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Religion & Culture

Bamyan’s Chahl Burja fort nearing extinction

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Nov 26, 2017 - 18:09
BAMYAN (Pajhwok): The Qala-i-Chahl Burja, a historic fort with 40 towers built around it in the Yakawalang-II district of central Bamyan provinces has been nearing extinction due to negligence on the part of the government. The historic fort is...
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‘Indo-Afghan cultural week’ begins Wednesday

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Javed Hamim Kakar
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Nov 26, 2017 - 15:54
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Afghanistan Embassy in India plans to celebrate the first “Indo-Afghan cultural week” in New Delhi from Wednesday. Afghan envoy to New Delhi, Dr. Shaida Ahmad Abdali, said the event scheduled for November 29 would showcase...
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Young men, women badly affected by high dowry in Paktia

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Pajhwok Report
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Nov 23, 2017 - 14:35
GARDEZ (Pajhwok): High dowry still persisted notorious culture in southeastern Paktia and other provinces of the country that made the lives of young men and women difficult. Zarghoona Hemmat, head of the Afghan Women Network (AWN), said young men...
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Efforts on to deal with foreign cultural invasion: Bawari

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Farid Tanha
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Nov 21, 2017 - 20:09
CHARIKAR (Pajhwok): Acting Information and Culture Minister Mohammad Rasool Bawari said on Tuesday efforts were underway to rescue Afghanistan from “foreign cultural invasion.” The acting minister said this while inaugurating a three-day cultural...
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Female journalists’ presence in media on decline: Survey

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Naheed Bashardost
On
Nov 20, 2017 - 19:23
KABUL (Pajhwok): A new survey released on Monday said the presence of women journalists in Afghanistan has decreased due to insecurity. Conducted by the Center for the Protection of Afghan Women Journalist (CPAWJ), the survey was presented at an...
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World has wrongly recognized Afghans: Robert Sampson

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Zabihullah Ihsaas
On
Nov 20, 2017 - 14:43
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): British teacher Robert Sampson says if the world reads Pashtu poetry they will understand the Afghans hate war and love peace.
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37 pairs enter wedlock in Bamyan mass marriage

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Hadi Ghafari
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Nov 19, 2017 - 19:10
BAMYAN CITY (Pajhwok): A mass marriage ceremony involving 37 pairs was held in central Bamyan province on Sunday, thanks to the Ministry of Information and Culture (MoIC)’s financial help. The ceremony was attended by Bamyan governor Mohammad Tahir...
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Prominent historian ‘Kohzad’ paid homage at Presidential Palace

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Azizullah Hamdard
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Nov 19, 2017 - 19:06
KABUL (Pajhwok): President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Sunday called Ahmad Ali Kohzad as one of key figures and representative of the Afghan history, emphasizing that all his books should either be printed or digitized. President Ghani was addressing...
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35 couples tie the knot at Nimroz mass wedding

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Muhammad Ramin
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Nov 12, 2017 - 15:06
ZARANJ (Pajhwok): Thirty-five couples tied the knot at a mass wedding ceremony arranged by a welfare organization in southwestern Nimroz province on Sunday. Haji Ibrahim Habibyar, head of the welfare organization, said the purpose of mass marriage...
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Women’s painting works on display in Kabul

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Naheed Bashardost
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Nov 11, 2017 - 19:47
KABUL (Pajhwok): Painting arts of women , depicting the bad situation of women in Afghanistan , were put on display in capital Kabul on Saturday. Shakila Shaqaiq Payez, head of Change for Afghan Women organization, who organized the exhibition, told...
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Kandahar woman scripts Quran in delicate embroidery

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Bashir Ahmad Nadem.
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Oct 07, 2017 - 15:31
KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): A young woman from southern Kandahar province has scripted the entire holy Quran with embroidery and wants to present her highly artistic work to the National Museum. Zamarud Afghan, 28, spent seven and half a years...
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Unattended Herat heritage sites face extinction: official

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Storai Karimi
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Oct 04, 2017 - 19:59
HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): Several historic sites and monuments in western Herat province face ‘extinction’ due to government’s negligence, an official said on Wednesday. Arya Raufiyan, the provincial information and culture department head, told a press...
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Will never allow Afghanistan become Syria: Khalili

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Pajhwok Report
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Oct 01, 2017 - 15:21
KABUL (Pajhwok): Chairman of the High Peace Council Mohammad Karim Khalili on Sunday stressed over peace and stability in the country and said that Afghanistan would not be allowed to become second Syria as efforts for proxy war on Afghan soil were being made.
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Farah youth donate blood to commemorate 10th Muharram

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Pajhwok Report
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Oct 01, 2017 - 10:47
FARAH CITY (Pajhwok): Some youth in western Farah province launched blood donation drive on the occasion of 10 th Muharram-ul-Haram to pay homage to the sacrifices of Imam Hussain (RD) and his companions in Karbala.
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Rabbani paid rich tribute on 6th death anniversary

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Azizullah Hamdard
Navid Ahmad Barakzai
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Sep 28, 2017 - 18:33
KABUL (Pajhwok): The sixth death anniversary of former president and High Peace Council (HPC) chief Burhanuddin Rabbani was observed in Kabul on Thursday, with participants demanding security, peace and unity in Afghanistan . The ceremony was...
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Pakistani ulema urged to stop issuing Afghan jihad fitwas

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Yousuf Zarifi
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Sep 28, 2017 - 18:20
JALALABAD (Pajhwok): The Nangarhar hajj and religious affairs director on Thursday asked Pakistani clerics to stop issuing fitawas for jihad in Afghanistan . The Pakistani ulema have recently again issued a fitwa declaring jihad (holy war) in...
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National Archives our historic, cultural treasure: CEO

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Khalil Fithri
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Sep 27, 2017 - 10:49
KABUL (Pajhwok): Visiting the National Archives, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah on Tuesday promised to submit some historic papers and linear works available with him to the archives, asking people to cooperate with the cultural...
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Afghanistan’s first ‘election museum’ opens in Bamyan

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Sep 26, 2017 - 23:05
BAMYAN CITY (Pajhwok): A fist-of-its-kind ‘Election Museum’ that chronicles Afghanistan ’s electoral journey with photographs, documents and technical items was inaugurated in central Bamyan province on Tuesday. The museum was officially inaugurated...
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Media outlets warned over delay in tax payments

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Naheed Bashardost
On
Sep 13, 2017 - 19:30
KABUL (Pajhwok): A senior Ministry of Information and Culture (MoIC) official on Wednesday warned media outlets of legal action and closure over failing to pay taxes in-time.
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Dupree paid respect for preserving Afghan heritage

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Naheed Bashardost
On
Sep 12, 2017 - 18:53
KABUL (Pajhwok): Afghan officials, lecturers, students and culturists on Tuesday held a gathering in Kabul to mourn the death of Nancy Dupree, an American historian who spent decades preserving Afghanistan ’s heritage. Dupree passed away peacefully...
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