Paktia

Two children have been killed as a result of a lightning strike in southeastern Paktia province, an official said on Saturday.

Counter Narcotics Department personnel discovered three drug factories and seized 730kg of hashish in southeastern Paktia province, an official said on Thursday.

The Counter-Narcotics Department has seized 503kg of raw hashish in the Ahmadaba district of southeastern Paktia province, police said on Wednesday.

Musakhel, a resident of Sayed Karam district of southeastern Paktia and his wife lost mental balance after the death of their son. Their son, who worked in neighboring Khost province, was killed in a blast at a hotel.

Two tribes have reconciled, bringing an end to a 13-year-old enmity between two tribes in two provinces, thanks to the mediation of local officials, scholars and tribal elders.

Security forces in the Dand-i-Patan district of southeastern Paktia province have seized 3,400 Tablin tablets, a statement said on Sunday.

Free computer programme, mathematics and other subjects’ tuitions for 700 students has been started in Gardez, the capital of southeastern Paktia province and districts, an official said on Monday.

Two convicted robbers have been handed over Tazir punishment in southeastern Paktia province, a statement said on Wednesday.

Deputy Acting Prime Minister Mawlavi Abadul Kabir has stressed peace and unity and warned against serious consequences for the side that fueled violence, a statement said on Friday.

The Agriculture Department of southeastern Paktia, in cooperation with aid organization, has started distributing improved wheat seeds and fertilizers to over 6,000 farmers across the province.

Leadership of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has decreed Angor Adda, a dry port in southeastern Paktia province, as transit point for trade with Pakistan, an official said on Sunday.

Long-lasting enmities and disputes between some tribes in southeastern Paktia and Paktika provinces on the ownership of lands and mountains have been resolved and these tribes have reconciled, a statement said on Saturday.