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28 smuggled weapons seized in Paktia

Security forces have recovered and seized 28 different weapons along with 900 rounds of ammunition in southeastern Paktia Province; according to officials, the weapons were being smuggled from Pakistan into Afghanistan. According to a statement released by the…

Paktia beekeepers demand access to global markets

Beekeepers in southeastern Paktia province have voiced concern over the lack of market for their honey products, calling on relevant government institutions to support local marketing and facilitate honey exports.

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Free winter tuitions begin in Paktia

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.

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Angor Adda recognized as transit point

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.

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Long-term enmity between Paktia, Paktika tribes resolved

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.

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Paktia’s wheat yield surges to 60,000MT this year

Wheat production in southeastern Paktia province surged to 60,000 metric tonnes this year, showing a 50 percent increase, local officials said on Thursday. Officials attributed the bumper yield to timely distribution of improved quality wheat seed and chemical…

Paktia’s Ahmadaba residents want Machalgo Dam completed

The government should complete the construction of Machalgha Dam in Ahmadaba district of southeastern Paktia province and rebuild some parts destroyed by this year’s floods, residents say. The dam’s construction was started in the previous government, but could…

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10 Paktia schools to get new buildings worth 106m afs

Construction work has been launched on ten school buildings in southeastern Paktia province, an official said on Sunday. Education Department director Abdul Qayoum Farooqi told the inaugural ceremony in this regard the buildings were being constructed for nine…

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7 members of a family killed in Paktia mountain rockslide

Seven members of a family were killed after a rockslide hit their home in southeastern Paktia province, an official said on Monday. In a statement, the Natural Disasters Management Department said the incident happened in Jag Orgor area…

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Construction of buildings for 18 schools starts in Paktia

Construction of buildings for 18 schools at a cost of 225 million afghanis in 13 districts of southeastern Paktia province kicked off on Thursday. At a ceremony in this regard, education director Abdul Qayum Farooqi said 60 percent…

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Clinic being built for returnees near Gardez

The foundation stone of a clinic has been laid in a refugee township near Gardez, the capital of southeastern Paktia province, the Ministry of Refugees and Returnees Affairs said on Friday. The ministry wrote on its X page…

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