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Archaeologists and residents in the eastern province of #Laghman said on Monday that the restoration of the historically-significant Seraj Castle (Qala -e- Seraj), which started two years ago, has been completed.
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On 26 February 2017, two students were killed and seven others wounded when a rocket landed in
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fighters, becoming the twenty-third provincial capital to be captured by the
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On 6 February 2006, two people were killed by police in riots in
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On 24 May 2021, Afghan government forces clashed with
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means "headman", "lord" or "chief", and "Lam" is an abbreviation for Lamech.
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Clockwise from top: An alley in
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In 2021, the first stadium in
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