Fuel prices down, gold up in Kabul
The prices of fuel and cooking oil declined, while gold surged in outgoing week in Kabul markets, market sources said on Saturday.
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Jawzjan women’s sewing workshop doubles staff after Pajhwok report
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17 people suffer casualities in Afghanistan last week
Pakistan once again violated the ceasefire on Friday night, resulting in civilian casualties and triggering a response from Afghan forces. Meanwhile, Russia reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening ties with Afghanistan and the Afghan Foreign Minister warned that certain groups were trying to damage trust between Afghanistan and Tajikistan.
Pajhwok report prompts support for disabled siblings
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Fuel prices down, gold up in Kabul
The price of fuel decreased, while the rates of Russian gold surged during the outgoing week in Kabul, market sources said on Saturday.
Pajhwok received no casualty report last week
Last week, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), withdrawing from the Rome Statute, said it did not recognise the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Transport, parliamentary affairs ministers present reports
The Ministry of Transport on Thursday said it collected 12.3 billion afghanis in revenue last year while the State Ministry in Parliamentary Affairs said it followed 32 documents for approval and organized 821 summoning and hearing meetings. The…
Students’ sodomy claims in Logar baseless: NDS
KABUL Association head for central Logar province has been transferred to a safe place and his sodomy claims were baseless and aimed at seeking asylum in a foreign country. The NDS statement comes after the Human Rights Protection Committee expressed…
MPs reject 1396 fiscal year’s expenditure report
KABUL or lower house of the Parliament on Saturday rejected the governor’s expenditure report for the fiscal year 1396 and decided to summon heads of budgetary units who spent less than 70 percent of their budget and remove heads of…
Afghan currency, Russian gold down in Kabul
The value of Afghani currency and the price of Russian gold have dipped while that of fuel has edged up in the capital Kabul, market sources said Thursday. Abdul Hadi, a worker at Wazirabad fuel station in Kabul,…
Govt hails Pajhwok, Lawyers Association joint survey
Second vice-president Mohammad Sarwar Danish on Tuesday appreciated a joint investigative report by Pajhwok Afghan News and Lawyers Association about constitutional violations. Addressing a ceremony marking the 14th anniversary of the country’s constitution here, Danish said such investigative…
Prices of gold, sugar & ghee up as afghani falls
The prices of gold, sugar and ghee rose following a decline in the Afghan currency value, market sources said on Monday. Moneychangers said one US dollar accounted for 69.1 afghanis and 1,000 Pakistani rupees for 646 afghanis this…
10 Afghan journalists killed in 1st half of 2017
KABUL in the first half of 2017, showing a 35 percent surge over last year. The Afghan Journalists' Safety Committee (AJSC), an independent watchdog, issued a new report at a press conference here, saying the Taliban and the Islamic State…
Religious freedom in Afghanistan deteriorates: Report
The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on Wednesday said religious freedom in Afghanistan deteriorated in 2016. USCIRF, a US federal government commission, in its annual report , said “Afghanistan’s overall stability and security remain precarious despite…
