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Pakistan Plans Hike in Zabul PC Minaret of Jam Repatriation Grant for Afghans Head Survives PESHAWAR - has ap- Armed Attack proached global donors for fund- QALAT - The Provincial Council Documentation Short ing to enhance the repatriation head of southern Zabul province grant for Afghan refugees, the has survived militants’ attacks on state-run news agency has re- Monday, an official said. ported. Governor spokesman Gul Video Revealed In an attempt to accelerate the vol- Seyal told Pajhwok Afghan News untary return of Afghan refugees, the incident happened on the Islamabad intends to double the outskirts of Qalat, the provincial grant from $200 to $400 per refu- capital, in Nawkhez area. gee, the Associated Press of Paki- He said PC head Atta Jan Haqbin UNESCO stan (APP) said. visited the area when his con- ,, The repatriation grant for return- voy came under militants attack. revealed a short ees had been increased to $400 per Both sides exchanged gunfire but video summarizing its returnee ...(More on P4)...(6) no party suffered causalities, he added. thorough documentation Reinforcement had been dis- works on the ‘Minaret Key Pass Reopens for Heavy patched to the area but the as- of Jam’ in western Ghor sailants flee the area. The Taliban Traffic after 5-Day Closure have not spoken about the inci- province. dent. (Pajhwok) ,, CHARIKAR - The Salang high- cles. But the route was reopened way, connecting northern prov- as a result of efforts by workers. inces with Kabul, has reopened Officials said the busy pass had after a five-day closure due to been closed over the past five heavy snowfall on both sides of days for trucks. the busy pass, an official said on Gen. Rajab, the Salang mainte- Monday. nance commander, told Pajhwok A snowstorm that started five Afghan News heavy snowfall days back caused avalanches, cov- over the past week blocked the ering a large portion of the road highway for traffic. But it was reo- and stranding hundreds of vehi- pened ...(More on P4)...(7) Kunduz City Women Demand Family Park KUNDUZ CITY - A number of women demanded of the gov- ernment to construct a family park in the capital of northern Kunduz province. They argue Kunduz is insecure province where most of its resi- dents avoid going for sightsee- ing and amusement due to inse- curity, therefore, the government KABUL - The Minaret of Jam, one of Afghanistan’s and UNESCO’s Heritage Emergency Fund and with should build a family park inside most prominent, was included in the UNESCO list of the strong endorsement of the Presidential Palace. the provincial capital. “World Heritage Properties in Danger” in 2002. The Presidential Palace provided all of the security Shagofa, a resident of Kunduz tricts, that’s why we ask the gov- in the city and urged the govern- A statement from UNESCO said the video is now and logistic arrangements and the mission was criti- city, told Pajhwok Afghan News ernment to create as family park ment to address this problem. available on social media website Youtube at 5htt- cal to assess the current state of the minaret and sur- that there were two parks in here so families can spend holi- She further some good works had ps://youtu.be/PcE10VsqP5Q. rounding archaeological area. Kunduz City but families were days there”. lately been done across the prov- In September 2017, a mission took place for a thor- The Minaret of Jam is located in not allowed to enter there. Sakina, another resident of the ince but one thing that remained ough documentation of the Minaret of Jam with around 200km east of western Herat City at the con- “Kunduz is one of unstable same area, also complained unaddressed was a family park in international assistance from World Heritage Fund fluence of HariRud and...(More on P4)...(8) provinces. We do not go to dis- about the lack of women’s parks the city. ...(More on P4)...(9)