At least 31 Taliban insurgents have been killed during airstrikes in Nawa and Awghaz districts of southern Ghazni province, an official said on Saturday. Mohammad Hanif Rezaee, spokesman for the 203rd Thunder Military Corps, told Pajhwok Afghan…
After extension of power pylons from Kabul, southern Ghazni province was connected to imported electricity for the first time on temporary trial basis, an official said Wednesday. Governor’s spokesman, Mohammad Arif Noori, told Pajhwok Afghan News the…
The police chief for Jaghato district of southern Ghazni province was killed in a roadside bombing on Thursday, an official said. Governor’s spokesman, Mohammad Arif Noori, told Pajhwok Afghan News the incident took place in Torgul area…
A number of female workers in southern Ghazni province complain social taboos, harassment and insecurity impede them from working for local media outlets. Shakila, one of the female journalists in Ghazni, has worked for three years for…
Four insurgents have been killed in an airstrike by the Afghan forces in southern Ghazni province, officials said on Monday. Ghazni police chief Brig. Gen. Mohammad Zaman told reporters in Ghazni city, the provincial capital, that police…
An Afghan National Army helicopter crash-landed after hitting a tree in Ajristan district of southern Ghazni province on Wednesday, injuring two personnel onboard, police said. The helicopter crashed into a tree soon as it took off after…
The Hindu and Sikh minorities living in southern Ghazni province have complained their children are teased and harassed by classmates in public and private schools and demanded separate schools for their children. The minorities say the harassment…
Local officials on Thursday said the security forces had retaken control of the Zana Khan district of southern Ghazni province, a claim rejected by the Taliban. Governor Abul Karim Matin told a press conference in Ghazni City,…
The Taliban have overrun the Zana Khan district of southern Ghazni province following fierce clashes with the Afghan security forces, officials acknowledged on Thursday. A provincial council member, Abdul Jamay Jamay, told Pajhwok Afghan News the security…
A district police chief was among seven other police killed in separate incidents of violence in southern Ghazni and Helmand provinces, officials said on Wednesday. The Jaghatu district police chief, Manzoor Hussain, was killed along with one bodyguard…
Local residents fear militants may overrun large swathes of in southern Ghazni province if the security situation is not strengthened with a sense of urgency. However, security officials insist they are working day and night for improving…
Residents of remote areas in southern Ghazni province say their children have not been vaccinated against the crippling polio disease for the past many years. They say their children were missed on vaccination because polio teams never arrived…
Six Taliban insurgents have been killed and four others injured during a clash with security forces in Andar district of southern Ghazni province, an official said on Thursday. Ghazni acting police chief Col. Mustafa Mayar told Pajhwok…
Most pharmacists in southern Ghazni province are without professional qualifications, giving patients wrong or expired medicine, residents complain. Mohammad Rahim, an inhabitant of Ghazni City, the provincial capital, told Pajhwok Afghan News some few days ago he…
Two former Afghan Local Police (ALP) members involved in targeted killings have been detained in southern Ghazni province, an official said Sunday. Acting Ghazni police chief, Col. Mustafa Mayar, told reporters on Sunday that the two former…
The police chief for Qarabagh district of southern Ghazni province was injured during a clash with Taliban insurgents who lost a dozen fighters to the overnight battle, an official said on Wednesday. Another 15 insurgents were wounded…
Residents of the capital of southern Ghazni province complain about the high tariff of government-supplied electricity, saying many families are unable to pay bills. Mohammad Sarir, an inhabitant of Ghazni City, told Pajhwok Afghan News the price…
Police in southern Ghazni province on Monday claimed rescuing 25 children from being smuggled to Pakistan for what they alleged militancy training. The boys, aged between eight and 15 years, were in two vans which the police…
Health centres have either been closed or lack doctors and medicines in various districts of southern Ghazni province, residents complain. A resident of Giru district, Naqibullah, told Pajhwok Afghan News the health clinic in their district had…
Government departments, including the governor’s office, in southern Ghazni province have defaulted on paying 35 million afghanis in electricity bills, officials said on Wednesday. Jan Mohammad Noori, Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) head for Ghazni, told Pajhwok…
At least 11 Taliban fighters have been killed in clashes with security forces in Qarabagh and Deh Yak districts of southern Ghazni province, officials said on Wednesday Taliban stormed Afghan forces’ checkpoints in Deh Yak district of…
Most residents of southern Ghazni province resolve their problems and disputes through tribal jirgas instead of approaching the judicial organs due to corruption. However, a number of residents believe decisions of such jirgas are illegal and create…
About 30 girl students of a high school have been apparently poisoned in Jaghori district of southern Ghazni province, an official said on Wednesday. Education Department head Mohammad Abid Abid told Pajhwok Afghan News the girls at…
Residents allege Taliban have imposed taxes on some shops, worrying the vendors of southern Ghazni province. The insurgents confirm the claim. Bismillah, hailing from Ali Kala area on the outskirts of Ghazni City, told Pajhwok Afghan News…
