Honey production is down by 45 percent this year in southeastern Paktia province, an official said on Monday. Last year, 900 tonnes of honey was produced in Paktia while this year 550 tonnes of honey produced in the…
Construction of 10 clean water supply networks in eight districts of southeastern Paktia province launched on Thursday, officials said. The projects would be implemented with the financial support of UNICEF under the Rural Rehabilitation and Development Department of…
Residents of southeastern Paktia province say overloaded trucks have damaged most of the roads in the province and the roads would be further damaged if no action is taken against the truckers. Hundreds of trucks mostly loaded with…
The body of a former prosecutor has been found in the capital of southeastern Paktia province, an official said on Tuesday. The prosecutor was kidnapped on Sunday and his body found on Monday evening, Director of information Khaliqyar…
A number of teachers in the capital of southeastern Paktia province have paved the way for education of about 1,000 students free of cost. BorjanHamraz, one of the educational centers in charge, told Pajhwok Afghan News: “We have…
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Tuesday provided cash and winter tools to 400 war-affected families in southeastern Paktia province. The families were identified and selected in a survey conducted by the province's Department of Refugees. The…
The Department of Agriculture and Livestock in southeastern Paktia province claims collecting more revenue than ever before and taking significant steps to improve its performance. Director of Agriculture Maulvi Abdul Rauf Saeed told Pajhwok Afghan News the revenue…
The Ministry of Interior (MoI) says it has seized a cache of weapons and ammunition in southeastern Paktia province. The arms were being smuggled to Pakistan. Earlier, there were reports on social media that an American M4 gun…
Public health officials in southeastern Paktia province say they have reformed the health sector in the province during the past three months and all health services have returned to normal. When the new administration came into power three…
Bullet-riddled bodies of two women were found in this capital city of southeastern Paktia province on Saturday. The two women were shot dead last night and their bodies were found today, said Khaliq Yar Ahmadzai, the provincial information…
Eighty percent small factories have been closed in southeastern Paktika province due to lack of raw material and economic problems, rendering 2000 people jobless, owners say. They say closures of border crossings with neighbouring countries and banks’ related…
Residents of three districts in southeastern Paktia province on Thursday called on the current government to work for reconstruction and provide them with needed services, saying they should not be ignored like the previous administration. Hundreds of residents…
Over a thousand families in Syed Karam district of southeastern Paktia province received food aid on Wednesday, an official said. The assistance that included eight different food items has been provided by the World Food Program (WFP). Haji…
Agriculture officials in southeastern Paktia province on Monday said that they would complete all unfinished agriculture projects in the province. They say that there are large and small size projects and organizations who responsible for the schemes would…
Businessmen and industrialists in southeastern Paktia province on Thursday asked the international community to unfreeze Afghanistan's assets. Addressing a press conference here, they said all people, including traders, faced severe economic hardships and such sanctions could lead to…
The Minister for Tribal Affairs on Wednesday said the current system belonged to all people, not just the Taliban, and everyone had the right to work in it. Noorullah Noori visited Paktia and spoke with tribal elders in…
A 75-member unit has been trained and graduated at the 203rd Thunder Corps headquarters in southeastern Paktia province for deployment to various areas for security maintenance. Maulvi Badruddin Ibrahimi, acting commander of the Thunder Corps in Paktia, told…
A number of residents of southeastern Paktia province say that telecom related problems have once again increased in the province and they faced issues during cellular communications. They say that poor internet coverage in the province was another…
After a Pajhwok Afghan News report, UNICEF donated medical supplies worth $115,000 to the health department of southeastern Paktia province. Last week, Pajhwok published a report about the lack of essential medicines in many health facilities in Paktia.…
Residents of southeastern Paktia province say that the intensified conflicts in their regions have ruined people’s joys and preparations for Eidul Adha. Hamidullah, a resident of ZazaiAryub district of Paktia, who is displaced by the conflict and…
The acting defense minister during a visit to southeastern Paktia province has said government forces are in aggressive posture and the security situation is changing in favor of the government and the people. General Bismillah Mohammadi visited the…
Local officials say that the police chief of fifth police district of Gardiz city, the capital of southeatern Paktia province has been killed during a clash with the Taliban. Provincial police spokesman, Hayatullah Nizami told Pajhwok Afghan News…
A religious scholar gunned down in the Chamkani district of northern Paktia province, an official said on Friday. Governor Halim Fedae said the Taliban arrested and gunned down a religious scholar in Chamkani district. He said Maulvi Faqir…
Residents and civil society activists of southeastern Paktia province say construction work on 103 school buildings is yet to be started despite promises of government officials 20 months ago. MujibRahmanKarimi, Rural Rehabilitation and Development Minister, inaugurated construction of…
