At least 18 Haqqani Network militants have been killed in air raids by foreign troops in southeastern Paktika province, an official said on Sunday. Mohammad Ayub, an Afghan National Army (ANA) commander based in Birmal district, international troops…
At least six members of the Haqqani network have been killed in a foreign forces airstrike in Barmal district of southeastern Paktika province, an official said on Tuesday Police spokesman Shah Mahmood Arian told Pajhwok Afghan News…
The central bank or Da Afghanistan Bank on Saturday launched a campaign to promote daily transactions in the Afghan currency in southeastern Paktika province. As part of the drive, school bags, pens and notebooks written slogans to promote…
At least seven civilians have been killed in a roadside bombing in Sar Rawza district of southern Paktika province, officials said Saturday. Shah Mohammad Aryan, Paktika provincial police spokesman told Pajhwok Afghan News that a civilian vehicle was…
The Rural Rehabilitation and Development Department in southeastern Paktika province says it has provided jobs for 60,000 individuals on different projects. Eng. Momin, head of the department, told Pajhwok Afghan News during an exclusive interview that about 400…
At least two people including a child were killed and 13 others, most of them civilians injured in Matakhan district of southern Paktika province, officials Monday. Paktika deputy police chief, Capt. Massoud Babakrkhel told Pajhwok Afghan News that…
Residents of southern Paktika province say jungle trees in their areas are being cut down by powerful figures and people for selling them as firewood, asking the government to stop the illegal practice. Niamatullah Zadran, a resident of…
A three-member Taliban group involved in the target killing has been banished during a raid in southeastern Paktika province, an official said on Thursday. Deputy Police Chief Masood Babakarkhel, told Pajhwok Afghan News that Special Forces have carried…
Local residents and government officials on Monday marked the 100th anniversary of the country’s Independence in southeastern Paktika province with national zeal and enthusiasm. The main gathering was orgnaised in the football stadium in Sharan, the provincial capital,…
The people of Afghanistan must widely participate in the peace process and in the next month’s presidential election as the country’s national security forces are fully prepared to keep people’s security, the governor of southeastern Paktika province said…
Residents of southeastern Paktika province believe peace is the only way to end the ongoing miseries and control extremist groups in Afghanistan. Paktika residents support advances made in the peace negotiations and ask the Afghan government and the…
The police chief for Barmal district of southeastern Paktika province has been killed and three of his bodyguards wounded in a Taliban attack, a police statement said Wednesday. A statement from the police headquarters received by Pajhwok Afghan…
Rabid dogs have bitten at least 600 people in a month in southeastern Paktika province, an issue of grave concern for residents, an official said on Tuesday. Civil Hospital Director Dr. Chinar Siddiqui told Pajhwok Afghan News rabid…
Residents and officials in southeastern Paktika province complain several projects could not be completed despite several years and some projects remain only on papers in the province. Construction work on a building for Itihad Zango High School in…
Hundreds of residents of southeastern Paktika province on Friday held a gathering to ask all the warring parties to the conflict to declare ceasefire during Eidul Fitr. The gathering in Yahyakhel district was attended by hundreds of elders…
More than half of lecturers of the university in southeastern Paktika province are busy pursuing their master’s degree education inside and outside the country, leaving students struggling with their studies. Kala Khan, an agriculture faculty student in the…
A roadside bomb blast has killed two security personnel escorting a logistics supply convoy en route to southeastern Paktia province from Paktika province, police said on Wednesday. The convoy came under attack in Sorki area of Zurmat district…
Ten police have been killed and several others wounded during a clash with Taliban insurgents in the Mata Khan district of southeastern Paktika province, a hospital source said on Monday. The clash broke out late Sunday night after…
A number of teachers in southern Paktika province complain they have not been allotted land plots in a township launched for them five years ago. On the other hand, provincial education officials promised that teachers will soon get…
Around 140 people were taken sick after eating poisonous food at a wedding party in the Orgon district of southeastern Paktika province, an official said on Thursday. Public Health Director Dr. Abdul Hadi Hashimi told Pajhwok Afghan News…
Unknown gunmen shot and injured the Sarobi district chief in southeastern Paktika province on Thursday afternoon, police said. Paktika police spokesman Shah Mahmood Aryun said the Sarobi district chief, Mohammad Raza Kharotai, came under attack from unknown assailants…
KABUL closed its airspace but added efforts were underway to open new airspace through China to India. Pakistan closed its airspace to all commercial flights late February 27 after tensions escalated with India. The airspace was opened to some certain…
Some women’s rights activists in southeastern Paktika province on Sunday demanded protection of their rights during and after the peace efforts process. Gathering in Sharana, the provincial capital, the women urged the warning parties to stop killing their…
Local security officials claim 18 Taliban insurgents have been killed in an airstrike in Nika district of southern Paktika province, but residents say those killed were civilians. Surat Khan, a resident of Nika district, told Pajhwok Afghan News…
