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Ghazni: Martyrs’ Department head gunned down

Unidentified gunmen shot dead the director of the Disabled and Martyrs Department in the capital of southern Ghazni province on Tuesday, an official said. Mohammad Arif Noori, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News that Nasratullah Siasee…

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District police chief killed in Ghazni bomb blast

Local security officials on Tuesday said the police chief for Rashidan district of southern Ghazni province was killed in a roadside bombing. Ahmad Khan Sirat, provincial police spokesman told Pajhwok Afghan News that 2nd Lt. Amanullah Ibrahimi…

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In 7 months, blasts kill 72 civilians in Ghazni

Bomb blasts killed at least 72 civilians and injured 187 others during the past seven months in southern Ghazni province, an official said Tuesday. Mohammad Arif Noori, the governor’s spokesman, told a press conference in Ghazni City,…

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Prosecutor, tribal elder killed in Ghazni

Local officials on Tuesday said the Attorney Office’s executive head for southern Ghazni province has been gunned down by unidentified assailants. Governor’s spokesman Mohammad Arif Noori told Pajhwok Afghan News that Mujtaba Hanafi, the executive head, was…

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Work on girls’ school building launched in Ghazni

Construction work on a girls’ school building was launched on Monday in southern Ghazni province, where another school building was completed, officials. Ghazni governor’s spokesman, Mohammad Arif Noori, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the building for Wali…

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Boy death sparks protest against Afghan forces in Ghazni

A number of residents of Andar district of southern Ghazni province on Wednesday staged a protest rally against what they alleged the killing of a 15-year old boy by Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers. The angry protestors…

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Security personnel in some Ghazni districts under Taliban siege

Security personnel in some districts of southern Ghazni province have been besieged by the Taliban and officials took no efforts for breaking it. Local officials in Ghazni strongly rejected the issue of security personnel being besieged by…

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7 civilians killed in Ghazni, Laghman explosions

At least seven civilians were killed in separate explosions in southern Ghazni and eastern Laghman province, officials said Sunday. Ghazni governor’s spokesman, Mohammad Arif Noori, told Pajhwok Afghan News that an explosion was happened in Shidan area of…

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58 Taliban killed in Ghazni, Helmand offensives

Nearly 60 Taliban militants have been killed and several others wounded during clearing operations in southern Ghazni and Helmand provinces, officials said Monday. Helmand police Chief Maj. Hassamuddin Helmandi told Pajhwok Afghan News the clearing operations…

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31 Taliban rebels killed in Ghazni offensives: Officials

Local official on Sunday said 31 Taliban insurgent have been killed during an operation and a suicide bomb explosion in southern of Ghazni province. Governor spokesman, Mohammad Arif  Noori told Pajwok Afghan News 33 Taliban rebels suffered casualties…

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Senior army official killed in Ghazni insider attack

An Afghan National Army’s brigade commander was killed in an insider attack on Wednesday in Qarabagh district of southern Ghazni province, the Ministry of Defense said. A statement from the MoD received by Pajhwok Afghan News said…

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Security personnel among 19 killed in Ghazni

Four security personnel and 15 Taliban, including seven Pakistanis, have been killed in airstrike and clash in the Dayak district of southern Ghazni province, an official said on Friday. Governor Spokesman Mohammad Arif Noori told Pajhwok Afghan…

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Ghazni’s Khogyani district police chief killed

The police chief for Khogyani district of southern Ghazni province was killed in a bomb blast on Wednesday noon, an official said. A security official from the same district, declining to be named, told Pajhwok Afghan News…

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2 people killed, wounded on own explosives in Ghazni

A person was killed and another wounded when the bomb they trying to plant in Sultan Mahmod Ghaznavi Shrine went off in southern Ghazni province on Sunday, officials said. Ahmad Khan Sirat, Ghazni police spokesman told Pajhwok…

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Insecurity shuts 169 voter registration centers in Ghazni

Election officials say nearly 160 voter registration centers have been shut due to security issues in southern Ghazni province. Nazer Hussain Nabizada, in charge of public awareness programs at the Independent Election Commission (IEC) in Ghazni, told…

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Ghazni protestors prevent election materials transfer

A number of people prevented election materials from being transported to some districts in southern Ghazni province in protest against the prolonged delay in holding Wolesi Jirga polls in the province. Wolesi Jirga or lower house elections…

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Ghazni’s Khwaja Omari district recaptured from Taliban

KABUL militants. According to reports Khwaja Omari district was lost to the insurgents about a year back when the district chief, Ali Shamsdost and nine policemen were killed. The Ministry of Defense and Ghazni governor’s house said the district’s center…

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‘9 Taliban’s Red Unit fighters killed in Ghazni’

KABUL’s Red Unit have been killed during an operation in southern Ghazni province. A statement from NDS received by Pajhwok Afghan News said that special intelligence forces conducted an operation on Taliban’s Red Unit insurgents in parts of Ghazni province.…

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Scores of Taliban fighters killed in Ghazni battle

KABUL insurgents includign the gruop's Red Unit’s fighters have been killed during security operations in southern Ghazni province, claims the provincial police headquarters. In a statement, the police said on Saturday the Taliban launched a major offensive against the security…

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100 MPs oppose Ghazni division into separate constituencies

KABUL or lower house members on Monday opposed dividing southern Ghazni province into separate constituencies for the upcoming elections and termed it against the law. The Wolesi Jirga elections were held on October 20 and 21 nationwide except Ghazni and…

Insecurity cited behind closure of 23 Ghazni schools

Twenty-three schools and seminaries have been closed in southern Ghazni province as a result of social issues, insecurity and students’ unwillingness to attend classes. Ghazni is one of the insecure provinces of Afghanistan and other spheres of…

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3 brothers among 6 civilians killed in Ghazni drone strike

A dozen Taliban insurgents and half a dozen civilians, including three brothers, have been killed in a drone strike in Andar district of southern Ghazni province, an official said on Monday. A government official, who wished to…

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A dozen Taliban killed in Ghazni ground-air offensive

A dozen Taliban insurgents and three security personnel have been killed during clashes and airstrikes in two different areas of southern Ghazni province last night, an official said Saturday. The 12 rebels were killed during a ground and…

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