GARDEZ (Pajhwok): Senior officials from six southeastern provinces held a joint meeting on ways of improving the security situation and finding solutions to the problems of their region.
Held in the 203rd Thunder Military Corps, the meeting was attended by governors of Paktia, Khost, Logar, Paktika, Ghazni and Maidan Wardak provinces.
They highlighted poor coordination among security and defence organs, the absence of advanced weapons and inadequate air support the main reasons for problems in urban areas and on highways.
