Family members of the five innocent persons killed in a botched US Special Forces’ raid on a home in southeastern Paktia province say they want the troops involved to be prosecuted and punished. The five family members were…
Dozens of police personnel are serving as security guards for parliamentarians and provincial council members instead of maintaining public order in southeastern Paktia province, public representatives said on Wednesday. Abdul Rauf Zadran, the provincial council chairman, told Pajhwok…
Pakistani forces have entered “several kilometers” inside two districts of southeastern Paktia province from the Durand Line, residents claimed on Thursday. Mohammad Anwar, a resident of Zazi Aryub district, told Pajhwok Afghan News Pakistani forces had entered many…
Students in three districts of southeastern Paktia province have been unable to complete their courses due to ongoing insecurity and a shortage of professional teachers. Schools in Wazi Zadran, Shwak and Garda Cherai districts have been faced with…
The Taliban on Saturday claimed capturing a large military base in the Zurmat district of southeastern Paktia province, but security officials said the base had been intentionally vacated. Taliban’s spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said a large headquarters of security…
The governor of southeastern Paktia province on Monday vowed to eliminate administrative corruption and introduce corrupt officials to the attorneys. Nasratullah Arsala expressed these views during a meeting with civil society activists and tribal elders at his office…
Residents of southeastern Paktia province on Wednesday said the Khost-Paktia road would damage soon if not properly maintained. The 105-kilometre road was constructed at a cost of $232 million during a period of six years and was inaugurated…
Nearly 200 militants, including foreign fighters, have been killed during a recently launched “Operation Khyber” by Afghan security forces in the southeast, a security official said on Tuesday. The commander of the 202nd Spinghar police zone, Maj. Gen.…
Provincial Council (PC) members and civil society activists in southeastern Paktia province on Friday criticised the performance of the provincial government, calling the administration’s 100-day action plans as “symbolic.” PC secretary Mohammad Rahman Qadari told reporters in Gardez,…
Sixty percent of schools in southeastern Paktia province lack buildings and professional teachers, say local residents and education officials. There are a total of 388 schools in Gardez, the provincial capital, and all districts, but 28 of them…
Government servants on Friday launched a cleanliness campaign in this capital city of southeastern Paktia province. They decided to launch similar campaigns on bi-weekly basis in the city, the deputy governor, Abdul Wali Sahi, told Pajhwok Afghan News.…
Public representatives from southeastern Paktika province on Sunday asked the national unity government to accord top priority to peace instead of war. The government should accelerate the peace process instead of stepping up the war in the country,…
Civil and military officials of southeastern Khost and Paktia provinces say they are working a join security plan aimed at defeating militants and preventing their activities. This was stated by the governors and security officials of the two…
Doctors at the civil hospital in southeastern Paktia province have been on strike for the last three consecutive days against non-payment of their salaries over the past five months. The strike has left patients unattended. One of the…
A newly-reconstructed stadium was inaugurated in central Uruzgan province while construction work launched on streets’ pavement in southeastern Paktia province, officials said on Monday. Uruzgan Governor Mohammad Nazeer Kharotai, who inaugurated the stadium in Tirinkot, the provincial capital,…
Some residents of southeastern Paktia province say they are happy over a bumper pine nuts production this season, but are worried about a lack of market for the dried fruit to earn desired income. Paktia is widely-known for…
Local security officials on Tuesday said they had been informed of a US military helicopter crashing in a mountainous area in the southeastern province of Paktia. Paktia police chief Maj. Gen. Zalmai Oryakhel told Pajwhok Afghan News the…
Apple production has increased in southeastern Paktia province amid lack of market and cold storage facilities, farmers said on Sunday. His apple yield increased by many folds comparing to previous years’ production, a resident of Mahlan area on…
Heavy clashes were underway between Taliban militants and Afghan security forces in Dand Patan district of southeastern Paktia province, with both sides suffering casualties, an official said on Monday. Brig. Gen. Abdul Basir Khpalwak, the 202nd Border Zone…
Hundreds of residents on Wednesday rallied in southeastern Paktia province demanding the word “Afghan” to be mentioned in the biometric national identity cards. A test distribution drive of the electronic ID cards was expected on August 19, but…
A number of religious leaders, peace committee members and local elders in southeastern Paktia province demanded the government build peace and security in remote parts of the country. Maulvi Khaliqdad, head of peace committee, said that Afghans wanted…
The governor on Sunday said countless problems existed in various sectors of southeastern Paktia province. Nasrullah Arsala told this to a consultative gathering on good governance, security and uniform development in the provincial capital, Gardez. Wolesi Jirga activists…
Residents of some districts of southeastern Paktia province say they had been unable to access telecommunication services not for more than six hours in 24 hours over the past few months. These districts include Dand Patan, Samkani, Lazha…
Leading clerics, residents and elders in southeastern Paktia province announced support security forces in a gathering held in Gardez City, the provincial capital, on Saturday. Hundreds of young people, elders and dozens of clerics attended the gathering organized…
