Six policemen were killed in a militant attack in southeastern Khost province on Thursday, an official said. Police spokesman Adel Haidar told Pajhwok Afghan News that the incident took place in the Qalamwal area of…
KABUL (MoPH) has given no ventilator so far to southeastern Khost province, local officials said on Thursday. The MoPH has registered five ventilators for hospitals in Khost, but local officials say they have only two ventilators donated by the Khost…
Coronavirus patients in the Kaderi Hospital of southern Khost province have been in critical condition due to the lack of artificial oxygen, protesters alleged on Sunday. Some residents and civil society activists staged protest in front of…
Newly appointed female crime branch police chief for southeastern Khost province, Zala Zazai, says the dearth of women in the security sector and her own interest obliged her to serve in the force. Zazai, 21, from Zazi…
Constructed nearly five years ago, five health activists said Sunday. They claimed some of the buildings have been partially damaged and may completely perish if not operationalized and put into service. These structures include a 30-bed hospital…
Twenty people have been arrested over links with Taliban militants, planting bombs and spying in the past one week in southeastern Khost province, an official said Tuesday. Deputy Governor Abdul Wahid Patan told Pajhwok Afghan News the…
Three policemen, including Police Chief of southeastern Khost province, have been killed in the Taliban attack, an official said on Friday. Governor Mohammad Halim Fedae told Pajhwok Afghan News the Taliban attacked police check posted in…
The district administrative chief of Sabrio district in southeastern Khost province has been injured in an armed attack, a well-placed source said on Friday. The incident happened on Thursday night in the Khapalsat locality at around…
Residents of southeastern Khost province on Saturday said they were deeply concerned about the removal of 209 polio awareness program workers in the province. They said if the public awareness programs about polio virus were stopped, the…
At least three people were killed and nearly a dozen more were wounded when a powerful blast ripped through a football field in southeastern Khost province on Monday, an official said. Dr. Habib Shah Ansari, Public Health…
At least seven Taliban insurgents have been killed during drone strike and raid in Khost and Uruzgan provinces. In a statement, Khost police headquarters said three militants were killed in drone strike in Alisher district…
The quality of work of electronic and pictorial media outlets lack balance and quality, residents of southeastern Khost province complain. Khalil Jan Gurbazwal, an inhabitant of the province, told Pajhwok Afghan News although local radio stations had…
Tribal disputes have created a huge hurdle in the implementation of development projects, Khost Governor Haleem Fedae said on Friday. He said 281big and small disputes had been resolved in the past one year on the…
Local officials on Monday warned people not to make transactions in Pakistani rupees beyond Thursday in southeastern Khost province. The warning came from local civil and security officials during a press conference in Khost city, the provincial…
Unidentified gunmen have shot dead a Waziristani tribal leader in the Gurbaz district of southeastern Khost province. The incident took place at the Gulan refugee camp on Saturday night, said Malik Habib Khan, a tribal elder of…
Intelligence operatives have seized an arms depot in southeastern Khost province, the spy service said on Wednesday. The depot contained a huge amount of weapons and ammunition, read a statement from the National directorate of Security (NDS).…
Projects have been launched to rehabilitate pine nut and walnut forests in southeastern Khost province, an official said on Wednesday. Governor Mohammad Halim Fedayee said the forests had been damaged by war in Spera, Dwamanda, Tanai, Zazai…
At least six policemen have been killed and three others wounded in a Taliban attack in southeastern Khost province, an official said on Monday. Police chief Brig. Gen. Sayed Ahmad Babarzai told Pajhwok Afghan News that the…
Wolesi Jirga Member Mohammad Musa Khawrin on Saturday alleged massive corruption in the Appellant Attorney General Office in southeastern Khost province. Addressing a gathering of tribal elders here, Khawrin said in judicial organs, specially in the…
Revenue amounting to 957 million afghanis has been collected by the provincial Customs Department of southeastern Khost province within the past ten months, the governor said Monday. Governor Mohammad Halim Fidai told a press conference here that…
Residents of southeastern Khost province say historic orchards and land plots belonged to the government have been grabbed by local people and strongmen in the province. They ask the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) and…
Private airlines on Saturday formally launched their flights between Kabul and Khost provinces, officials said. A Kam Air Airline flight flew from Kabul and landed at the Khost Civil International Airport for the first time today. Khost…
Hundreds of people have been earning money by removing pine nuts from pine cones in southeastern Khost province. Pine nuts in southeastern parts of the country are brought to Khost province during fall season because weather is…
Four key government departments in southeastern Khost province are led by women and local people are satisfied with their services. Gender Department at the governor’s house, environmental protection department, emergency incident management and women affairs department are…
