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Unpaid Shurabak dam workers go on strike

Shurabak Hydroelectric Dam workers in northeastern Badakhshan province have gone on strike over not receiving their salaries for the last five months, warning not to return to their job until their wages are paid. This comes as 98…

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Samangan hospital doctors on strike over salary cut

Doctors and paramedical staff of the provincial civil hospital in northern Samangan province on Thursday went on strike against what they said being replaced and their salaries reduced. However, Samangan public health officials say the project related salaries…

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Truckers, transport companies call off strike

The Afghanistan’s Chambers Federation (ACF) on Saturday announced ending a 24-day-old strike, as some vehicles loaded with commercial goods started moving towards their destinations. According to reports, hundreds of truck drivers and transport companies had been striking against…

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Hundreds of unpaid Kandahar teachers go on strike

Hundreds of contractual school teachers on Saturday went on strike in the capital of southern Kandahar province against the delay in payment of their salaries. The teachers gathered in front of Ahmad Shah Baba High School in…

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Moneychangers end strike as DAB agrees with key demands

KABUL Bank (DAB) vowed to agree their key demands in line with the law. The Moneychangers National Council had organized a countrywide strike on February 7 against restrictions imposed on them by the DAB. The central bank had barred money…

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Teachers on strike in Greshk over unpaid salaries

Schoolteachers went on strike over not receiving their salaries in the Greshk district of southern Helmand province on Wednesday. The protesting teachers in hundreds gathered in Abu Alfateh School in Greshk district to announce their boycott of attending…

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Khost teachers end strike, classes to resume Tuesday

Teachers on Monday called off their strike in southeastern Khost province after boycotting classes for three days over the delay in distribution of land plots to them. The teachers had been on strike in Khost City, the…

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700 Laghman teachers go on strike over land plots

Hundreds of schoolteachers on Sunday went on strike in the Qarghai district of eastern Laghman province, allowing thousands of students to return homes, officials said on Sunday. Nearly 700 teachers from district schools, the sciences centre, the teacher…

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Kabul moneychangers go on strike to demand security

Moneychangers and jewelers at a famous currency exchange market in Kabul on Sunday went on strike and staged a protest demonstration, asking the government to ensure their security. “We don’t feel secure, our colleagues are often robbed and…

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Doctors on strike after colleagues beaten in Kabul

KABUL member.   The protestors numbering around 100 warned they would continue their strike until those who beat the two doctors were arrested.   Dr. Faisal, one of the striking doctors, told Pajhwok Afghan News the incident took place two…

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Striking Paktia doctors vow to continue strike

Doctors at the civil hospital in southeastern Paktia province have been on strike for the last three consecutive days against non-payment of their salaries over the past five months. The strike has left patients unattended. One of the…

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Strike shuts down Logar teacher training centre

Hundreds of students, teachers and workers at the main Teacher Training Centre in central Logar province have gone on strike against the centre director. The strike involving 30 teachers, workers and about 200 students would continue until the…