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Death toll in Takhar rally bombing rises to 22

By: ‎,Date: 2018-10-14

KUNDUZ CITY (Pajhwok): The death toll in Saturday’s bomb attack on an election rally has climbed to at least 22 people in northeastern Takhar province, an official said on Sunday.
Another 36 people were injured when the motorcycle bomb went off near the campaign gathering of a female Wolesi Jirga candidate Nazifa Bek in Rustaq district on Saturday afternoon.

Zia Massoud pledges better security

By: ‎,Date: 2014-03-27

 
TALOQAN (Pajhwok): Vice-presidential hopefuls Ahmad Zia Massoud and Abdul Wahab Irfan on Wednesday promised residents of northern Takhar province they would restore peace and introduce Shariah if they succeeded in the upcoming elections.
Massoud, Zalmai Rassoul’s candidate for VP, told hundreds of supporters at an election rally in Taloqan insecurity was a major impediment to Afghanistan’s economic progress and prosperity.

Abdullah blasts Karzai’s remarks on Crimea

By: ‎,Date: 2014-03-26

 
TALOQAN (Pajhwok): Presidential runner Dr Abdullah Abdullah on Tuesday criticised President Hamid Karzai’s stance on Russia's annexation of Crimea as a flawed foreign policy goal.
At a meeting with a bipartisan US parliamentary delegation in Kabul over the weekend, President Karzai said Afghanistan "respects the free will of the people of Crimea to decide about their own future."

Ahmadzai garners more support in Takhar

By: ‎,Date: 2014-03-06