The Afghanistan Journal

Kandahar’s pomegranate harvest to reach 274,725 tons this year

The Kandahar Department of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock has said that 274,725 tons of pomegranates will be harvested from the province this year.Mohammad Hanif Haqmal, spokesman for the Kandahar Department…

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Italy donates 2 million euros to treat drug addicts

The UN Special Trust Fund for Afghanistan has announced that Italy has donated 2 million euros to Afghanistan to treat drug addicts.The UN Special Trust Fund for Afghanistan said on…

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Over 421,000 metric tons transported via railway

The Ministry of Public Works of Afghanistan said today that 421,700 metric tons of goods were transported via railway in the past month.The Ministry of Public Works announced today, Thursday,…

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Afghan child secretly went to India

Indian media said that a 13-year-old Afghan child was found stuck in the tires of a Kam Air plane at the Indira Gandhi International Airport. Indian media said on Monday,…

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Chromite ore processing plant inaugurated in Khost

Officials of the Department of Mines and Petroleum in Khost said that a chromite ore processing plant has been inaugurated in the province at a cost of $200,000. Khost officials…

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Two traffic accidents in Bamyan

Bamyan officials reported today that five people were killed and injured in two separate traffic accidents in the provincial capital and Waras district.Mohammad Khwani Rasa, spokesman for the Bamyan Police…

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Trump says Afghanistan’s security situation is better than Chicago’s

US President Donald Trump said in an interview with a local media outlet that the security situation in Afghanistan is better than that of the US city of Chicago. Trump…

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15,000 Afghan refugees return from Iran and Pakistan

The Ministry of Refugee and Repatriation Affairs has announced that 11,124 Afghans have returned to their country from Pakistan and 4,936 from Iran.According to officials; the refugees who returned from…

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Eight killed in traffic accident in Jawzjan

Local government officials in Jawzjan said that eight people were killed and four others were injured in a traffic accident on the Balkh-Jawzjan road in the “Aqcha” district of the…

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Death toll from Kunar earthquake reaches 610

The death toll from the earthquake in Kunar has reached 610 and 1,300 others have been injured, a spokesman for the Ministry of Interior says.The death toll from the earthquake…

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