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February 23, 2005 PESHAWAR (AIP): The census of Afghan refugees scheduled to be held today (Wednesday) across Pakistan could not be started due to unknown reasons. A spokesman for UNHCR in Peshawar told AIP that all the arrangements had been made to hold the census to ascertain the number of Afgh...
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February 23, 2005 PESHAWAR (AIP): Residents of Khost province have postponed their protest against the closure of medical facility at Khost University. Ghazi Nawaz Tani, an elder of Khost reconciliation Shoora (Council) told AIP on Wednesday that an official of President House phoned him to come...
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February 23, 2005 PESHAWAR (AIP): Director Health of Balkh Dr. Mirwais Rabai has said that heavy snowfall caused no casualties due to the preventive measures taken by the government. Talking to AIP on Wednesday, he said that he held meetings with NGOs and health officials on Feb. 6 aimed at devis...
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February 22, 2005 PESHAWAR (AIP): Al least 25 Afghan refugees, killed in an earthquake in an Iranian City Mushahd, were laid to rest on Tuesday. Afghan Consul-General Engineer Toryali Ghayasi told AIP from Mushhad city that the death toll might further rise, saying so far 25 people have been buri...
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February 22, 2005 PESHAWAR (AIP): Afghan Health Minister Dr. Muhammad Ameen Fatimee said that anti-polio campaign would be launched on 1sth March during the current year across Afghanistan. He said this while talking to reporters after arriving in Kandahar on Tuesday. Dr. Fatimee said that the...
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February 22, 2005 PESHAWAR (AIP): Governor of Nangarhar province, Deen Muhammad, inaugurated work on a road being built between Ghani Khel and Marco areas, some 40 km to the east of Jalalabad City, the provincial capital. An official said that Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) would carry out...
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February 21, 2005 PESHAWAR (AIP): Elders and chieftains of Khost City expressed their reservations over the closure of medical faculty at Khost University during a meeting with the officials at Governor House. An elder of Khost Shura (council) Ghazi Nawaz Tani told AIP on Monday that some 300 loc...
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February 21, 2005 PESHAWAR (AIP): One border security soldier was injured on Saturday (Feb.19) during a clash with police in Mazar-e-Sharif, police said Monday. Chief of Balkh police Nasrudden Hamdard told AIP that police and border security soldiers exchanged fire over a petty issue, injuring on...
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February 21, 2005 PESHAWAR (AIP): At least 17 people including children died of cold-related diseases at a refugee camp in eastern Herat province in the past few days. An elder of the camp Jalaluddin told newsmen on Monday that 17 people mostly children died of biting cold at Mashlakh refuge camp...
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February 21, 2005 PESHAWAR (AIP): About 1600 students including 404 girls took admission test in western Herat province on Monday. Reports reaching here suggest that the students were seeking admissions in engineering and medical colleges. Ends