Thousands of schoolchildren attend their classes under the open skies in southeastern Paktika province where 147 out of the total 395 schools are without proper buildings. A teacher at the Jankhel school of Ziruk district, who wished to…
Gunmen attacked an Afghan local police (ALP) commander travelling with his family, killing his wife, a daughter and injuring him, a second daughter and a son in the capital of southeastern Paktika province, an official said on Friday.…
Ten border police and five Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers have been killed during a clash with Taliban militants in southeastern Paktika province, an official said Sunday. A security official in Giyan district, who refused to be named,…
Intelligence agents have detained the revenue director of southeastern Paktika province on bribery charges, an official said on Monday. A source in the National Directorate of Security (NDS) confided to Pajhwok Afghan News that Revenue Director Ahmad Shah…
Residents of nine districts in southern Paktika province on Sunday held a peaceful rally, asking the Taliban to accept their request for renewing ceasefire and paving the ground for peace negotiations. Tribal elders, religious scholars, youth and common…
At least five policemen have been killed and as many others wounded during a clash with Taliban militants in Gayan district of southeastern Paktika province, officials said Tuesday. A government official in Gayan district, who wished to go…
The Organisation of Health Promotion and Development (OHPD) has constructed 12 healthcare centers in different districts of southeastern Paktika province, an official said on Thursday. Deputy Governor Attaullah Faizai termed the construction of one dozen healthcare facilities as…
The Yahyakhelo district in southeastern Paktika province has been declared as “clear” as far as healthcare related issues are concerned, an official said on Thursday. Rural Rehabilitation and Development Department (RRD) director Najib Jahid told Pajhwok Afghan News…
A tribal elder has been killed and seven other people were injured in a bomb blast on Warmami district of southern Paktika province, an official said Monday. Shah Mohmood, provincial police spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News, a…
A number of protesting people on Friday closed the gate of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) office in southeastern Pakitka province in protest against what they said closure of 77 polling stations in nine districts due to high…
Drivers and passengers of Ghazni-Paktika highway complained they had been harassed and forced by police to pay money. Nearly two months back, passengers of Ghazni-Paktika highway erected a protest tent in Paktika province and claimed that Taliban…
A number of schools have been closed after being threatened by Taliban militants in this capital city and Matakhan district of southeastern Paktika province, an official said Tuesday. Matakhan district chief Gul Agha told Pajhwok Afghan News all…
A physical clash broke out between Afghan Taliban’s semi-autonomous region -- south and north Waziristan -- in Barmal district of southeastern Paktika province Monday. The displaced persons wanted to erect a peace tent in support of a nascent…
Construction work on a hostel building for the University in southeastern Paktika province was stopped for unknown reasons soon after being launched two years ago, officials said Saturday. Prof. Ali Jan Adil, Paktika University chancellor, told Pajhwok Afghan…
The authorities in southeastern Paktika province on Monday launched issuance of paper national identity cards to residents of 18 districts, amid an ongoing nationwide voter’s registration process. Half of Paktika’s population is said to be without paper identity…
Fourteen Taliban have been killed and 21 others injured in security forces operations in Paktika and Uruzgan provinces, a statement and official said on Thursday. Four Taliban were killed and 17 others injured in security forces operation and…
The residents of Janikhel district in southeastern Paktika province say the number of drug addicts has recently surged in the town and they include police and women as well. Hasti Gul, a resident, told Pajhwok Afghan News that…
Some residents in several districts of southeastern Paktika province have accused police of cutting down pine nuts trees, a charge the force denies. Speaking to Pajhwok on Monday, Niamatullah, a resident of Ziruk district, said police had recently…
Taliban insurgents have gunned down a lawmaker’s brother in southeastern Paktika province, officials said on Tuesday. Provincial council member Afsar Khan, also a nephew of the victim, told Pajhwok Afghan News Haji Dawood was shot dead while offering…
Non-custom paid (NCP) and tinted-glass vehicles have paved the ground for insecurity in southeastern Paktika province, residents say. Local officials acknowledge that only 10 percent of vehicles in Paktika are documented while the rest are illegal -- an…
Six Taliban militants and two border policemen have been killed in separate incidents of violence in southeastern Paktika province, officials said on Sunday. Police spokesman Shah Mohammad Arian told Pajhwok Afghan News the Taliban rebels stormed the Giyan…
Protesters in southeastern Paktika province reopened the Paktika-Ghazni highway conditionally on Sunday, ending a week-long blockade. Hundreds of enraged people blocked the Paktika-Ghazni highway and closed the provincial council (PC) office for few days to protest increasing insecurity…
An Afghan Local Police (ALP) member killed 15 Taliban militants after snatching their gun in Gomal district of southern Paktika province, local security officials on Thursday, but the Taliban rejected the claim. Darya Khan, ALP forces commander in…
Many residents of southeastern Paktika province, complaining of inadequate health facilities, say they have to transfer patients to other provinces for medical treatment. Saeedullah, a resident of Sharan, told Pajhwok Afghan News people had no insufficient to basic…
