The Wazir tribe in the South Waziristan tribal region of Pakistan has banned Afghan trucks from entering their territory, leaving stranded about 1,000 vehicles loaded with commercial goods on this side of the border in Paktika province.…
The death toll from Sunday’s suicide bombing during a volleyball match in southeastern Paktika province has risen to 62, with more than 84 wounded, officials said on Monday. The suicide bomber detonated his explosives as he mingled with…
A prayer leader and his mother have been killed in a bomb blast in southern Paktika province, an official said Tuesday. The incident took place when a bomb carrying by the Imam on his motorbike went off, killing…
Dozens of militants have been killed during an airstrike in southeastern Paktika province, local officials said on Friday, but Taliban claimed the victims were civilians. The casualties occurred last night when the Afghan National Army (ANA) commandos bombarded…
An official on Wednesday urged the Ministry of Education to launch work on newly-approved schools for southeastern Paktika province. Of the 46 schools approved for Paktika, located near the Pakistan border, 13 are under construction and five others…
The public works director of southeastern Paktika province said on Friday the Orgun-Barmal highway would be rebuilt. Eng. Hafizullah Zazai told Pajhwok Afghan News the 50-kilometre highway would be reconstructed. Along with a technical team, he visited Orgun…
The residents of southeastern Paktika province urged the new president to help bolster peace and stability, overcome the menace of corruption and adopt measures to develop the vital education. Zalmai Kharotai, a student of law faculty, told Pajhwok…
Playground for 16 schools in southeastern Paktika province would be constructed at a cost of $350,000 in the current year, an official said on Saturday. A programme called Stability in Key Areas (SIKA) would fund the project, Education…
More than six months into their academic year, students of primary schools are still facing an acute shortage of textbooks in southeastern Paktika province, officials said on Monday. Principal of Hazrat Bilal High School Abdul Hamid said the…
Leading presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai on Thursday once again ruled out a coalition government with his rival Abdullah Adullah, saying he would not strike any deal over people’s votes. “Reaching agreement with Abdullah is based on principles,…
KABUL’s North Waziristan tribal region, where a military offensive has been underway. Flanked by members of a high-powered delegation, Governor Mohibullah Samim held out the promise while distributing aid to the displaced families in Orgun and Barmal districts. Tents, blankets,…
The crime branch chief of the Orgun district of southeastern Paktika province was killed in a suicide attack, an official said on Thursday. The incident happened close to a police check post in main bazaar of the district…
A police officer was killed in a suicide bombing in the Orgun district of southeastern Paktika province on Wednesday evening. The district crime branch head was killed and three other policemen suffered injuries in the bombing, the provincial…
The bodies of a doctor and two civilians shot dead by militants were found in a deserted area on Wednesday in southeastern Paktika province, an official said. Brig. Gen. Nabi Jan Malakhel, provincial police chief, told Pajhwok Afghan…
Police and residents have launched a manhunt for a young man who axed his elderly father to death in the Omni district of southeastern Paktika province. The incident happened in the Spina village last night, a resident of…
Fleeing an ongoing military offensive in the North Waziristan Agency (NWA), dozens of families have sought refuge in the Orgun district of southeastern Paktika province, an official said on Saturday. The district’s administrative chief, Mohammad Raza Kharotai, said…
Residents of southeastern Paktika province on Wednesday decried recent remarks of Dr. Abdullah Abdullah and his first vice-president Eng. Mohammad Khan. Mohammad Khan and Abdullah had said the number of votes cast in eastern provinces was higher than…
At least 27 militants, including two notorious commanders, have been killed and another injured in airstrike and clashes in southeastern Paktika province, officials said on Saturday. Maj. Gen. Nabi Jan Malakhel, provincial police chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News…
Under a new programme, a chain of 150 schools would be established in three districts of southeastern Paktia province, an official said on Monday. The regional programme of Education Ministry is called Ilhaqi Schools, which will be established…
The authorities on Saturday said they had started issuing electronic passports to people in southeastern Paktika province. Paktika police chief Brig. Gen. Nabi Jan Mullakhel told reporters in Sharana, the provincial capital, that the new passports were valid…
The Independent Electoral Complaint Commission (IECC) on Friday said the media had been released incorrect figures about the quarantined ballot boxes and invalidated votes in southeastern Paktia province. Two days back, IECC commissioner Abdul Hamid Malang in Paktika…
The education that ended March 21. Kuchai Zazai told Pajhwok Afghan News the schemes, including buildings for 10 schools and a well-equipped structure for the Agriculture Institute, were carried out in the provincial capital, Sharana, and districts. He…
One nomad (Kochi) was killed and three others wounded in a bomb explosion in southeastern Paktika province, an official said on Sunday. The blast took place on the outskirts of Gomal district when a nomad family onboard a…
Doctors and residents of southeastern Paktika province on Wednesday demanded more healthcare equipment, including beds and heaters. Sharan Civil Hospital Director Dr Chinar Gul Siddiqui said about a million patients visited the facility for medical treatment but doctors…
