Pakistani militia forces have started cutting down pine-nut forests in Barmal district of southeastern Paktika province, residents of the district said on Monday. Waziri tribal council head in the district, Qudratullah, told Pajhwok Afghan News the Pakistani paramilitary…
Refugees from the North Waziristan tribal region of Pakistan are preventing a polio vaccination campaign in southeastern Paktika province, officials said on Saturday. Dr. Mohammad Noor, director of polio vaccine campaign in Paktika, told Pajhwok Afghan News that…
Some children from the Barmal district of southeastern Paktika province are forced to go to Pakistani schools across the border, residents said on Saturday. The issue was raised at a public meeting, which was attended by Barmal residents,…
