The authorities in southeastern Khost province on Tuesday banned forest cutting for timber with effect from Saturday. The decision comes after a number of people on social media criticized the government for not taking clear action to…
Qalandar district of southeastern Khost province which was administered from Khost city, provincial capital, since last 20 years, is requested to be relocated to its original location. A number of residents of the district say that they currently…
A huge gathering of people in southeastern Khost province on Thursday demonstrated in support of Taliban and asked for unfreezing of Afghanistan money. The demonstrators gathered in Sargardan Square in Khost city, the provincial capital, chanted slogans…
A number of tribal elders in southeastern Khost province on Monday asked the international community, particularly the US, to restore their diplomatic relations with Afghanistan. The tribal elders in a meeting in support of the new administration,…
Taliban forces have arrested three alleged armed robbers accused of stealing a car from a young man two days ago. Police headquarters said the three robbers snatched a vehicle from a Khosti man in the Mata Chinna…
Healthcare centers built six years ago in three districts of southeastern Khost province remain non-functional and have partially damaged, Pajhwok Afghan News has learnt. Local people, civil society activists and provincial council members say that some parts…
Taliban leader and their Qatar office member Anas Haqqani on Friday said some foreign countries wanted the war in Afghanistan to continue after the withdrawal of foreign troops but the Taliban had no such intention. Addressing a…
Security forces shot down a Taliban drone in the Bak district of southeastern Khost province on Friday, police said. The drone, which was used in targeted attacks, was shot down by security forces today, police said, but…
Two children have been killed and four others wounded as a mortar shell hit a civilian house in southeastern Khost province, an official said on Sunday. Mohammad Akbar Zadran, administrative chief for Daghi district, told Pajhwok Afghan…
Youth and civil society activists in southeastern Khost province on Monday staged a protest demonstration against illegal distribution of state land by local officials. The protestors who gathered in front of Khost governor’s house in the provincial…
A number of Islamic scholars in southeastern Khost province on Monday called the ongoing war in Afghanistan as against Islam and said that some figures killed Afghans for their own interests. The scholars in a gathering in…
A dairy products’ processing factory has been opened for the first time in southeastern Khost province. The factory, which would meet the needs of Khost people to some extent, is invested by a local trader. Hamidullah, the…
At least four people have been killed, including a child, in a gun attack in southeastern Khost province, security officials said on Tuesday. Police spokesman Najib Ahmad Najib told Pajhwok Afghan the incident took place in the…
The only recreational park for women in the capital of southeastern Khost province is being used by men and the revenue from stalls -- meant to support poor females -- ends up in pockets of a few…
The Rural Rehabilitation and Development director of southeastern Khost province continues to serve on his post despite accused of corruption and the end of his office term, Pajhwok Afghan News has learnt. Ashuqullah Ekhlasyar was transferred from…
National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Wednesday said many insurgents affiliated with Daesh or Islamic State (IS) and Taliban have been killed in an operation in Sabari district of Khost province, while the Taliban claim those killed were civilian including children.
Two water check dams constructed at a cost of 23 million afghanis inaugurated on Wednesday in southeastern Khost province. The projects will benefit at least 4,500 families directly. One of the dams was inaugurated in Matta Cheena…
Hundreds of residents and drivers on Monday blocked the road connecting Zazai Maidan district with provincial capital Khost City in southeastern Khost province, demanding security on the route/ The protesting said 10 people of the Zazai Maidan…
Agriculture officials say 67 cold storages for onion and potato crops have been established in southeastern Khost province at a cost of 37 million afghanis. The officials say 49 of the storages were built for potatoes and…
Four people were killed and eight others injured in a roadside bomb blast in southeastern Khost province on Tuesday, officials said. The blast took place shortly after noon in front of an Afghan National Army (ANA) patrol…
Six polio cases have been reported in the southeastern zone after a long time, public health officials say, expressing their concern about the cases. They said five of the cases were detected in Khost and one in Paktika…
One person was killed and two children injured in a bomb blast in the capital of southeastern Khost province on Friday. Police spokesman Adil Haider said the blast took place in the second police district of Khost city…
Nearly two dozen Taliban militants have been killed in two separate airstrikes in southeastern Khost province, an official said Friday. Khost police spokesman Adil Shah Adil told Pajhwok that the rebels stormed national police posts in Ghalang area…
Four wedding guests were killed and eight others wounded when a bomb-rigged motorcycle went off in a village near the provincial capital of southeastern Khost province last night, police said on Friday. The blast in Sattar village on…
