The population of wild animals has increased in different parts of southeastern Paktia province while some animals once disappeared during the civil war have reemerged in the province’s jungles. The reemergence of some previously disappearing wild animals in…
Residents of southeastern Paktia province have expressed deep concern over the growing number of drug addicts, linking the surge to easy access to narcotics. Most of drug addicts converge on Bala Hesar -- an ancient place in Gardez,…
A Taliban commander has killed an Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier’s son and wife in the Ahmadkhel district of southeastern Paktia province, an official said on Saturday. Abdullah Hasrat, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the double-murder…
Businesswomen in southeastern Paktia province complain even preliminary works to construct a separate market for them could not be initiated one year after President Ghani’s visit. They ask the authorities concerned to start work on the promised market…
Three workers of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) were sentenced on Wednesday from one to two years in jail over electoral fraud in southeastern Paktia province. The three were handed down the jail sentences during in open trial…
A provincial council member of southeastern Paktia province has been introduced to the attorney office over mistreating and engaging in a physical dispute with security guards of the governor’s house. Deputy Paktia governor Abdul Wali Sahi told Pajhwok…
Flash floods, triggered by heavy rains, caused human life and financial losses in southeastern Paktia and northern Baghlan provinces, officials said Tuesday. Local officials in Paktia say 11 houses were destroyed and three people including two women died…
Foreign militants have been fighting alongside their Afghan comrades against government forces in Afghanistan, the governor of southeastern Paktia province says. Shamim Khan Katawazai told reporters in Gardez, the provincial capital, that with the return of Afghan Taliban…
Optimistic about peace this new solar year to enter direct talks on a political settlement instead of waging the new fighting season. The women expressed these views during a peace conference attended by a large number of women…
Fifteen government departments and administrations in southeastern Paktia province have been lacking buildings of their own and are being operated in rented houses and markets, officials and residents said on Tuesday. These departments include migration protection, passport department,…
The plantation of 2.2 million pine nuts and walnuts saplings kicked off in southeastern Paktia province on Sunday, a process that would take three years to complete, the governor said. Governor Shamim Khan Katawazai told Pajhwok Afghan News…
Residents and officials of southeastern Paktia province say activities and coverage of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the province have turned lukewarm. They want active presence of different aid and humanitarian foundations and NGOs in the province to play…
The Education Department of southeastern Paktia province has received 35.5 acres of land and 24 million afghanis in assistance from people this year, an official said on Monday. Kochi Zazai, the provincial Education Department director, told Pajhwok Afghan…
Some residents of southeastern Paktia province on Monday claimed that felling of trees inside reserve forests in their areas continued despite efforts to prevent the illegal logging. Government officials also confirmed the issue and said efforts were underway…
Reacting to Taliban’s latest remark about the Afghan national army, hundreds of people staged a rally and gave away flowers to security personnel in a show of solidarity in southeastern Paktia province on Tuesday. Recently Taliban’s chief negotiator…
More than 900 teachers will be recruited during the upcoming academic year to resolve their shortage in southeastern Paktia province, an official said Sunday. Paktia education department head Kochai Zazai told Pajhwok Afghan News another 300 teachers who…
The Military Council in southeastern Paktika province has banned motorcycle riding, an official said on Thursday. Police spokesman Shah Mahmood Arin told Pajhwok Afghan News that in line with the council’s decision, no one could ride motorcycles in…
Around 50 percent of prisoners in southeastern Paktia province lack access to defense lawyers and their cases are not processed on time, the Independent Human Rights Commission (IHRC)’s regional office said on Tuesday. The IHRC said most of…
A number of doctors and other officials of the zonal hospital in this capital city of southeastern Paktia province have been illegally residing, some with their families, in the state-run hospital, public representatives and civil society activists say.…
Residents and police in southeastern Paktia province say criminals after being arrested are released soon due to corruption in judicial organs. The residents said if individuals involved in crimes are able to dodge the law, it would negatively…
Residents of southeastern Paktia province on Tuesday asked the government to stop nighttime security operations and airstrikes because civilians often suffered casualties in such raids. The residents of Zazi Aryub district, accompanied by residents of other areas, held…
A High Peace Committee (HPC) member and five of his family members have been killed in an airstrike in Zurmat district of southeastern Paktia province, officials said Monday. The airstrike targeted the house of tribal elder Mohammad Naim,…
Hundreds of students, including 63 girls, on Friday graduated from a private medical institute in the capital of southeastern Paktia province. The graduates said they were ready to serve in every part of the country. In total 791…
The appellate court officials in southeastern Paktia province on Monday said they had not received the cases of Wolesi Jirga candidates accused of electoral fraud and rigging. The Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC) office in Paktia last month…
