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HELMAND: 2,000 hectares of land to be cleared of poppy

HELMAND - The Poppy eradication campaign started in Marjah, Nad-e-Ali and Garamser districts of Helmand province on Sunday, according to a press release issued by the Helmand Governor’s office yesterday.

25 Feb 2013

BALKH: Sixteen militants join peace process

BALKH - Sixteen insurgents including their commander joined the Government initiated peace and reconciliation process in northern Balkh province yesterday.

21 Feb 2013

BALKH: UNAMA trains journalists on election reporting

MAZAR - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) trained journalists in the country’s northern Balkh province today to prepare them for reporting next year’s presidential polls “accurately and objectively”.

20 Feb 2013