Half a dozen members of the Haqqani network have been arrested in southeastern Paktia province, the spy service said on Saturday. In a statement, the provincial National Directorate of Security or NDS office said the six men were…
Police on Monday said 120 Taliban militants have been killed in Janikhel and Dand Patan districts of southeastern Paktia province, but the rebels disputed the claim. The Taliban captured Janikhel district three days ago after weeks of clashes…
Residents and public representatives in southeastern Paktia province on Sunday said several other districts could also fall to Taliban if the government did not recapture the Janikhel district. A day earlier, Taliban militants overran Janikhel district following days…
Taliban overran the Janikhel district in southeastern Paktia province after days of heavy clashes with security forces, an official said on Saturday. Ahmad Atal, the Paktia governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the district fell into Taliban’s hands…
Taliban’s siege of the Janikhel district in southeastern Paktia has been broken and the rebels inflicted heavy casualties, an official said on Saturday. Paktia governor’s spokesman Naqeeb Ahmad Atal told Pajhwok Afghan News the siege was broken after…
Thirty Taliban have been killed and five security forces wounded during an overnight clash in the Ahmadkhelo district of southeastern Paktia province, an official said on Thursday. Deputy Police Chief Col. Mohammad Yaqub told Pajhwok Afghan News the…
Twenty-nine Taliban insurgents have been killed and several others wounded in clashes with insurgents that erupted during a clearing operations in two separate districts of southeastern Paktia province, an official said on Thursday. Provincial Police Chief, Brig. Gen.…
Residents of southeastern Paktia province on Wednesday said the Taliban had once again closed the Gardez-Patan highway against traffic. The Taliban militants had previously closed the same highway about two weeks ago before the road was reopened as…
Forty-five militants have been killed in airstrikes and clashes with security forces in Helmand, Paktia and Laghman provinces, officials said on Tuesday. In Helmand, airstrikes conducted by the Afghan Air Force last night killed 15 Taliban militants in…
Hundreds of tribal elders on Monday held a gathering in southeastern Pakta province to call for convening a loya jirga ‘to bring into order’ activities of the unity government. Headed by tribal elder Pacha Khan Zadran, the gathering…
Two children were killed and four other members of the same family were wounded on Saturday when a stray rocket hit their house in the capital of southeastern Paktia province, an official said. The rocket hit the house…
Two civilians have been killed and five people, including security personnel, wounded during a clash in the Zazai Aryub district of southeastern Paktia province, officials said on Saturday. Zazai Aryub police chief, Mamoor Hassan, told Pajhwok Afghan News…
The provincial council’s administrative board in southeastern Paktia province on Tuesday said the provincial administration should not be accused of corruption but instead cooperated with in fighting the menace. The board’s views come after some provincial council members…
Six Taliban fighters and four police were killed during a clash near Machalgho hydropower and irrigation dam in Ahmadabad district of southeastern Paktia province, an official said on Sunday. Paktia police chief Brig. Gen. Qader Gul Zadran told…
The governor of southeastern Paktia province on Thursday said fighting corruption required all government departments to be ready for accountability. Nasratullah Arsala told a gathering held to discuss anti-corruption efforts, that all government officials should familiarise themselves…
Hundreds of people on Tuesday rallied in support of the Afghan security forces and against Pakistan in southeastern Paktia province the wake of recent clashes at Torkham border. Last week, Afghan and Pakistani security forces resorted to fire…
At least 30 Taliban insurgents, including eight Pakistani militiamen, have been killed during a clash with Afghan security forces in southeastern Paktia province, an official said on Monday. The 303rd zone police commander in southeastern region, Maj. Gen.…
Hundreds of people from southern Paktia province staged a rally, asking President Ashraf Ghani not to change the route of a multinational power project. The Turkmenistan-Uzbekistan-Tajikistan-Afghanistan (TUTAP) power project will import 500kv of electricity from Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and…
A resident of the Zurmat district of southeastern Paktia province on Monday accused Afghan Local Police (ALP) personnel of forcibly occupying his uncle’s home and establishing a check-post in the house. Atta Mohammad, an inhabitant of Nawi Kohi…
The Cultural Association of southeastern Paktia province on Saturday held a special meeting to pay tribute to academic and writer Shah Mahmood Miakhel. The meeting held at the Paktia University was participated by dozens of culturists, writers, government…
The newly-appointed mayor for Gardez, the provincial capital of southeastern Paktia province, on Tuesday took charge, vowing to increase the municipality's revenue and provide better services to citizens. Ismatullah Khalid, speaking at his introductory gathering here, said he…
The newly-established emergency ward at the civil hospital in southeastern Paktia has been put into service. Separately, construction work on a boundary wall around the teacher training college in eastern Laghman province has been launched, officials said on…
Hundreds of people on Monday took to the streets in southeastern Paktia province against the assassination of a tribal elder and accused local officials of negligence. The tribal elder, Syed Ishaq, was killed two days ago along with…
Religious scholars in southeastern Paktia province on Thursday demanded the establishment of an official fatwa centre, Dar al-Ifta, in the country. Religious scholar Mufti Attiqur Rahman Khalid told a gathering held in support of Afghan security forces here…
