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Clash over land leaves 3 dead, 5 injured in Ghazni

Three people were killed and five others wounded after two tribes clashed over a land dispute in southern Ghazni province, local officials said on Thursday. Mawlawi Mansoor Ahmad Afghan, information and culture department director, told Pajhwok Afghan News…

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Brothers kill father in Ghazni

Two brothers have killed their father due to domestic violence in the Andar district of southern Ghazni province, police said on Tuesday. Ghazni police spokesman Khalid Sarhadi told Pajhwok Afghan News the incident took place late last…

8 nomads injured in clash with security personnel in Ghazni

Security forces shot and injured eight nomads after a physical clash over construction of houses on a government land in Sheikh Abdul Salam area of central​ Ghazni province. Officials said some nomads wanted to arbitrarily divide government land…

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2,000 police being equipped with uniform in Ghazni

The process to distribute uniform to 2000 police personnel has been launched in southern Ghazni province. Deputy police chief Maulvi Nasratullah Khadem told Pajhwok Afghan News that uniforms were being distributed to 2,000 police personnel. He said…

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Ghazni municipality launches new projects worth 53m afghanis

The municipality in southern Ghazni province has launched seven reconstruction projects worth 53 million afghanis in the provincial capital, Ghazni City. Engineering department in-charge at Ghazni Municipality, Engineer Sher Ahmad, told Pajhwok Afghan News the municipality had…

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Industrial production shrinks 80 percent in Ghazni

Industrialists and factory owners in southern Ghazni province say they are forced to reduce the number of workers and the volume of production due to existing economic challenges, shortage of raw materials, lack of good market and industrial…

5 killed after floodwater overturns passenger bus in Ghazni

At least five people were killed after a flash flood overturned a 580 type passenger bus on the Kabul-Kandahar highway in southern Ghazni province. Police Spokesperson Abu KhalidSarhadi told Pajhwok Afghan News that the incident happened in Matai…

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Destroyed US, NATO vehicles put on display in Ghazni

Destroyed American and NATO vehicles have been put on public display on the Islamic culture road in Ghazni city, the capital of southern Ghazni province. MaulaviHabibullahMujahid, the director of information and culture of Ghazni province, told Pajhwok Afghan…

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Ghazni residents concerned at poor quality telecom services

Residents of southern Ghazni province complain about poor internet and voice call services in the province, saying the situation has badly affected their daily life activities. Rahmatullah, a resident of Ghazni City, the provincial capital, told Pajhwok Afghan…

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Hundreds of flood-affected families being assisted in Ghazni

The process of distributing food and non-food items to hundreds of calamity-hit families commenced in southern Ghazni province on Wednesday. Maulvi Umar Haqqani, head of the province's natural disaster management, told Pajhwok Afghan News that they had already…

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2 killed, as many injured in Ghazni traffic accident

Two people were killed and as many injured in a traffic accident in southern Ghazni province last night, an official said on Monday. A motorcycle and a car collided in Khashk area on the road between Ghazni city…

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Ghazni: 184 fall ill after dinking contaminated water

A suspected cholera outbreak has infected at least 184 people since Friday in the Gero district of central Ghazni province, an official said on Saturday Mohammad NasimArbab, director of epidemic diseases control, told Pajhwok Afghan News these individuals…

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4 of a family among 6 shot dead in Logar, Ghazni

At least six people have been shot dead in two separate incidents in central Logar and southern Ghazni provinces, officials said on Thursday. Rafiullah Samim, director of information and culture for Logar, said without going into details…

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Children among 8 killed in overnight Paktia, Ghazni floods

Eight people have been killed and five others wounded as a result of flash floods in southern Ghazni and southeastern Paktia provinces, officials said on Sunday. Five people were killed and two others injured in the Khairabad…

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Nature’s fury: 11 killed, injured in Ghazni floods, storm

At least a dozen people suffered casualties and crops on thousands of acres of land destroyed by storm and floods in several districts of southern Ghazni province since last night, an official said on Wednesday. The floods…

Drought severely damages crops, orchards in Ghazni

Drought hits all districts of southern Ghazni province this year, but Zana Khan, about 30 kilometers from the provincial capital, is the worst-hit district. Farmers and gardeners in the district complain they are facing severe water shortages…

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3-day roadside book fair launched in Ghazni

A group of youth on Tuesday opened a three-day book fair on the side of a road in this capital city of southern Ghazni province to encourage reading habits among people. The youth said most of educated…

Andar elders cut dowry amount, wedding expenses

Tribal elders in the Andar district of southern Ghazni province have agreed to reduce dowry amount and other wedding expenses. They also called forced marriage, under age marriage and marriages for compensating murders or elopement against the…

Our business at a standstill, say Ghazni barbers

Barbers in southern Ghazni province say their work has come to a standstill following restrictions on trimming beard and cutting stylish hairs. The Vice and Virtue departments have imposed new restrictions in various provinces, including Ghazni. The departments…

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Thousands offered work-for-wheat opportunities

Five thousand people in Ghazni City, the provincial capital, and some districts have been provided work opportunities in return for wheat, an official said on Saturday.

Carpenter’s shop gutted in Ghazni fire

A carpenter’s shop was gutted in a predawn fire breakout in the Shamir area of ​​southern Ghazni province, an official said on Friday. Maulvi Habibullah Mujahid, head of Ghazni's information and culture department, told Pajhwok Afghan News…

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