Some bookstores’ owners in Khost City, the capital of southeastern Khost province, complain about their dwindling business. GhulamRasoul, one of the bookstore owners, told Pajhwok Afghan News as a result of people’s deteriorated economic condition, the buying…
Doctors and paramedical staff of the provincial civil hospital and dozens of health clinics in districts on Monday closed the door of the Organization for Health Promotion and Management (OHPM) office in southeastern Khost province in protest.…
Da Afghanistan Breshna Shirkat (DABS) office in southeastern Khost province collected over 100 million afghanis revenue in the past eight months, showing a surge in the revenue collection. DABS Head for Khost Eng. Folad told Pajhwok Afghan…
Seven hundred poultry farms have been closed in southeastern Khost province due to a consistent decline in chicken demand, farmers and shopkeepers say. Syed Azeem, a chicken seller in Khost City, recalled he previously sold up to…
Malaria and Leishmaniasis Center in southeastern Khost province says that 1,785 cases of leishmaniasis were registered in the province during the first three quarters of last solar year. Dr. Gulab Jan, Khost Malaria and Leishmaniasis Center head,…
Police in southeastern Khost province on Wednesday claimed confiscating dozens of kilograms of narcotics and arresting eight suspects in connection with the seizure. Provincial counternarcotics chief Mualvi Mir Sadiq Khan told Pajhwok Afghan News that they had…
Pakistani security forces have allegedly carried out airstrike on Waziristan refugees in Sperai district of southeastern Khost province and in the Shaltan district of eastern Kunar province, inflicting casualties on people, according to local residents on Saturday.…
A number of residents of central Maidan Wardak province on Wednesday complained about increasing food prices in the holy month of Ramadan. Provincial municipal officials stress they are trying to control prices, but say prices change on…
Officials in southeastern Khost province say the repatriation process of Waziristan refugees from the province has begun. However, some of elders of the refugees say many are unwilling to return because of lack of basic facilities and…
Students and civil society activists in southeastern Khost province on Monday asked the government to open a model high school in the province. The model high school, built by the Ministry of Education, is located in Azadi…
Officials of Chamber of Commerce and Industry of southeastern Khost province say their revenue collection in the last six months was equal to the amount collected during the past 18 years. In an exclusive interview with Pajhwok…
A Turkish charity organization on Monday distributed food aid to 450 orphaned children in southeastern Khost province. The aid included 50 kilograms of flour, seven kilograms of rice and 10 liters of oil. EhsanShami, an official of…
The first-ever oxygen-producing factory has been established in southeastern Khost province, an official said on Monday. The oxygen producing plant has been established with personal investment of a Khost resident. Dr. Mohammad Rahim Qanoni, owner the factory,…
Some residents of southeastern Khost province have complained of low-quality mobile phone and internet services. Inhabitants of some areas in Khost City, the provincial capital, and Zazai Maidan, Bak, Nadir Shah Kot, Musakhel, Spera and Qalandar districts…
Eight people were killed and seven others were injured in a traffic accident in southeastern Khost province on Thursday, officials said. The incident took place in Almara area of DwaManda district on the Khost-Gardez highway this afternoon.…
All routes connecting southeastern Khost province with the Durand Line have been closed against drug traffickers, an official said on Thursday. Khost Security Chief MawlaviMahbob ShahQanit told reporters that all connectivity points with the Durand Line were…
Four hundred destitute families and orphaned children have been distributed food, winter and hygiene kits in southeastern Khost province. The aid was distributed by Khair Welfare Orgnaisation under the Children Protection project with the financial support from…
Construction work on a two-kilometer ring road has begun in this capital city of southeastern Khost province at a cost of 24 million afghanis. The road begins from Khabaryal road and reaches Sheikh Zayed University. Construction of…
At least 23 people have been arrested in connection with robbery and sale of drugs in southeastern Khost province, a police official said on Tuesday. Counter-Narcotics Director Maulvi Mohammad Sabir Sabiri said the suspects were arrested during…
The government has initiated serious measures against land grabbing in southeastern Khost province following a Pajhwok report. According to the Pajhwok report published on Nov 27, thousands of people, including local strongmen, have seized thousands of acres…
A number of people of southeastern Khost province say they will lose their work visas in Arab countries if they do not get their passports on time. The Passport Department in Khost began its work two weeks…
Findings by Pajhwok Afghan News show that about one thousand people including local powerful figures have usurped thousands of acres of government land over the past two decades in southeastern Khost province. Former government agencies and officials…
Residents of southeastern Khost province on Tuesday staged a protest demonstration and called on the international community to release the frozen money and recognize the current Afghan government. The protesters, numbering in hundreds, marched in the central…
Passport distribution and registration process resumed in southeastern Khost province on Sunday after being stopped three months ago. Officials say passports are being issued as per conditions set by the central passport office. Mualvi Abdul Hakim Hameedi,…
