Two check dams costing 9.15 million afghanis have been inaugurated in southeastern Paktia province. The projects had been implemented in the Tera area of Gardez, Governor Mohammad Halim Fidaee said at the inaugural ceremony. The harnessing, management and…
The governor of south-eastern Paktia province complains about what he says meagre amount of budget allocated for the province. Mohammad Haleem Fedae said 12 billion afs budget was allocated to Paktia every year, in which 8.5 billion afs…
Residents of southeastern Paktia province on Thursday expressed concern over the delay in resumption of peace talks and urged honest efforts at making the peace process a success. The residents called on Afghan politicians to get united for…
Paktia Governor Mohammad Haleem Fedae on Monday accused provincial departmental heads of being incompetent and lacking the capacity to deliver. Addressing reporters as part of Annual Accountability Program, Fedae said soon after taking as the governor, he started…
A director of four films, actor and story writer has long been running a car dent repair shop due to joblessness in southeastern Paktia province. Mohammad Amin Hairan, a resident of Sayed Karam district, says he is a…
The Taliban received hundreds of millions of afghanis against allowing development projects in southeastern Paktia province last year besides running customs points in some areas. The Taliban also acknowledged they collected money by imposing tax on each development…
A large number of residents of Ahmadabad district of southeastern Paktia province on Wednesday protested against the killing of two local people by security forces, asking the government to explain the murder. The protestors brought corpses of the…
A number of Islamic scholars in southeastern Paktia province on Sunday said women in the province remained deprived of inheritance and their right to education and choosing life partners. Addressing a gathering in Gardez city, the provincial capital,…
Two uprising force members were killed and four children injured in a Taliban attack in this capital city of southeastern Paktia province on Saturday. Acting Paktia police chief Col. Lutfullah Kamran told Pajhwok Afghan News the Taliban attacked…
Inaugurated three years ago, only 20 beds have so far been made available in a 50-bed hospital in the Zurmat district of southeastern Paktia province owing to lack of resources. The residents of Zurmat district say the hospital…
The Revenue Department of southeastern Paktia province has started collection of tax from shops and markets in Zurmat and Samkani districts following a Pajhwok report in this regard. On November 10, a report published by Pajhwok Afghan News…
The Gardez- Dand-i-Patan road, connecting Paktia and Paktika provinces, has been reopened for traffic as a result of a security operation, an official said on Monday. The road had been blocked by the Taliban in Ahmadkhel and Merzaki…
A newly-wed couple died of suffocation due to gas leakage in southeastern Paktia province, the family said on Sunday. The incident took place in a refugee camp area of Gardez City, the provincial capital, on Saturday night. Mujibullah,…
Agriculture officials in southeastern Paktia province say this year’s pine nut harvest reached around 13,000 tons --- up about 1,000 tons compared to last year’s. Bahadur Mangal, a pine nut trader in Paktia province, told Pajhwok Afghan News…
Pajhwok findings show revenue from 6,500 shops and markets in two districts of south-eastern Paktia province ends up in private pockets instead of going to the government’s treasures. This investigative report has been prepared by a Pajhwok Afghan…
The residents of southeastern Paktia province on Thursday held a gathering in support of democracy, calling the intensified Taliban attacks as an unforgivable act. Participants of the gathering in Wuza Khwa district asked the Taliban to stop using…
In a rare development, Taliban insurgents will oversee construction work on a 10-kilomter road being built in Zurmat district of southeastern Paktia province. The 347 million afghanis project, which was inaugurated on Saturday, is being executed with funds…
Taliban militants killed three civilians, including a tribal elder, in the Mirzaka district of southeastern Paktia province, local residents said on Tuesday. Residents told Pajhwok Afghan News Taliban insurgents attacked the homes of tribal elder Jamil Mangal and…
At least 41 Taliban militants have been killed and another four wounded during security forces’ operations in southern Helmand and southeastern Paktia provinces, officials said on Sunday. In a statement, the Helmand governor’s house said Taliban insurgents stormed…
A Wolesi Jirga delegation has arrived in southeastern Paktia province to assess the security situation after growing complaints from local residents. Ibrahim Ghashtali, a member of the delegation and a lawmaker from Paktia province, said recent incidents of…
Ten government departments and more than half of districts in southeastern Paktia province are headed by acting officials, creating certain restrictions and administrative problems, Pajhwok Afghan News learned on Monday. The Revenue, Commerce and Industry, Borders and Tribal,…
Unidentified gunmen shot dead the deputy chairman of the provincial council of southeastern Paktia on Saturday, an official said. Governor Mohammad Halim Fidaee told Pajhwok Afghan News the incident took place in the Beland Mazal area of Gardez,…
Seven children were injured when the wall of a house collapsed in this capital city of southeastern Paktia province on Friday. Police spokesman Yusuf Hanif told Pajhwok Afghan News the incident happened in second security district of Gardez…
Nearly a dozen people, including four civilians, were wounded in a roadside bombing in Gardez, the capital of southeastern Paktia province, on Saturday. Police spokesman Hayatullah Nizami told Pajhwok News the blast occurred at around 10:00am when an…
