday. Due to the habitual and growing trend of absenteeism, most of…