Intelligence officials on Thursday detained an advisor to the governor of southeastern Paktika province for collecting money from government departments in the name of the governor. A reliable source at the National Directorate of Security (NDS) in…
The revenue of customs department of southeastern Paktika province has drastically increased during the past four months as compared to the same period last year. Paktika customs director Syed Saad Maluk told Pajhwok Afghan News during an exclusive…
Father of the spokesman for the governor of southeastern Paktika province has been killed in a magnetic landmine blast, the governor said on Thursday. Governor Aminullah Shariq told Pajhwok Afghan News his spokesman Nabiullah Pirkhel’s father Haji Mirza…
Two hours after being introduced as the new police chief for southeastern Paktika province, Brig. Gen. Khan Zadran was called back to central capital Kabul, tribal elders and public representatives said on Thursday. Zadran replaced Zarawar Zahid, who…
Two hours after being introduced as the new police chief for southeastern Paktika province, Brig. Gen. Khan Zadran was called back to central capital Kabul, tribal elders and public representatives said on Thursday. Zadran replaced Zarawar Zahid, who…
One policeman was killed and another five wounded on Sunday when a roadside bomb tore through their vehicle in southeastern Paktika province, an official said. The blast took place in Khoshamand around 11am, the town’s administrative head, Gulla…
The governor on Monday said he had accelerated the fight against corruption and provided jobs to more than 10,000 youth over the past four months in southeastern Paktika province. Presenting his third 100-day action plan, Paktika governor Aminullah…
Public representatives and local residents on Thursday claimed 20 civilians including tribal elders had been killed in two drone strikes in southeastern Paktika province, but security officials said the slain individuals were militants. The victims were traveling in…
Two local policemen and three Taliban fighters were killed during an overnight clash in southeastern Paktika province, an official said on Monday. The clash occurred as Taliban insurgents stormed two Afghan Local Police (ALP) posts in Mata Khan…
Police on Saturday detained a 17-year-old boy with a pistol and two hand-grenades in southeastern Paktika province. Provincial National Directorate of Security chief Col. Nisar Ahmad Abdur Rahimzai told Pajhwok Afghan News the teenager was a resident of…
Telecommunications services could not be extended to some districts in southeastern Paktika province over the past 14 years, residents said on Monday. Chamto Wazir, a resident of Barmal district, told Pajhwok Afghan News they faced multiple problems in…
Some women accused of committing different crimes in southeastern Paktika province remain unpunished and have been handed over to tribal elders after their conviction due to non-availability of a separate prison for females. Asadullah Wazir, the provincial appellant…
Intelligence officials have arrested two senior government officials in southern Paktika province over corruption charges, an official said on Sunday. Counternarcotics department head Mohammad Tahir Yaqubi and environment official said The official, who spoke on the condition of…
Eleven insurgents were killed in a NATO airstrike in southeastern Paktika province and elsewhere three civilians were wounded in a mortar fire incident blamed on security forces in southern Ghazni province, officials said on Saturday. Nabiullah Pirkhel,…
Intense fighting is underway between two rival Taliban factions in Gomal district of southeastern Paktika province, residents said on Saturday. However, the Taliban said they were fighting against Islamic State (IS) fighters, claiming US forces had dropped bombs…
Government’s land measuring thousands of acres has been illegally occupied by powerful individuals in southeastern Paktika province, the governor said on Thursday. Aminullah Shariq told a press conference in Sharan, the provincial capital, tbhat local tribes sometimes entered…
Nearly $300,000 cash assistance was extended to war-displaced families from Pakistan’s tribal region of Waziristani in Barmal and Orgun districts of southeastern Paktika province, officials said on Sunday. The cash assistance was provided by the United Nations High…
NATO militants in Barmal district of southeastern Paktika province, an official said on Thursday. Most of the slain individuals were residents of Pakistan’s tribal region of Wazirstan, who had crossed the border into Paktika, a security official said…
As many as 300 different projects would be carried out at a cost of $5 million in southeastern Paktika province next Afghan year, which begins on March 22, the provincial rural development director said on Monday. Najibullah Mujahid…
Residents claim security in various districts of southeastern Paktika province has been assigned to “ghost policemen,” who are paid salaries but exist only on paper, a claim rejected by officials. The deputy head of the provincial council, Nimatullah…
Improved quality wheat seeds weighing 110 tonnes have been distributed to nearly 2,000 famers in the southeastern province of Paktika, the governor said on Monday. Aminullah Shariq told Pajhwok Afghan News hoped the improved quality seeds would increase…
Some residents say relief goods for families affected by natural disasters in southeastern Paktika are always distributed by tribal elders and government officials among themselves. But provincial natural disaster management department officials say they have adopted measures to…
As many as 1,100 government posts out of 5,200 remain vacant in southeastern Paktika province, officials said on Sunday. Nabiullah Perkhel, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News a total of 5,200 posts had been available in civil…
Traders dealing in chilgoza pine in southeastern Paktika province say the nuts yield remains unsold due to a lack of proper market and that chilgoza pine produced in Afghanistan is sold as Pakistani product in foreign countries. Dur…
