Two women and a child were killed after the vehicle they were travelling in struck a roadside bomb in the Gilan district of southeastern Ghazni province on Friday, the governor’s spokesman said. Mohammad Arif Noori told Pajhwok…
Local officials blame growing insecurity in Maqur and Gilan districts of southern Ghazni province on insufficient police strength. Col. Lotfullah Kamran, Gilan district police chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News that around 50 percent of the district’s territory…
A US airstrike targeted a Taliban meeting in Andar district of southern Ghazni province on Tuesday, officials said, a claim rejected by the militant group. The governor’s spokesman, Mohammad Arif Noori, told Pajhwok Afghan News the airstrike…
Four Afghan Local Police (ALP) personnel and six Taliban have been killed during a clash in the Deh Yak district of southern Ghazni province, an official said on Wednesday. Mohammad Arif Noori, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok…
Seven Taliban insurgents and two policemen have been killed during a clash in the Giru district of southern Ghazni province, an official said on Wednesday. Police chief Brig. Gen. Mohammad Zaman told Pajhwok Afghan News the clash…
Residents of far-flung areas in southern Ghazni province transfer their female family patients to kilometers away to district centers or the provincial capital against an artificially increased taxi fare. The people in remote area say at times…
The governor of southern Ghazni province on Saturday accused the Taliban of stirring up tribal disputes. However, the militant group rejected the allegation. Governor Abdul Karim Mateen told reporters here the Taliban, in compliance with orders from…
Daesh or so-called Islamic State (IS) group has circulated night letters in Qarabagh district of southern Ghazni province, threatening residents with death if they provided support to Taliban rivals. The Qarabagh town chief, Saheb Khan, told Pajhwok…
Thirty Taliban insurgents have been killed and another 33 wounded during security forces’ operations in southern Ghazni province, an official said on Sunday. Maj. Gen. Shaor Gul, 203th Thunder military corps commander, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the…
Taliban militants have killed five young men whose bodies were found dumped near a school in the capital of southern Ghazni province, an official said on Tuesday. Mohammad Arif Noori, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News…
Three children of a war-displaced family have died due to extreme cold in southern Ghazni province, the deceased children’s grandmother said Wednesday, fearing for other kids. Some 24 families after being displaced by the conflict in Tirinkot,…
Three Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers have been killed and five others wounded as insurgents stormed checkpoints in southern Ghazni province, an official said on Tuesday. Mohammad Arif Noori, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the…
Information and Culture Minister Rassoul Bawari on Monday inaugurated three projects worth 60 million afghanis in southern Ghazni province. The minister said the projects included construction of buildings for the provincial information and culture department, museum and public…
Three Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers and eight Taliban were killed after the militants stormed a check-point in the Qarabagh district of southern Ghazni province, an official said on Saturday. Mohammad Arif Noori, the governor’s spokesman, told…
A number of war-displaced families in southern Ghazni province on Wednesday accused government officials of stealing aid coming in their name. Khan Mohammad, who fled home due to clashes in their home town Nawa district about one…
The residents of Maqur district of southern Ghazni province on Wednesday protested against the district police chief, accusing him of his involvement in drug smuggling and mysterious murder cases. Around 200 residents protesting against Maj. Haji Mohammad…
Local officials in southern Ghazni province on Monday acknowledged their inability to attend offices in the Qarabagh district due to insecurity. Qarabagh district chief Sahib Khan told Pajhwok Afghan News the Qarabagh-Ghazni City highway had become insecure.…
The governor of southern Ghazni province on Monday said a number of rebel groups had recently joined the Taliban but they would face an offensive in the winter. Governor Abdul Karim Matin, addressing a press conference in…
Heavily armed Taliban insurgents stormed security posts in Deh Yak district of southern Ghazni province last night and the ensuing clash left seven dead and 14 wounded on both sides, police said Friday. It was the third…
An armed clash over the election of the provincial council head in southern Ghazni province left three people injured on Wednesday, an official said. A source in the provincial council office, wishing anonymity, told Pajhwok Afghan News…
Elections for leadership board of the provincial council of southern Ghazni province is yet to be held due to internal problems and political interference, an official said on Wednesday. Amanullah Kamran, deputy head of the provincial council,…
Public Health Minister Ferozuddin Feroz has said buildings for 32 health clinics would be constructed soon in southern Ghazni province. There are a total of 70 health centers in Ghazni and 32 of them have been without…
Local officials on Saturday at least 32 Taliban militants have been killed during clashes with Afghan forces in southern Ghazni and central Kapisa provinces. Ghazni governor’s spokesman, Mohammad Arif Noori, told Pajhwok Afghan News that Taliban militants…
At least 10 insurgents were killed and six others injured in an airstrike in Andar district of southern Ghazni province on Wednesday, officials said. Ghazni governor’s spokesman, Mohammad Arif Noori, told Pajhwok Afghan News foreign forces conducted…
