One Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier has been killed and three others injured in the Taliban attack in southeastern Paktika province, an official said on Friday. Deputy Police Spokesperson Lal Ameeri said the Taliban attack a bakery near…
A bullet-riddled body of a 37-year-old woman was found on Thursday in Sara Roza district of southeastern Paktika province, police said. Police spokesman Shah Mahmood Aryan said unidentified gunmen executed the woman and dumped her body in Sultan…
President Ashraf Ghani arrived in southeastern Paktika province on Saturday morning to assess the overall situation in the province. Presidential spokesman Sediq Sidiqi tweeted that President Ghani reached Sharan, the provincial capital, at the head of a high-level…
Dozens of Taliban fighters and three security personnel have been killed during a clash and airstrike in the Waza Khwa district of southeastern Paktika province, an official said Thursday. Police chief Col. Nisar Ahmad Abdul Rahimzai told…
The provincial council (PC) of southeastern Paktika province has introduced the education director to the attorney’s office over various allegations. However, the education director has rejected the allegations as baseless and accused the PC members of pressuring him…
Former administrative chief of Sar Rawza district in southeastern Paktika province has been killed in capital Kabul, a local representative said on Sunday. Mubin Faqorzada, the Provincial Council member said, Musa Jan Kharotai, a former administrative chief of…
At least nine Taliban militants have been killed and another four wounded in southern Ghazni while a weapons depot was discovered in southeastern Paktika province, officials said on Sunday. Ghazni Governor’s spokesman Wahidullah Jumazada told Pajhwok Afghan…
The residents of Barmal district in southeastern Paktika province say Pakistani forces fired artillery on daily bases deep inside Afghan soil but the government was silent and did not respond to the aggression. This was stated during…
Some disabled security personnel in southeastern Paktika province say they have not received their monthly stipend in the last two years despite completing all legal procedures. Mohammad Ayub, one of the former Local Police personnel, said he was…
Bullet-ridden bodies of six members of a family were found inside their home in southeastern Paktika province on Wednesday. Provincial Civilian Hospital Director Dr. Chinar Sediqi confirmed receiving six bodies from Karkhel area of Sharana, the provincial capital.…
Southeastern Paktika province produced more than 14,000 tons of pine nut this year, an official said on Monday. Paktika Agriculture Director Abubakar Sediqi told Pajhwok Afghan News the pine nut yield was record high this season compared to…
Residents of southeastern Paktika province on Friday held a protest gathering to ask the government to arrest and punish the killer of 01 Special Forces Unit commander Azizullah Karwan. Karwan was killed two about years ago in Kabul…
Residents of southeastern Paktika province on Friday held a protest gathering to ask the government to arrest and punish the killer of 01 Special Forces Unit commander Azizullah Karwan. Karwan was killed two about years ago in Kabul…
More than two dozen Taliban fighters have been killed and several others wounded during separate incidents of violence in southern Ghazni and southeastern Paktika provinces. A statement from the Ghazni intelligence office received by Pajhwok Afghan News…
A district police chief has been killed and four policemen have wounded in a Taliban attack in southeastern Paktika province, an official said on Thursday. A security official, who wished to go unnamed, told Pajhwok Afghan News a…
A district police chief has been killed and four policemen have wounded in a Taliban attack in southeastern Paktika province, an official said on Thursday. A security official, who wished to go unnamed, told Pajhwok Afghan News a…
Four criminals, including a man who chopped off wife’s nose have been arrested in Southeastern Paktia province, an official said on Thursday. Police Spokesperson Shah Mohammad Aryan told Pajhwok Afghan News police arrested a man who chopped…
Three tribal elders and a child have been killed and two others wounded in Taliban attacks in southeastern Paktika province, an official said on Tuesday. Police spokesman Shah Mahmood Aryan told Pajhwok Afghan News the militants attacked civilians…
The first positive coronavirus case has been registered in southeastern Paktika province, an official said on Wednesday. Governor Spokesperson Haji Mir Zaland told Pajhwok Afghan News seven suspected cases from Paktika had been sent for test in which…
Lalbibi whose husband was killed in crossfire between the Taliban and Afghan security forces, now leads a life full of miseries including hunger and sorrow with her children. Lalbibi is a resident of Giro district of neighboring southern…
Thousands of residents of southern Paktika province continued their protest for a second day on Tuesday against the killing of two people by armed thieves, urging open trial for the murderers. Two days back, armed robbers gunned down…
Local officials and residents in southern Paktika province say the deployment of tribal security forces played an important role in improving security of three districts in the province. About seven years back, US forces helped create a tribal…
Civilian houses should be searched in the presence of local tribal elders, residents of the Birmal district of southeastern Paktika province have demanded. Hundreds of tribal elders made the demand during a meeting with the provincial police chief,…
Security forces have burned eight tonnes of hashish to ashes and seized another 250 kilograms during operation in the Khoshamand district of southeastern Paktika province, an official said on Saturday. Police Chief Col. Nisar Ahmad Abdul Rahimzai told…
