Local education officials on Thursday said 13 schools, which had been closed due to insecurity, were reopened on the first day of the new academic year in southeastern Paktika province. Provincial education director, Nasim Wajid, told Pajhwok Afghan…
As many as 33 Taliban militants, including four commanders, have been killed in separate US drone strikes in southeastern Paktika province, officials on Monday. One of the drone strikes targeted the Taliban late Sunday in Tangi locality of…
Refugees from the North Waziristan tribal region of Pakistan are preventing a polio vaccination campaign in southeastern Paktika province, officials said on Saturday. Dr. Mohammad Noor, director of polio vaccine campaign in Paktika, told Pajhwok Afghan News that…
At least two insurgent commanders were among 29 fighters killed in a drone strike in southeastern Paktika province, the governor’s office said on Tuesday. The air raid was conducted in the Tangi area of Zerok district on Monday…
The residents of three districts in southeastern Paktika province say they have run out of food items because militants have blocked roads to the towns. The residents of Wormami, Terwa and Waza Khwa districts said they faced high…
The attorney’s office in southeastern Paktika province on Wednesday said some government officials were involved in drug trade. Asadullah Waziri, the provincial attorney’s office head, presenting their annual report during a press conference here, said the attorneys had…
The Sarobi district chief of northeastern Paktika province has been detained by intelligence officials on administrative corruption and forgery charges, officials said on Sunday. The accused, Mohabbat Kharoti, was shown to media persons in Sharana, the provincial capital,…
Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) representatives and local officials on Wednesday laid the foundation stone of a stadium in southeastern Paktika province. ACB Chairman Atif Mashal, during the inaugural ceremony in Sharan, the capital of Paktika, told Pajhwok Afghan…
Four people were killed and over 20 wounded in a blast in the Janikhel district of southeastern Paktika province on Wednesday, an official said. Raz Mohammad Mukhles, administrative chief of Khairkot district, confirmed to Pajhwok Afghan News the…
Despite enjoying many facilities, the only lady doctor in southeastern Paktika province has resigned, citing household problems, an official said on Monday. Public Health Director Dr. Wali Gul told Pajhwok Afghan News currently there was no lady doctor…
KABUL (MoPH) said on Sunday. In a statement, the Public Health Ministry said it along with its partners would respond urgently to prevent more children from being paralyzed. The statement added Bismillah, a 24-month child, was diagnosed positive on December 16,…
Five Taliban and two policemen have been killed and a notorious rebel commander wounded in fresh violence in southeastern Paktika and southern Helmand provinces, officials said on Saturday. Pakika governor’s spokesman Mohammad Rahman Ayaz told Pajhwok Afghan News…
Education officials Monday said militants were receiving education at 70 seminaries in southeastern Paktika province to swell the insurgency. Islamic education official in Paktika Mohammad Karim Atalwal told Pajhwok Afghan News the 70 madaris were not registered with…
The Paktika University’s Agriculture Institute has got a new building in the capital of the southeastern province, where 60 percent of educational facilities do not have proper structures. Education DirectorMohammad Nasim Wajid, speaking at the inauguration ceremony for…
Construction work on a school building was launched on Sunday in the Yahyakhel district of southeastern Paktika province, an official said. On the occasion, acting education director Mohammad Nasim Wajid told Pajhwok Afghan News that the school building would…
Residents of some districts in southeastern Paktika province have urged public health officials to administer polio drops to their children. The demand for polio vaccination comes after six positive cases surfaced in the province. Public health director Dr.…
Local officials on Sunday laid the foundation stone of a school building for girls, the first ever, in Ahmadabad area of Argun district of southeastern Paktika province. Governor Mohammad Ilyas Wehdat and other local officials and a large…
A number of youth in the Matta Khan district of southeastern Paktika province have been provided with work opportunitiesin their hometown. Mudassir Andar, a member of the local council, told Pajhwok Afghan News the Ministry of Rural and…
Three members of a family were killed and as many injured in a roadside bombing in Gomal district of southeastern Paktika province on Saturday, the governor said. Mohammad Ilyas Wahdat told Pajhwok Afghan News the incident took place…
Police on Wednesday claimed arresting a would-be suicide bomber before he could reach his target in southeastern Paktika province. Provincial police chief, Col. Khalilullah Ziayi, told Pajhwok Afghan News the alleged bomber was arrested in Sharan city, the…
A number of residents of southeastern Paktika province say Taliban militants have started searching vehicles and passengers on highways. They said the armed rebels looked for government officials in vehicles on the Paktika-Ghazni and Paktika-Paktia highways. A resident…
Nearly 500 welfare projects have been completed in southeastern Paktika province this year, but some projects could not be implemented due to insecurity, an official said on Saturday. Paktika rural rehabilitation and development director Najibullah Jahid told Pajhwok…
After six positive polio cases surfaced in southeastern Paktika province, an anti-polio drive was launched on Monday targeting children belonging to Pakistani refugee families, an official said. Over the past one year, thousands of families from Pakistan Director…
The refugees from Pakistan’s Waziristan region in southeastern Paktika province on Saturday demand aid as they feared hardships with the advent of winter. Recently thousands of families have arrived in Paktika from Pakistan. A leader of the Waziristani…
