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Water Supply Projects Completed in Kandahar and Daikundi ProvincesReliable

Water Supply Projects Completed in Kandahar and Daikundi Provinces

A water supply project costing three million nine hundred thousand afghanis has been completed in Kandahar's Zhirey district, providing clean drinking water to hundreds of returnee migrant families using a twenty cubic meter metal reservoir and twenty-eight solar panels. A separate UNICEF-supported project costing two million four hundred thousand afghanis in Daikundi's Kajran district will supply drinking water to dozens of families.

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Mawlawi Zabihullah Mujahid Delivers Speech at Launch of Pormukhtag Website and 100th Issue of ArgnamaReliable

Mawlawi Zabihullah Mujahid Delivers Speech at Launch of Pormukhtag Website and 100th Issue of Argnama

Mawlawi Zabihullah Mujahid delivered a speech at a ceremony for the launch of the Pormukhtag website and the 100th issue of Argnama.

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Interest in Learning Chinese Increases in Eastern AfghanistanReliable

Interest in Learning Chinese Increases in Eastern Afghanistan

Interest in learning Chinese has grown in eastern Afghanistan, particularly Nangarhar province in addition to Kabul, driven by job opportunities with Chinese mining companies and access to scholarships. Local students say the language skills open doors for future work and studies, according to a Xinhua report.

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Man Arrested in Jawzjan for Allegedly Stabbing Wife to DeathReliable

Man Arrested in Jawzjan for Allegedly Stabbing Wife to Death

A man was arrested in Jawzjan province for allegedly stabbing his wife to death in Misrabad village of Shiberghan city. The husband and another man were detained the following day with investigations ongoing according to the police spokesman.

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Coordination and Capacity Building Meeting for Provincial Officials of the Ministry of Public Health HeldReliable

Coordination and Capacity Building Meeting for Provincial Officials of the Ministry of Public Health Held

The Ministry of Public Health held a coordination and capacity building meeting for its provincial officials.

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Gunmen Kill Two Federal Police Officers in Northwest PakistanReliable

Gunmen Kill Two Federal Police Officers in Northwest Pakistan

Two federal police officers were shot dead by gunmen on a motorcycle while shopping in a market in Pakistan's Bannu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, prompting a security forces search with no group claiming responsibility. In a separate incident, militants destroyed an abandoned police station with explosives, causing no casualties.

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Rashid Khan Rejects Citizenship Offers from India and AustraliaReliable

Rashid Khan Rejects Citizenship Offers from India and Australia

Afghan cricket star Rashid Khan revealed he rejected citizenship offers from India and Australia to continue playing for Afghanistan. He made the comments in an interview with India Today, noting the issue was raised during the 2023 IPL.

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More Than Seven Tons of Illegal Food Items Seized in HelmandReliable

More Than Seven Tons of Illegal Food Items Seized in Helmand

Customs officials in Helmand province seized more than seven tons of illegal food items transported in four cargo trucks without legal procedures or duties and arrested eight individuals. The head of the Helmand Subsidiary Customs Directorate stated that the action enforces legal trade rules, upholds the rule of law and increases domestic revenues.

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New Zealand Declares State of Emergency in Wellington Due to Flash FloodingReliable

New Zealand Declares State of Emergency in Wellington Due to Flash Flooding

New Zealand declared a state of emergency in Wellington after torrential rain caused flash floods, forcing evacuations, canceling flights, closing schools and leaving one person missing. The severe weather follows Cyclone Vaianu from the previous weekend, with more rain on the way.

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North Korea’s Kim Oversees Short-Range Missile Tests, South Condemns LaunchesReliable

North Korea’s Kim Oversees Short-Range Missile Tests, South Condemns Launches

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test-firing of five upgraded short-range ballistic missiles near Sinpo, which struck a target 136 kilometers away with high precision. South Korea condemned the launches, the fourth this month, as military provocations violating UN Security Council resolutions amid heightened regional tensions.

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